COD, Healthcare Leaders Talk Market Needs, Partnership Opportunities

College of DuPage President Dr. Brian Caputo greeted local healthcare industry leaders at his inaugural presidential community luncheon, held last week at COD’s Culinary & Hospitality Center on the Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd.

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Designed to gauge the current state of healthcare in an effort to better serve future workforce needs, and foster college and industry partnerships, the luncheon highlighted current COD healthcare academic offerings. Following the lunch networking sessions, guests also were invited to tour the College’s Health and Sciences Center with various faculty members.

COD’s Nursing and Health Sciences Division offers more than 30 health-related certificate and degree areas of study. Graduates typically achieve a nearly 100 percent pass rate on applicable board certification exams.

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College of DuPage is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Serving more than 22,000 students each term, College of DuPage is the largest public community college in the state of Illinois. The College grants seven associate degrees and offers more than 170 career and technical certificates in over 50 areas of study.