Top Web Design School - Chicago, IL

The College of Lake County, a 2-year public school, is located approximately 38 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, in Grayslake. The school offers Web programming associate's degree and certificate programs for persons interested in beginning a career in Web design.

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College of Lake County

The College of Lake County (CLC) was established in 1968. This 2-year public school is home to 18,000 undergraduate students and offers certificate and associate's degree programs. CLC has four campuses, the largest of which is in Grayslake, and many extension sites, including a bartending school, medical center and fire department. CLC is a member of the Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN), promoting sustainability throughout the Lake County community.
The Business Division at CLC provides career track and transfer programs in the areas of accounting, hospitality and culinary arts, paralegal studies and computer information technology. They offer an Associate in Applied Science - Web Programmer and a Certificate in Web Programming.

Web Design Programs

Certificate in Web Programming

This 18-credit-hour program prepares students for entry-level positions in Web development. Students learn to build Web pages and interfaces using server-side scripting and Web applications. Program focus is on Web programming for database applications. Students learn HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) and SQL (Structured Query Language) programming techniques. Students also explore database administration, database maintenance and security.

Associate in Applied Science - Web Programmer

This 60-62-credit program is also designed for people who wish to apply for entry-level jobs upon graduation, rather than transfer to a 4-year bachelor's degree program. The program covers Web design, from single static pages to dynamic websites that make use of programming languages and Web-based applications. Students complete 15 hours of general education courses and 9-11 hours of required business courses. They then go on to study Web design course topics. They are introduced to Java, Visual Basic, Visual C++ and SQL programming languages. Students also explore networking, PHP and server-side scripting. They have the opportunity to participate in a semester-long work experience.