Certifications and Affiliations

In addition to the accreditation listed in the previous section, the College also has the following certifications and affiliations:

CERTIFICATIONS

• From Microsoft Corporation:
  Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Internet (MCSE and Internet), Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
  
• From Novell:
  Certified NetWare Administrator (CNA), Certified NetWare Engineer (CNE)
  
• From Oracle:
  Individual exams in each specific area (SQL and PL/SQL, Database Administrator, Performance Tuning Workshop, Backup & Recovery Workshop and Net Administration) to be certified by Oracle. If certified in all five areas, the student will receive Database Administration certificate from Oracle.
  
• From Solaris:
  Exams to be certified as a Systems Administrator or Network Specialist by Solaris
  
• From Computing Technology Industry Association:
  A+ Certification
  
• From Premier Autodesk:
  Certified Autocad Trainer

AFFILIATIONS

Academic Enrichment and Language Studies Division



• Member, International Interchanges for Leaders in Education
  
• Member, Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association
  
• Member, Network of Intensive English Programs
  
• Member, NAFSA–Association of International Student Educators
  
• Northeast Palatine Resource Network
  
• Northwest Suburban Council for Community Services
  
• Member, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
  
• Director, College Reading and Learning Association
  
• Member, National Association for Developmental Education
  
• Member, National Council of Teachers of English
  
• Member, International Reading Association
  
• Member, International Writing Centers Association
  
• Member, Midwest Writing Centers Association
  
  Business and Social Science Division
  
  
• Registered by the State of Illinois as a Public Accountant Continuing Professional Education Sponsor (CPA classes)
  
• Regional Training Center for the NetPrep™ Networking Program
  
• National Association of Communication Systems Engineers; Authorized Testing Center
  
• Student Chapter of American Production and Inventory Control Society
  
• Member, American Records Management Association
  
• Member, International Association of Administrative Professionals
  
• Certified Professional Secretary authorized testing site
  
• Student Chapter of Lambda Epsilon Chi, the national paralegal honor society
  
• Member, American Association for Paralegal Education
  
• Member, Northwest Suburban Bar Association
  
• Member, Illinois Paralegal Association
  
• Member, American Culinary Federation
  
• Member, Illinois Foodservice Educators Association
  
• Student Chapter of Kappa Beta Delta, the national business honor society
  
• Member, Illinois Colleges Real Estate Consortium
  
  Continuing Education Division
  
  
• American Heart Association
  
• Association of Rehabilitative Nurses
  
• Association for Volunteer Administration
  
• College for Financial Planning and the Greater O’Hare Chapter of the International Association of Financial Planners
  
  Corporate Services Division
  
  
• APICS (The Educational Society for Resource Management, originally called the American Production and Inventory Control Society)
  
• CPIM Review (Certification in Production & Inventory Management) and CIRM Review (Certification in Integrated Resources Management)
  
• NAPM (National Association of Purchasing Management)
  
• CPM Review (Certification in Purchasing Management)
  
• Achieve Global: Leadership, Customer Service, Sales Performance
  
  Liberal Arts Division
  
  
• National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA)
  
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
  
• Association of Illinois Music Schools (AIMS)
  
• Illinois Council of Orchestras
  
• Accredited by the National Guild of Community Music Schools
  
• Modern Language Association
  
• Community College Humanities Association (CCHA)
  
  Life Science and Human Services Division
  
  
• Illinois State Florist Association
  
• The Society of American Florists
  
• The American Institute of Floral Designers
  
  Resources for Learning Division
  
  
• Member, American Library Association
  
• Member, Illinois Library Association
  
• Member, Instructional Telecommunications Council
  
• Member, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)
  
• Member, LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange) Clearinghouse for Library Instruction
  
• Member, North Suburban Library System
  
• Member, NILRC: A Consortium of Community Colleges, Colleges and Universities
  
• North Suburban Higher Education Consortium (NSHEC)
  
  Technology, Mathematics and Physical Sciences Division
  
  
• American Association of Physics Teachers
  
• American Electronics Association
  
• American Geological Society
  
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
  
• American Mathematical Society (AMS)
  
• American Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges
  
• American Society for Engineering Education
  
• American Statistical Association
  
• American Technical Education Association
  
• Association for Computing Machinery
  
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  
• Association of Licensed Architects
  
• Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
  
• BOCA (Building Officials and Code Administrators)
  
• Chicago Section American Association of Physics Teachers
  
• Committee on Chemistry of the Two Year College, Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society
  
• Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges (Northwest Conference)
  
• EDS PLM Solutions
  
• Fire Department Safety Officers Association
  
• Illinois Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention
  
• Illinois Building Commission (IBC)
  
• Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM)
  
• Illinois Fire Chiefs Association
  
• Illinois Mathematics Association of Community Colleges
  
• Illinois Mathematics Teacher Educators (IMTE)
  
• Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshall (IL OSFM)
  
• Illinois Professional Firefighters Association
  
• Illinois Section America Association of Physics Teachers
  
• Illinois Section of the Mathematics Association of America
  
• Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors
  
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  
• Institute of Mathematical Statistics
  
• Mathematics Association of America
  
• Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago (MMC), The
  
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
  
• National Fire Academy Alumni Association
  
• Northwest Building Officials and Code Administrators (NWBOCA)
  
• Physics Northwest
  
• Planetary Studies Foundation
  
• Radio Club of America (RCA)
  
• Rescue and Emergency Specialist Association
  
• Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
  
• Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)
  
• Suburban Building Officials and Code Administrators (SBOC)
  
• Women in Mathematics Education (WME)
  
  Wellness and Human Performance Division
  
  
• National Junior College Athletics Association
  
• National Wellness Association