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Continuing Education
The College’s Continuing Education Division provides programs relevant to
changing community needs and promotes the College as a focus of lifelong
learning. Each year more than 8,000 area residents become involved in credit
and credit-free courses, seminars and workshops, as well as the many cultural
activities and special educational services offered through this division. The
Continuing Education Division Offices are located in the Learning Resource
Center.
Business and Industry Services (860-512-2813)
As part of a collaborative effort of the state’s 12 community colleges, the
division provides businesses with training and educational services. It works
closely with business and industry, as well as agencies and school districts, to
provide both credit and credit-free, on-site instructional programs for employers.
The College’s Director of Business and Industry Services serves as a
liaison to the business community. Popular training areas include manufacturing
and technology, computer skills and applications, presentation skills, basic
skills, English as a second language, management and supervisory skills and
lean business enterprises.
Credit Courses (860-512-2800)
Special Sessions: The Continuing Education Division administers Summer
Session and Winter Intersession. The Summer Session includes three-week,
six-week and eight-week day/evening courses that are offered from mid-May
through July. Winter Intersession courses meet for a three-week period immediately
after Christmas.
Weekend College: The Weekend College offers a schedule of credit
classes on Friday evenings, and/or Saturday mornings, and/or afternoons.
New classes begin every six weeks, for a total of seven sessions per year.
Courses offered through the Weekend College are open to all students who
meet prerequisite requirements.
Credit-Free Certificate Programs (860-512-2800)
Credit-free certificate programs have been developed by faculty and area
professionals to provide a strong foundation of practical and up-to-date information
that can assist students in developing skills for their current jobs or for
new careers. These programs are hands-on with a small student/teacher ratio
and are taught by professionals in the field.
Current certificate programs include Precision Machining, Personal Trainer,
Certified Bookkeeper, Real Estate, Bartending, Microsoft Office, Certified
Nurse-Aide, Emergency Medical Technician, Oracle Database Administrator,
and Pharmacy Technician, for those seeking to develop marketable job skills
in those fields.
Credit-Free Courses (860-512-2800)
In addition to credit courses, the Continuing Education Division administers
an extensive credit-free program. Each semester more than 300 credit-free
courses are offered for career and personal development, cultural enrichment,
and contemporary living. Most courses meet one or two evenings per week. A
transcript can be issued upon written request and payment of a $3 fee.
Excursions in Learning (860-512-2800)
Excursions in Learning is an enrichment program for children ages 4-14.
Creative, high achieving students can explore the sciences, math, history,
the arts, language arts, foreign languages and computers through hands-on,
experiential learning. Special Saturday programs are offered in the spring
semester. A two-week summer program is offered in early August.
Grant and Training Funds
The Director of Business and Industry Services works with area companies to
seek funding for custom training. In addition, through the Office of Institutional
Development, grant funds are sought to support special projects, expand
services to specific groups in the communities, and to allow the development
of new curricula to meet changing technologies.
Off-Campus Sites (860-512-2800)
Off-campus courses are currently offered at South Windsor High School and
the East Hartford Community Cultural Center. The course offerings are designed
to meet the specific needs of the employers and residents of the area.
The Division continually seeks to establish new off-campus sites to respond
to business and community needs.
Older Adult Association (860-512-2800)
The MCC Older Adult Association (MCCOAA) is composed of adults 50 years
of age or older who share common interests in educational and cultural opportunities.
Short courses designed specifically for this age group are offered
through the Continuing Education Division, and special social and cultural
events are scheduled throughout the school year. While some Association
members are students of the College, it is not a requirement for membership.
Publications (860-512-2800)
Brochures and catalogs are published periodically by the Continuing Education
Division to provide schedules of educational offerings and registration
information. These are available at the Continuing Education Center, in the
Learning Resource Center, room LRC B-147, and on the MCC web site.
Registration (860-512-3220)
Registration for courses offered through the Continuing Education Division
may be done online, in person, by fax or by mail. Registration by telephone is
also available for credit-free courses only on a limited basis, 860-512-3332.
Credit-free courses are open to everyone, regardless of educational background,
on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Courses may be taken individually
or as part of a planned program of study.
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