CDL: Exams/Testing

Counseling and Advising Services

Center for Distance Learning (CDL) Counseling and Advising Services

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) campuses provide various counseling and advising services available to students who are seeking assistance with career or graduation planning and education- related decision making. You can get advice on the Center for Distance Learning and its various course offerings by contacting the designated Center for Distance Learning adviser in the campus Registrar’s office. The CDL adviser will instruct you on how to access all CDL programs, services and helpdesk support.

CCC advisors are your primary source for transfer planning information, course equivalency charts, college catalogs, advising-related materials and most printed program planning materials. You can arrange to meet with a CDL or general adviser or be referred to a faculty adviser in a particular academic program of study for advice on course selection and planning. Each CCC campus website will explain the advisor services and their hours of operation.

Advising Tools
This link provides an online resource to assist in program and course planning toward a degree or transfer.

Transfer Guides
For students planning to transfer course work to an Illinois four-year college. This valuable source provides a list by college of equivalent CCC courses, transfer information and direct links to the four-year colleges’ homepages.

Degree Requirements
Each CCC campus provides an outline of Associate Degree Requirements.

Computer and Testing Labs
The City Colleges of Chicago has multiple computer labs available for student use. Printing is available at most sites.

Tests and exams for CDL courses can be scheduled through TimeTrade at any one of the seven campuses Testing Labs. The campuses links provide hours of operation, location and phone numbers.

CCC Campus Libraries
Access the many on line catalogs, indexes and databases made available at each CCC campus. Learn about hours of operation, borrowing privileges, reference and circulation services, and the material collections. The campus libraries also provide for general access to the Internet for students. A collection of CDL Teleweb (TW) course videos are available at the Harold Washington College Library.

CDL Student Orientations
Onsite CDL student orientations are offered several times each semester to provide students with an opportunity to participate in a “live” overview of CDL processes and procedures. CDL staff members are available to provide hands-on Blackboard training and address student questions. Semester schedules are available at each CCC campus, on campus websites and at http://cdl.ccc.edu.

Financial Aid Services
Access the following links for CCC campus information which allows you to arrange for comprehensive Financial Aid services provided through state, federal and local sources of grants, loans and student work programs.

Additional Support Services
If you need additional support services, please contact the CDL Helpdesk cdl@ccc.edu or 312-553-5975 (prompt #1) for assistance.