Post-High School Options for
People with Down Syndrome
Classes on College Campuses
ELSA - Elmhurst Life Skills Academy
Elmhurst College
190 Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
630-617-3752
4 year program
public.elmhurst.edu/elsa
PACE – Professional Assistant Center for Education
National-Louis University
5202 Old Orchard Road.
Skokie, IL 60077
847-256-5150. ext. 2670
2 year residential program
www.nl.edu/pace/
Chicago Suburban Community Colleges
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
630-942-2800
home.cod.edu/studentservices/special/
College of Lake County
19351 W. Washington St.
847-223-6601
www.clcillinois.edu/frameset.asp?url=http://osd.clcillinois.edu
Elgin Community College
1700 Spartan Dr.
Elgin, IL 60123-7193
847-697-1000
www.elgin.edu/students.aspx?id=690
Triton College
200 Fifth Ave.
River Grove, IL 60171-1995
708-456-0300
Center for Students with Disabilities
708-456-0300, ext. 3854
www.triton.edu/Content.aspx?id=612
Oakton Community College
Des Plaines Campus
1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847.635.1600
www.oakton.edu/studentservices/disability_services/index.php
William Rainey Harper College
1200 W. Algonquin Road,
Palatine, IL 60067
847.925.6707
goforward.harpercollege.edu/services/special/ads/programs.php
Chicago City Colleges
Richard J. Daley College
7500 S. Pulaski
Chicago, IL
773-838-7500
Student Support Services
773-838-7767
http://daley.ccc.edu/studentservices
Olive-Harvey College
10001 S. Woodlawn
Chicago, IL
773-291-6100
773-291-6345
http://oliveharvey.ccc.edu
Truman College
1145 W. Wilson
Chicago, IL 60640
773-907-4000
773-907-4725
http://truman.ccc.edu
Harold Washington College
30 E. Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-553-5600
www.ccc.edu/colleges/washington/departments/Pages/Disability-Access-Center.aspx
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansitt
Chicago, IL 60631
773-777-7900
Special Needs Office
773-4821-8015
www.ccc.edu/colleges/wright/departments/Pages/Disability-Access-Center.aspx
Job Training
Cornerstone – Career Services
800 Black Rd.
Joliet, IL 60435
815-727-6694
http://www.cornerstoneservices.org/employment.asp
Jewish Vocational Services
312-673-3439
312-454-9002
847-412-4300
http://www.jvschicago.org/
Lambs Farm – Career Services Center
14245 W. Rockland Rd.
(intersection of I-94 & Rt. 176)
Libertyville, IL 60048
708-362-4636
www.lambsfarm.org/discover/mission-programs/vocational-services/
IL Employment & Training Center for DuPage County
Parent Alliance Employment Project
837 S. Westmore
630-495-4345, #211
www.ietc-dupage.com
We Grow Dreams
1055 W. Washington St.
West Chicago, IL 60185
630-293-1404
Job training in a garden & nursery center
http://www.wegrowdreams.org/
Sheltered Workshops & Activities
Glenkirk – Next Generation Services
800 Commericial Ave.
847-272-5111
www.glenkirk.org
Shore Training Center
8035 Austin Ave.
Morton Grove, IL 60201
847-581-0200
http://www.shoreinc.org
Community Activities
ACT - Adult Community Transition Program
1910 First St., #307
Highland Park, IL 60035
847-266-0052
http://www.anixter.org/old/act/index.htm
Center for Independent Futures
743 Main Street
Evanston, IL 60202-2202
P: 847.328.2044
F: 847.328.2665
http://www.independentfutures.com/
ELA – Enriched Lifestyles for Adults
Center for Enriched Living
280 Saunders Rd.
Riverwoods, IL 60015
847-948-7001
www.centerforenrichedliving.org
Resources for Living, Inc.
1555 Sherman, #352
847-864-4051
www.resourcesforliving.org
free art, health & safety, and life skills classes at the McGraw YMCA
Transitions
The Arc of IL Family Manual for Transition
www.illinoislifespan.org
708-206-1930