Solex College
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SOLEX College is certified degree-granting institution of higher education, and vocational and language learning. SOLEX College offers three locations: one in the northwest suburbs in Wheeling
Wheeling, Illinois
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, Illinois
Illinois
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, on Dundee Road, one on the north side of Chicago on Belmont Avenue
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, and one in the Chicago Loop
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History

SOLEX College was established in 1995 under the name SOLEX Computer Academy. In 2000 the school restructured, expanded the programs and rebranded as SOLEX Academy. In 2004 SOLEX created a separate institution for medical programs, called SOLEX Medical Academy. In 2007 State Board of Higher Education granted SOLEX Academy a permission to teach its first Associate Degree in Accounting (AAS in Accounting).

Since 2001 SOLEX is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students. SOLEX is certified by ETS as a Test Administration Site for TOEFL.
SOLEX College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools ACICS, SOLEX Medical Academy is accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). SOLEX is certified to operate by the State of Illinois Board of Education and the State of Illinois Board of Higher Education. SOLEX College and SOLEX Medical Academy are approved participants of Federal Student financial Aid programs by the US Department of Education

Programs

SOLEX College offers:
  • A.A.S. in Accounting Degree Program
  • Computerized Accounting and Bookkeeping
  • Intensive English Program (IEP)
  • Advanced Studies English Program (ASP)
  • Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
  • Medical Assistant (MA)
  • Basic Nurse Assistant (BNA)
  • TESOL certification


Memberships/Affliations

  • ACTE: Association for Career and Technical Education
  • ITBE: Illinois TESOL/ Bilingual Education
  • NAFSA: Association of International Educators
  • ETS TOEFL iBT Testing Site
  • ETS TOEIC Speaking and Writing Testing Site
  • ETS TOEIC Listening and Reading Testing Site
  • TESOL
    TESOL
    TESOL may refer to:* The acronym "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages", used in English as a Foreign or Second Language * TESOL Inc., a professional organization based in the United States for people working in this field...

    : Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

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