SANTA BARBARA — With hundreds of classes throughout this summer, SBCC School of Extended Learning is a fit for every schedule. Tuition-free and fee-based life enrichment classes offer a bounty of arts, fitness, and mindfulness classes to fill summer ‘staycation’ time, or in between summer travel. If career advancement or a new job search comes first this summer, Career Skills Institute is the convenient, tuition-free source for training in business, design, technology and career planning. And Adult High School and GED programs are often the first major step on a path to higher education.
Classes and workshops start every week, with 6-week classes and programs offered summer Session I, from May 20 through June 28, and/or summer Session II, June 29 through August 9.
“The School of Extended Learning is our community’s top resource year round to explore life dreams or pursue career goals,” said Dr. Melissa Moreno, Vice President, SBCC School of Extended Learning. “Try a class this summer to discover new career skills, or find inspiration in the simple enjoyment of our Santa Barbara community.”
Summer is also a great time to plan ahead for Fall registration. The Fall print schedule is released on June 30, and registration opens on July 8 for tuition-free courses, and July 10 for fee-based classes.
Highlights of Extended Learning Options this Summer
Tuition-Free Adult High School and GED program offers a convenient and nurturing drop-in environment at both Wake and Schott campuses to assist adult students with obtaining that ever-important high school diploma or equivalent. Classes are offered in summer Session I, starting May 20 and/or summer Session II, starting June 29. A graduation ceremony and celebration will take place at Wake Campus on June 28th. Find out more at Wake or Schott campus or online at http://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/ahs-ged.php
Tuition-Free Career Skills Institute (CSI)
This summer, you can earn a professional certificate in just six weeks: The Green Gardener Certificate, Accounting Basics or Web Designer Certificates can be completed this summer. CSI is offering Quickbooks training classes during both summer sessions, and more than 60 business, design, technology and career skills workshops to advance your career or jumpstart your job search. CSI also offers classes to help master the skills needed for entry-level office jobs, which have high employment potential in Santa Barbara County. Get back to basics with Learn to Type, offered evenings in July. SBCC Career Skills Institute is endorsed by LinkedIn®.
- Green Gardener Certificate Summer I
- Accounting Basics
- Certificate Summer I or Summer II
- Web Designer Certificate Summer II
- Back to Basics—Learn to Type Summer II
Tuition-Free English as a Second Language (ESL) program continues with over 120 course offerings, in locations throughout our community. Noncredit ESL has two new locations this summer, with one multilevel class at each location:
- Goleta: Goleta Valley Community Center (EqualiTech), 5679 Hollister Avenue, Pronunciation and Conversation; meets 2 nights a week (TBD), 6:30-9:30 pm
- Santa Barbara: Jardin de las Rosas (Community Room), 510 N. Salsipuedes St.; Levels 1-3 meets Monday-Thursday 6:30-9:30 pm
- Find out more at http://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/esl.php or call/llama a 805-683-8233. Hablamos español.
Tuition-Free Health, Wellness and Meditation
Applying basic principles of cognitive and physical exercise, diet, stress reduction, disease and injury prevention helps us live a longer, happier and healthier lives. Enjoy the benefits of these fun tuition-free classes this summer, indoors and out.
- HEAL NC011 – Health and Wellness for Older Adults: Active Body, Active Mind;
Indoor class. CRN 81717 Summer II, HEAL - How Meditation Helps – Mindfulness in Everyday Life: For Older Adults;
Indoor class. CRN 81735 Summer II, Older Adults PSY - PSY NC003 – Nature and Self-Healing-Beginning: For Older Adults;
Outdoor class. Summer I CRN 20993 and Summer II CRN 81386 Older Adults PSY - PSY NC097 – Nature and Self-Healing-Intermediate: For Older Adults;
Outdoor class. Summer I CRN 20973 and Summer II CRN 81365 Older Adults PSY
Tuition Free Home Economics
For the first time in seven years, Home Economics classes will be offered during summer 2019. Two sections of Individualized Sewing are offered in Summer I and again in Summer II (Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
Tuition-Free Older Adults
Over 110 tuition-free classes are being offered for Older Adults during the two Summer Sessions in 2019. For the first time in seven years, tuition-free Ceramics classes will be offered in both Summer I and Summer II. Eleven class sections are being offered in each summer session. Also for the first time in seven years are two Summer sections of Turning Points in Thought from Film on Friday evenings.
Tuition-Free Parenting
In addition to world-class life skills and career skills programs, SBCC School of Extended Learning offers one of the community’s most exciting and respected local Parenting programs, including 25 tuition-free Parenting Skills classes for parents and children from newborn to five years. Parenting courses involve music, play and nature; while the unique Parent-Child Workshop (PCW) experience is modeled after cooperative preschools, helping navigate parenting challenges of the 21st century. The tuition-free PCW program is for parents of children aged 2.5 to 5 years, and is offered in coordination with affordable co-op-like childcare with four convenient locations in Goleta, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria. Plan ahead to participate in Parenting Classes with your child this fall. For more details, please see http://sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/parenting.php
School of Extended Learning Fee-Based Program offers over 100 classes throughout this summer in a variety of topics including popular fitness and recreational classes such as yoga and keelboat sailing. View all fee-based summer classes at https://sbcc.augusoft.net/. New classes include two Spirituality lectures by Dr. David Cumes:
Ancient Wisdom and Everyday Encounters: Walk With a Surgeon-Sangoma (June 29, 10 a.m. – 12 pm, $19)
Spiritual Materialism: Fallen Gurus and Perplexed Seekers (July 27, 10 a.m. – 12 pm, $19)
Tuition Assistance for Fall Fee-Based Classes (Deadline is June 13)
Interested in applying taking classes in Fitness, Cooking, Languages, DIY, or Spirituality? These classes are fee-based as they are not state-funded. However, we encourage you to apply between May 13 and June 13 for a $125 tuition assistance award for School of Extended Learning Fall 2019 fee-based classes. To apply for tuition assistance, please click here: https://sbccextendedlearningfee.org/library/tuition-assistance/.
Application and registration is required and can most conveniently be completed in person at the Wake Campus at 300 N. Turnpike Road or Schott Campus at 310 W. Padre St. Registration is also available online at www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning
For more information about how to apply and register, click here.
About the SBCC School of Extended Learning: The School of Extended Learning responds to the diverse learning needs of the adult population in the Santa Barbara community by advancing career and life skills, and building bridges to credit.