Airport pick-up dates
Please arrive at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Code: ORD
English Language Institute (8-week term)
Arrival Date: July 5, 2016
Orientation: July 6, 2016
Classes Begin: July 7, 2016
Classes End: August 26, 2016
August Cultural Immersion Program
Arrival Date: August 5, 2016
Classes End: August 26, 2016
Fall 2016 Term
Airport Pick-up Day: September 1, 2016
Orientation: September 2-11, 2016
Classes Begin: September 12, 2016
Classes End: November 23, 2016
Winter 2017 Term
Arrival Date: December 29, 2016
Orientation: January 3, 5, 2017
Classes Begin: January 3, 2017
Classes End: March 15, 2017
Spring Break Begins: March 15- March 27
Spring 2017 Term
Arrival Date: March 24, 2017
Orientation: March 27, 28, 30, 2017
Classes Begin: March 27, 2017
Memorial Day (Holiday): May 29
Classes End: June 7, 2017 (Students not partaking in the graduation ceremony must leave the residence halls by 5 PM)
Graduation: June 10, 2017
Submit Your Travel Itinerary
Please submit your full itinerary including all layovers, flight numbers, times, carriers and any other important information by sending and email to [email protected]. There are many terminals at O'Hare International Airport, please keep us informed of any changes.
It is important that you try to arrive between 10 AM and 3 PM on any of the designated airport pick-up days mentioned above. The Office of International Programs staff will be doing airport runs and meeting you at the baggage claim area of terminal 5 (International arrivals). If O'Hare International Airport in Chicago was NOT your original port of entry and you are arriving at O'Hare from a connecting U.S. flight, please make your way to the ARRIVALS area of Terminal 5 International.
A staff member from the Office of International Programs will be there to meet you holding a RED North Central College sign. Become familiar with our faces! We will be holding a big RED North Central College sign.