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The Continuing Professional Education Department of Columbus State Community College is committed to offering a wide variety of continuing education classes to the Columbus State community at a cost that will provide access to everyone while maintaining the highest quality course content and instructional variety. Courses are non-credit. However, many offer Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) accepted by many professional organizations, certificates, or the CEU’s of various professional entities.

• What types of continuing education classes are offered?

  • Continuing Professional Education provides courses and seminars to many audiences. Some of our participants have licenses or certificates that either require or encourage regular continuing education in order to maintain the license or certificate.

    With the rapid changes in technology and methods of performing in employment, many are in need of courses that will introduce new skills or upgrade current abilities. Others are interested in increasing awareness in areas of personal interest. Continuing Professional Education offers an assortment of classes designed to keep you "state-of-the-art.” A sampling of topical areas are:

    • Information Technology • Cisco Networking • CompTIA Technical Certifications • Microsoft Certification • Web Page Design • IT Security • Home Technology Integration • Human Resources • Business • Health • Public Safety • Emergency Management

    Continuing Professional Education makes lifelong learning worthwhile and enjoyable to all in the Columbus State community.

    If you have a need for a course in either continuing education or personal enrichment, Continuing Professional Education can design a class or seminar for you. The only limitation to lifelong learning is your own imagination!

• Where can I find a current listing of non-credit course offerings?

  • Non-credit courses are listed on the quarter schedules link to non-credit programming on the CSCC web site. They are also listed online at www.cscc.edu/docs/Workforce/Courses/CourseListings.asp.

• Does Continuing Professional Education offer online courses?

  • Yes. Continuing Professional Education has partnered with Ed2Go and Pro-Train to provide online courses and certificate programs. Courses are instructor-facilitated and accessible 24 hours a day/7 days a week from anywhere. Over 300 Ed2Go courses are available. A complete list is available online at www.ed2go.com/cpe. Pro-Train provides comprehensive online certificate programs. A complete list of its certificate programs can be found online at www.theknowledgebase.org/cscc/.

• Where are classes offered?

  • Continuing Professional Education classes are offered on the CSCC Main Campus in the Center for Community Education and Workforce Development, all suburban campus locations, and at client and customer sites as required.

• When do classes meet?

  • Continuing Education classes meet on all days and times, many in the evening and on weekends. Some meet only once a week for several weeks, some are full day seminars, others may only be one or two hours in length.

• How do I enroll in a Continuing Professional Education class?

  • Enrollment is quite simple. You can register on-line at www.cscc.edu/docs/Workforce/Courses/CourseListings.asp. Students fill out the form and a representative from the CEWD Central Registration Office (CRO) will call back to confirm the registration and explain options for payment. Students can also phone in a registration by calling the CRO at 287-5858.

• How do I pay for a non-credit course?

  • Students can pay for a course with a credit card over the phone by calling 287-5858. Other payment options include: payment in person with cash, check or credit card in the Central Registration Office in the Center for Community Education and Workforce Development Room 1090, mail or fax.

• Can I register and pay for non-credit classes using Cougar Web?

  • At this time, registration and payment for non-credit courses is not available through Cougar Web.

• Can I use financial aid to pay for a non-credit class?

  • Non-credit courses are not eligible for financial aid.

• Who are the instructors for Continuing Professional Education classes?

  • Instructors in Continuing Professional Education courses are either Adjunct CSCC Faculty who are subject matter experts and who are generally employed in the area within which they teach or independent experts. Instructors have been carefully screened and evaluated to insure that they not only have subject matter expertise but also can relate their skills and experiences in a classroom.

• Why would I choose to enroll in a Continuing Professional Education course?

  • Columbus State Community College is a longstanding institution in Columbus with a reputation for outstanding curricula, top notch instructors and reasonable cost. All of that holds true in Continuing Professional Education. The quality our students have come to expect from a Columbus State education is evident in every Continuing Professional Education course, program and seminar.

    We are also a non-profit institution so we can provide training and education services at or below the rates of profit focused organizations.

• Who do I contact at Columbus State for information on class schedules and enrollment information?

  • Please contact the CEWD Central Registration Office at 614-287-5858 or, try our contact us page.

• What about parking?

  • After you register for a non-credit course, workshop, seminar or test you will be able to obtain a parking pass good for the day(s) of your program. We will e-mail or mail a free parking pass to all the students on the roster prior to the start of the class. If you are a member of the LLI you will be granted reserved parking the day of the event.

• Where do I park?

  • You will be able to park in any student or staff lot on campus with your parking pass. You will not be able to park at a meter. There is a map of campus parking lots on the parking pass. You can also view a map on the CSCC web site. Go to www.cscc.edu. Select “about Columbus State” then select “maps”. This will take you to a printable version of our parking lots map.

• What is CPE refund policy?

  • The registration deadline for a course is five days prior to its start date. If cancellation occurs prior to the registration deadline, a full refund will be issued.

    If cancellation occurs after the registration deadline but, by the day before the class starts, a 50% refund will be issued only if the fee is $100 or above.

    * No refund is given if cancellation occurs the first day of class or later *

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