Summer Classes

Whether your summer plans include working, spending time with friends, or exploring the great outdoors, making ECC a part of your summer will help you move ahead. Classes last three to eight weeks in online, hybrid, and face-to-face formats.

Why Take Summer Classes at ECC?

• Earn your degree and transfer: 1,100+ colleges and universities have accepted ECC credit courses.
• Fast track your future: Our summer classes last just 3 to 8 weeks.
• Save significantly: Save up to $1,000 by taking a summer class at ECC instead of a 4-year institution.
• Personalized learning experience: With an average class size of just 11 students, we ensure you receive personalized attention.

Transfer Credits Back to Your University

Are you interested in taking a class or two this summer and transferring the credit back to your university? Find out which ECC courses are equivalent to your program requirements by talking to your current college advisor for guidance. If you attend a college or university in Illinois, you can also check course equivalencies on the Transferology Website.

Applying to ECC as a summer transfer student is easy, and there’s no application fee.

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Current Student? Get Ahead this Summer!

Taking classes in the summer is a great way to get ahead by lightening your fall semester course load, tackling prerequisites, or diving into advanced courses sooner.  If you’ve attended ECC in the past two years, reapplying for summer is unnecessary. 

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Explore Popular Classes

Whether you want to finish a core course or explore something new, ECC offers dozens of courses across every field of study. Here are a few of the most popular summer classes.

• Art Appreciation
• English Composition
• Fundamentals of Speech
• General Education Statistics
• Ethics
• Intro to Psychology
• Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
• Creative Writing
• Musics of the World
• Principles of Biology
• General Chemistry

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Admission Tour and Presentation

Ready to learn more? Register to attend an Admission tour and presentation to speak with a recruitment coordinator.

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