Academic calendar
School Calendar 2026 runs Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Calendar 2026Relevant now
- Summer Term
- School Calendar 2027
Campus language
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A
- A&P
- Anatomy and Physiology, the foundational science course required for nursing students.
C
- Check-offs
- Practical skills competency assessments where students must demonstrate nursing procedures to instructors.
M
- Med-Surg
- Medical-Surgical Nursing, a core and intensive component of the Practical Nursing curriculum.
P
- Pharm
- Pharmacology, a critical course focused on medication administration and effects.
S
- SNA
- Student Nurses Association, the primary professional organization for students at the college.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ATI
- Assessment Technologies Institute; the standardized testing and remediation platform used throughout the program to prepare for licensure.
- campus_cafeteria_area
- Campus Cafeteria Area
- Clinicals
- Off-site hands-on nursing practice conducted at various healthcare facilities and hospitals.
- Entrance Exam
- The HESI or TEAS exam required for admission into the Practical Nursing program.
- NCLEX-PN
- The National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses, which students prepare for as their final goal.
- North Chicago
- The extension campus location situated at 1758 Skokie Highway.
- Oak Brook
- The main campus location situated at 2625 Butterfield Road.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Calendar 2026 runs Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 5 approved campus terms and 7 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.