Exceed Your Personal Best

Come to Naperville for a student-led tour of our beautiful 68.5-acre campus right next to a downtown with everything you need. We have full-day visit programs, Saturday visits, information sessions for transfer students and private tours by appointment—whatever works for your schedule. We can’t wait to meet you.

Our process makes it easy for you to find the right application for you. Our helpful admission counselors will be there for help every step of the way, from filling out the first form to welcoming you to orientation.

As an undergraduate student at North Central, you'll attend classes where you will get all the attention and guidance you need. You'll be hands-on, completing research and projects in the classroom, the lab and out in the world. You will have experiences designed to spark your curiosity, get you involved and most of all, help you elevate your confidence.

Graduate school is all about realizing the right direction for you. That's why our master’s degree programs include online and blended courses, giving you the flexibility to live your life while you upgrade your résumé. Expect instruction from faculty with proven academic training and relevant professional experience. They'll help you learn what it takes to get the best jobs in growing industries or become a leader in the one you’ve chosen.

With more than 100 degree programs designed specifically for you, we are confident you will find what you are looking for at North Central College. Our innovative and passionate faculty provide inspired instruction to help you exceed your personal best. 

There are no two college students exactly alike, and neither are their paths to graduation. That’s why North Central College created Cardinal Directions, a revolutionary approach to the General Education Curriculum that puts your journey through college in your hands.

At North Central, we make our students who are the first in their family to go to college a point of pride and we take extra care to help them along the way. Cardinal First is an award-winning program providing guidance and resources to first-generation (first-gen) students not just during their freshman year, but through Commencement.