The mission of the Office of Continuing Education at Converse College is to serve as an outreach to the community through short-term courses, conferences, trips and special events. The Office of Continuing Education arranges domestic and foreign travel opportunities, business and educational conferences on campus and through electronic teleconferencing, and other special events. Recent conference have featured Stephen Covey and Tom Peters. Certificate programs offered by the Office of Continuing Education include the Professional Legal Assistant Program, travel agent training, and an administrative medical assistant training program. Short-term classes meet at the lunch hour, in the evenings during the week, and on Saturdays.
Classes range from one to eight sessions in duration.
Course offerings range from computer training to yoga. One of our most popular short programs is Learch Over Lunch, a mid-day luncheon featuring speakers Converse faculty and staff.