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The Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training is a private, non-profit organization in the United States that provides national accreditation to private, post-secondary educational institutions offering non-collegiate vocational, avocational and English-language training which may be approved to award validated CEUs, certificates and/or an Occupational Associates Degree.
Non-credit courses are offered in the following areas: Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults [2] Know Your Chicago [3] Museum Publishing Seminar [4] Open-to-All Courses in the Liberal Arts [5] The Writer's Studio [6] A Fortnight in Oxford [7] Courses in certificate programs may also be taken, without enrolling in the certificate program.
General continuing education is similar to adult education, at least in being intended for adult learners, especially those beyond traditional undergraduate college or university age. Frequently, in the United States and Canada continuing education courses are delivered through a division or school of continuing education of a college or ...
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) is the University of Virginia's adult continuing education and distance learning program. It reaches about 15,000 non-traditional students annually at academic centers located in Charlottesville, Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia, Quantico, Richmond, Roanoke, and Southwest Virginia.
In 1876, eight years after its founding, Cornell University offered its first summer programs in botany, chemistry, drawing, entomology, geology, and zoology. [2]Cornell University Summer Session, historically known as Summer Courses, the Summer Term, or the Summer School, was formally established in 1892, one of the earliest such programs in the United States.
Continuing education or professional development is required in many fields, including teachers, insurance professionals, interior designers/interior architects, lighting designers, architects, engineers, emergency management professionals, school administrators, educators, nurses as well as those in the mental health professionals including ...
SCS offers noncredit professional certificate programs and workshop courses. [4] More than 2,000 high school students each summer to participate in summer high school programs. [5] SCS also administers summer sessions for current undergraduate and graduate students. Courses are formatted as small, interactive classes. [6]
KGW8 TV appearance, “Advice for adult learners” (August 21, 2018); The Costco Connection article, “Certify yourself” (August 2018); Seattle Business article, “Extend Your Education: Lifelong Learning Is the New Reality for a Successful Career” (July 12, 2018)