Central Mass Colleges Offering Continuing Education this Summer

Monday, June 25, 2012

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

Have some extra time on your hands during the summer and feel like learning some new skills? How about earning a degree online? Or, do you have a new-found interest in something you never thought to study before? You still have time to register for continuing education summer courses in many of the area’s colleges and universities! No matter what your skill level in the specific subject area you wish to study, undergraduate or graduate, beginner or advanced, you will surely find something made for you.

Assumption College

Assumption College has well respected graduate programs in Business, Counseling Psychology, school counseling, special education and Rehabilitation Counseling. During the summer, courses range from Business Ethics and Labor Relations to Principle Practices of Social Work, Multicultural Issues, and Introduction to Research in Education. The last day to register for Summer Session II is July 2nd. The session runs from July 9th to August 17th. For more information, click here.

Worcester State

Worcester State offers undergraduate and graduate courses, ranging from entry to advanced levels in every academic department. Both online and in-class courses can be taken. The undergraduate courses are good for non-traditional students looking to attain a Bachelor’s Degree on a part-time basis. In addition, a number of graduate programs are available. For those that simply wish to take a couple of courses for their own sake without formal admission to the university, classes taken on a part-time basis are available as well. Summer Session II runs from July 2nd through August 10th. For more information, click here.

WPI

WPI offers a number of select courses varied to fit the needs of a wide-range of students. From June 25th to August 27th an Online Calculus Refresher program will be offered to both graduate students and to those who may wish to change careers and need a quick refresher in the subject. Various other Graduate and Undergraduate courses are available to all college-level students. Subject areas are wide-ranging and include the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, and humanities. Beginning June 25th, both five week and seven week sessions are offered. For more information, click here.

Clark

Clark offers both graduate and undergraduate summer courses. The Graduate courses are in line with Clark’s masters programs in Public Administration, Information Technology, and Professional Communications. Undergraduate Courses are often in a wide-range of academic areas from the sciences to philosophy, art and sign language. Summer Session II begins July 9th and runs until August 16th. For more information, clickhttp://copace.clarku.edu/" target="_blank"> here.

Fitchburg State

Fitchburg offers an extensive collection of graduate and continuing education courses during the summer, blanketing nearly all subject areas. The school offers a large number of Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study, and Master’s degrees in Teaching, Biology, History, English, Education and Business Administration among plenty of others. Courses in all these disciplines are offered. Summer Session II begins July 9th and runs through August 10th. For more information, click here.

Quinsigamond Community College

Quinsigamond Community College prides itself on being the cheapest and most affordable choice for higher education in Central Mass. During the summer basic courses are offered to help supplement existing skills as well as learn new skills that may be valuable in the workplace. Also, courses are offered to help those that may have not graduated high school but wish to attend college by preparing them for the GED and SAT . Specific services offered include Phlebotomy/EKG training, Nurse assistant/home health aide training, and Microsoft Office 2010 certification. Summer Session II begins July 9th and ends August 14th. For more information, click http://cce.qcc.mass.edu" target="_blank">here.

Mount Wachusett Community College

Mount Wachusett offers for-credit courses, non-credit community programs, GED and adult education programs, and workforce development and training during the summer months. For adults the subject area of non-credit courses offered ranges from computers to music, to firearms, arts and crafts, and photography. For kids and teenagers, Harry Potter and paranormal themed classes are even offered. Classes begin July 9th and end August 16th. For more information, click here.

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