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Substance Abuse Counseling

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Key facts

  • Program
    Associate
  • Duration
    2 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    9,655USD
  • Start date
    Jan, Feb, Jun, Aug, Sep

Program overview

What Elgin Community College says about their program:

ECC’s program in substance abuse counseling prepares students to help people with substance use disorders manage their disease and choose pathways to recovery. It leads to employment in social service, education, and healthcare fields.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

Applicants to bachelor’s degree programs must have obtained a secondary school diploma. This diploma must be eligible to access further academic studies in the country where it has been obtained.

English proficiency

  • TOEFL

    71

  • Duolingo

    95

  • PTE

    50

  • IELTS

    6.0

English proficiency waivers

  • Graduation from a high school where English was the mode of instruction; or
  • Graduation from a post-secondary institution with the equivalent of a bachelor's degree where English was the mode of instruction; or
  • Completion of college-level English composition with a grade of C or better; or
  • Satisfactory score on the ACT or SAT exam for placement into ENG 101

Documents required

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Passport identification page
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Fees and funding

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    USD$9,655 per year

Funding

Academic and Leadership Excellence Scholarships

- **Amount:** From US$900 to US$1,000 per year - These scholarships require a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Intention to transfer for a Bachelor's degree completion. Attending college part-time, degree-seeking, residents of District 509. Members of a college club or service organization.

General Scholarships

- **Amount:** From US$900 to US$1,000 per year - At ECC, scholarships are abundant and made available to everyone who qualifies. Here’s just a shortlist of offerings; Adult students over the age of 26, Black/African American students, Demonstrate the value of embracing diversity, ESL, undocumented students, Female students & more!

F1 International Student Scholarship

- **Amount:** US$500 - Guaranteed scholarship for new international scholarship students starting at Elgin Community College
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