Illinois Institute of Technology offers an IT/Business Certificate Program. The program has three main components:

1. Students take 3 courses in Information Technology or Business per semester. (9 credit hours)
2. Students take English and Cultural courses 6 hours per week per semester. (9 CEU hours)
3. Students can choose to participate in an optional six-week internship at a local company in either January or May. Please note: Students who choose to participate in an internship will be required to take classes at the same time or risk being out of status as full-time students.

Students who successfully complete this program will receive a Master Certificate in IT/Business from IIT. Also, many IT courses completed in the International program can be credited toward a Master's degree in Information Technology and Management upon acceptance into the ITM program.

Business and IT courses are offered in the day and evening at our Main Campus in Chicago. Many IT courses are taught in a lab environment so that students are given the opportunity to work on labs in the classroom. This allows international students the chance to be comfortable with the technology while in the classroom with the instructor on hand to answer questions.

When possible, international students will study alongside American students. International students will also have the chance to make friends with American students that could last a lifetime and be useful as future business contacts. Examples of courses offered include: Embedded Systems, Multimedia, Wireless Applications, Oracle, UNIX, .NET, Network Security, Project Management, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Advertising and many more.

All twelve-month programs start in the fall, spring or summer semesters and include at least three semesters of courses plus an optional six-week internship (the internship cost is extra).

Students in the International Program will have six hours of English Conversation classes per week with occasional cultural field trips within the Chicago area.

Students in the twelve-month program have the option of participating in an internship at a local company while they are completing their course work. The internship will be part of their grade in their Business/IT program. If working on off-site projects, students will visit the internship company at least one day per week for meetings and updates on the project. The internship gives students a first hand look of how US companies operate. It also gives students a good understanding of the work process and deadline requirements.

Companies who have participated in the internship in the past include: Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Teleprime Inc., The Bus Bank, Rosetta Wireless, TLC Animation Company, NuVant Systems Inc., AllCell, CreateASoft Inc., Calamos Investments and many more. New companies join the program each year. Internship placements are determined based on the students' qualifications and the companies' needs. Student requests for placement at particular companies are not guaranteed and companies who participate in the internship program are subject to change at any time.

As of Fall 2007, tuition is $9,900.00 for twelve months, which includes three semesters of courses. (Tuition increases are common with each new calendar year.) The internship is optional and costs an additional $300. Books, transportation and health insurance fees are not included.

Room and board: Housing on IIT's main campus is limited. When available, students may live in the dorms at the McCormick Student Village. Cost is $950.00 per month, which includes a double occupancy room and 14 meals per week at the IIT cafeteria.