Northern Illinois University

School of Allied Health & Communicative Disorders

Did You Know That Allied Health Professionals...

  • are found in over 80 different health professions with hundreds of titles...
  • comprise 60 percent of all health care workers...
  • support and facilitate the roles of physicians and other health care specialists...
  • are employed everywhere in health care in both public and private sectors...
  • are in great demand?

About AHCD

Our name may not be familiar, but you know the work of our graduates. Working on the cutting-edge of health care, our graduates:

  • develop new drugs and treatments,
  • enable children with cerebral palsy to walk to class,
  • remove environmental toxins from our homes,
  • help Alzheimer's patients stay active and productive,
  • diagnose diseases using the latest biomedical equipment,
  • teach children to live healthy lifestyles.

As a result, our graduates find employment everywhere in health care:

  • business and management,
  • education and prevention,
  • direct patient care, and
  • diagnosis and analysis.

Work settings include:

  • major metropolitan medical centers;
  • small, private physical therapy clinics;
  • county health departments;
  • schools and
  • Fortune 500 corporations.

At the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, teaching, research and service in health care are our business. Our strategic affiliations with prominent health care organizations allow students the opportunity to gain real world experience during internships with many of the region's premier health care employers. Through the efforts of an award-winning faculty and affiliations with major health care employers, the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders provides students with the knowledge and experience necessary to meet the challenges of providing health care in the 21st century. Join us in our mission to build your career and make a difference.