The Office of Continuing and Professional Education offers a variety of credit and non-credit educational opportunities for individuals, organizations, and businesses. These programs respond to current community needs through seminars, workshops, and classes focusing on interests and issues of the individual and society. Seattle Central's Distance Learning Program consists of courses offered via correspondence, television, video cassette, CD-ROM and the Internet. The Center also operates satellite downlink training centers for business, industry and government on a user-fee basis.
Individuals view programs on television and complete assignments and tests as instructed.
Telecourses follow the regular quarterly schedule. The student completes assignments and tests as instructed. Video cassette courses follow the regular quarterly schedule. The Center for Independent Study offers educational opportunities that assist students securing employment and earning academic credit. Students may earn academic credit for their jobs, paid or unpaid internships, or volunteer service to the community.