Welcome to Continuing Education

Continuing Education courses are very different from curriculum/degree courses. Continuing Education consists of short-term, noncredit, nondegree courses and programs to meet the needs of a diverse adult community. Continuing Education courses begin and end throughout each semester, and a large number of courses begin mid-semester.

Someone might take a Continuing Education course to:

• finish high school
• acquire or improve specific job skills
• learn how to use a computer, palm pilot, or digital camera
• complete course work for professional certification
• learn Spanish or learn English
• become a notary public, a firefighter, an EMT, or a paramedic
• learn how to paint, sew, decorate a cake or a room, upholster, or dance

Courses are developed at the request of the general public, local industry, or community organizations. They tend to be of short duration, from one-day workshops to ten weeks or longer. All of the courses are designed to offer convenience and quality instruction at a reasonable cost.

Courses are offered on the main (Graham) campus, at the Burlington Center on Maple Avenue, and at approximately 60 churches, businesses, and other locations throughout Alamance County. More than 200 courses are available online via the Internet. A complete list of locations where classes are offered to the public appears in the course schedule.

Courses and programs in Continuing Education include Business and Industry Services, Community Service (personal enrichment courses), Adult Basic Skills (GED, AHS, ABE, ESL, CED), Occupational Extension (job-related training, professional certification, computers), online courses, and the Small Business Center.

For a description of each program, the contact persons, and additional information, click on the appropriate link to the left.