PATH Grant

Financial aid for future healthcare workers

There is a growing need for highly skilled healthcare workers. The Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce Program (PATH) offers financial support to help future nurses, paramedics, radiology technicians and others receive affordable training and get to work fast.

Every CLC campus location offers classes in healthcare programs. Study at Grayslake, Waukegan, Vernon Hills or online—we’re flexible. Whatever works best for you, works for us.

Student stipends & educational resources

If you enroll in a qualifying program, you receive a stipend to help pay for:

  • Educational expenses including tuition, fees, books, uniforms and other needs
  • Living expenses for childcare, technology and other essentials

More resources available to you at CLC include:

  • Program-specific tutoring
  • Free tech: Loaner laptops, Wi-Fi hotspots, calculators and more

Pave a PATH to better care

The PATH to better care: Training tomorrow's healthcare heroes graphic novel cover

Find out how Titus successfully avoided student loan debt in our graphic novel The PATH to Better Care: Training Tomorrow’s Healthcare Heroes (PDF). Get entertained and informed, all at once.

PATH-eligible programs at CLC


And the application process is extremely simple. As in, you don’t need to apply to become eligible for this program. If you enroll in any of the programs within the fields of study listed above, you automatically become eligible for PATH funds.