汤头条鈥檚 Center for Continuing Education courses offer enrichment for the new year
Contact: Anna Owens
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜s Mississippi State rings in the new year, the university鈥檚 Center for Continuing Education is offering learning experiences to fit any self-improvement resolution.
聽A branch of the 汤头条聽Extension Service, Continuing Education offers over 300 professional development and personal enrichment courses. Open to all, these flexible, online and face-to-face opportunities allow business professionals and the general public to broaden marketable skills or explore new hobbies. Classes can be completed in as little as four hours or鈥攄epending on individual preferences and course formats鈥攕tudents can opt for a six-week commitment, among others. Some courses begin new sessions each month.
Continuing Education Manager Dixie Cartwright said that CE students come from all walks of life and various skill levels.
鈥淢ore and more people are becoming life-long learners,鈥 Cartwright said. 鈥淐ontinuing Education has something to offer, no matter your stage in life. I encourage people to explore our course options because they often end up surprised.鈥
According to Business Insider, approximately 80 percent of Americans abandon their New Year鈥檚 resolutions by the second week of February. But online or extracurricular courses allow individuals to set practical goals and鈥攚ith perseverance鈥攁ttain new skills.
Many individuals are drawn to the program to explore areas of interest, and the personal enrichment courses cover everything from beginner cake decorating or photography to wine appreciation, flourishing fitness or personal finance.
Others seek to brush up on skills related to their industries. According to Cartwright, courses like grant writing, accounting fundamentals and speed Spanish are extremely popular.
Additionally, teacher development, continuing education units (CEUs), reading programs and even online high school courses are available. The Center for Continuing Education also offers OSHA health and safety consultation services to small businesses in Mississippi, as well as various safety and environmental training programs.
For the complete course listing, visit . Cartwright also may be contacted at 662-325-5002 or dixiec@ext.msstate.edu.
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