Continuing Education (CE) Mastery Bootcamp

Hours: 10 / Access Length: 180 Days / Delivery: Online, Self-Paced

Course Overview:

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of how to develop and maintain a successful continuing education (CE) program within a higher education institution.  It will cover key aspects of CE program management, from understanding your service area and potential students to marketing your programs and supporting student success.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Learning Your Service Area / Environment

Analyze your community and identify potential student populations, their needs, and the competitive landscape for continuing education.

Lesson 2: Collaboration Between CE and Academic Departments

Explore strategies for building strong partnerships between continuing education units and academic departments to leverage resources and expertise.

Lesson 3: Student Funding Sources

Learn about various funding options available to CE students, including financial aid, scholarships, grants, and employer tuition assistance programs.

Lesson 4: Credentialing Programs

Understand the importance of offering credentialing programs and how to develop and implement them effectively.

Lesson 5: How To Market What You Have

Develop a comprehensive marketing plan to promote your CE programs and attract students, utilizing both traditional and digital marketing strategies.

Lesson 6: How To Assist CE Students, Their Issues, and the Life Cycle

Gain insights into the unique needs and challenges faced by CE students and learn how to provide effective support services throughout their educational journey.

All necessary course materials are included.

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:

• Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system.  This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections.   Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 4 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher.  1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating System Requirements:

• Windows 7 or higher.
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions
  

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.