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Admissions Criteria and Procedures
- To apply for admission to Zarem/Golde Chicago ORT Technical Institute, applicants must be high school graduates or have a GED or equivalent. Applicants without a high school diploma or equivalent may be admitted under "Ability to Benefit" (see next section) policies and procedures.
- The Admissions process includes a personal interview with an admissions representative and a tour of the Institute. You will be given a copy of the catalog and consumer information (including tuition and fees), and current schedule of program start dates.
- Non-native English speakers are given a placement test for English language skills. For admission into a technical program, non-native English speaking applicants must place into Level 4 of the Institute's ESL Program. To be eligible to enroll in a Technical, Medical or Accounting program students are required to take and pass the Institute’s entrance examination. The exam is free of charge and offered at your convenience.
- All applicants must submit a completed application, together with copies of high school transcripts or any previous academic work to the Admissions Office. An official letter of acceptance to the Institute is sent by the Registrar Coordinator.
Ability to Benefit – The Institute may admit students who do not possess a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent if such students, prior to admission, pass an ability-to-benefit (ATB) test approved by the U. S. Department of Education and administered by a third party. Diploma types recognized by Zarem/Golde ORT Technical Institute include: a high school diploma from a US high school, a diploma or equivalent from a high school in a foreign country, or a passing score on the general education development (GED) exam.
Admissions Schedule – The Admissions Office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays. Late evening appointments may be arranged in advance by calling the school at (847)324-5588. Our multilingual admissions representatives are ready to assist people who speak limited English. Our staff speaks Albanian, Arabic, Assyrian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Farsi, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
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