Illinois back to school plans: Colleges and universities reopening plans

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Monday, August 3, 2020
COVID-19 safety a top concern at college campuses once classes resume

Colleges and universities have begun announcing their fall 2020 reopening plans.

RELATED: K-12 school districts have begun announcing fall 2020 reopening plans

CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO

Harold Washington College

View the full reopening plan for Harold Washington College
Visit the Harold Washington College website

Kennedy-King College

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Visit the Kennedy-King College website

Malcolm X College

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Visit the Malcolm X College website

Olive-Harvey College

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Visit the Olive-Harvey College website

Richard J. Daley College

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Visit the Richard J. Daley college website

Truman College

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Visit the Truman College website

Wilbur Wright College

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Chicago State University

View the full reopening plan for Chicago State University
Visit the Chicago State University website

Northern Illinois University

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Visit the Northern Illinois University website

Eastern Illinois University

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Visit the Eastern Illinois University website

University of Illinois at Chicago

View the full reopening plan for University of Illinois at Chicago
Visit the University of Illinois at Chicago website

University of Illinois at Springfield

View the full reopening plan for University of Illinois at Springfield
Visit the University of Illinois at Springfield website

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

View the full reopening plan for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Visit the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign website

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

View the full reopening plan for Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Visit the Southern Illinois University Carbondale website

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Visit the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville website

Western Illinois University

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VIsit the Western Illinois University website

Columbia College Chicago

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Visit the Columbia College Chicago website

Concordia University Chicago

View the full reopening plan for Concordia University Chicago
Visit the Concordia University Chicago website

DePaul University

View the full reopening plan for DePaul University
Visit the DePaul University

Illinois Institute of Technology - Chicago and Wheaton campuses

View the full reopening plan for Illinois Institute of Technology
Visit the Illinois Institute of Technology website

Loyola University Chicago

View the full reopening plan for Loyola University Chicago
Visit the Loyola University Chicago website

Northwestern University

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Visit the Northwestern University website

Roosevelt University

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Visit the Roosevelt University website

Rush University

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Visit the Rush University website

University of Chicago

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Visit the University of Chicago website

College of Lake County (Grayslake)

View the full reopening plan for College of Lake County
Visit the College of Lake County website

Elgin Community College

View the full reopening plan for Elgin Community College
Visit the Elgin Community College website

Harper College (Palatine)

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Visit the Harper College website

Joliet Junior College

View the full reopening plan for Joliet Junior College
Visit the Joliet Junior College website

Moraine Valley Community College (Palos Hills)

View the full reopening plan for Moraine Valley Community College
Visit the Moraine Valley Community College website

Morton College (Cicero)

View the full reopening plan for Morton College
Visit the Morton College website

Prairie State College (Chicago Heights)

View the full reopening plan for Prairie State College
Visit the Prairie State College website

South Suburban College (South Holland)

View the full reopening plan for South Suburban College
Visit the South Suburban College website

Triton College (River Grove)

View the full reopening plan for Triton College
Visit the Triton College website

Augustana College

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Visit the Augustana College website

Aurora University

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Visit the Augustana College website

Benedictine University

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Visit the Benedictine University website

Concordia University Chicago

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Visit the Concordia University Chicago website

Dominican University

View the full reopening plan for Dominican University
Visit the Dominican University website

Elmhurst College

View the full reopening plan for Elmhurst College
Visit the Elmhurst College website

Erikson Institute

View the full reopening plan for Erikson Institute
Visit the Erikson Institute website

Eureka College

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Visit the Eureka College website

Flashpoint Chicago

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Visit the Flashpoint Chicago website

Illinois Wesleyan University

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Visit the Illinois Wesleyan University website

Judson University

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Visit the Judson University website

Kendall College

Visit the Kendall College website

Lake Forest College

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Visit the Lake Forest College website

Lakeview College of Nursing

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Visit the Lakeview College of Nursing website

Lewis University

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Visit the Lewis University website

Lincoln Christian University

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Visit the Lincoln Christian University website

Lincoln College

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Visit the Lincoln College website

McKendree University

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Visit the McKendree University website

Monmouth College

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Visit the Monmouth College website

Moody Bible Institute

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Visit the Moody Bible Institute website

Midwestern University

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Visit the Midwestern University website

North Central College

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Visit the North Central College website

North Park University

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Visit the North Park University website

Olivet Nazarene University

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Visit the Olivet Nazarene University website

Quincy University

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Visit the Quincy University website

Rockford University

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Visit the Rockford University website

Robert Morris University Illinois

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Visit the Robert Morris University Illinois website

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

View the full reopening plan for Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Visit the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science website

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

View the full reopening plan for School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Visit the School of the Art Institute of Chicago website

Shimer College

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Visit the Shimer College website

Saint Xavier University

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Visit the Shimer College website

Trinity Christian College

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Visit the Trinity Christian College website

University of St. Francis

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Visit the University of St. Francis website

VanderCook College of Music

View the full reopening plan for VanderCook College of Music
Visit the University of VanderCook College of Music website

Wheaton College

View the full reopening plan for Wheaton College
Visit the Wheaton College website

This list is developing and will be updated.

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