North Central College & Hooke College
A perfect balance of academic and practical training
Secure your future in careers as diverse as forensic, pharmaceutical and environmental sciences with America’s first four-year degree in chemical microscopy.
This unique qualification combines American Chemical Society-accredited curriculum at North Central College (NCC), Naperville, IL, with practical instruction by materials science industry experts at Hooke College of Applied Sciences.
To give yourself the advantage of this distinctively balanced training, simply declare for the chemical microscopy major by the start of your third year of chemistry at NCC.
Your future
By choosing to receive hands-on training at our 40,000-ft2 learning center during your fourth year, your career choices will become as wide-ranging as the field of microscopy itself, including:
Art and archeology
Food science and contamination
Forensic sciences
Medical devices
Packaging
Pharmaceuticals
Many of our instructors are senior research scientists and world-renowned materials science analysts from McCrone Associates. They bring decades of knowledge and experience to the classroom.
Advanced skills
During your time at Hooke College, you will develop new skills in critical thinking, problem solving and advanced instrumentation technique, including:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Polarized light microscopy
Scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy
