TVI's Emeritus Academy offers short courses and workshops in the Humanities, Art, Communications, Computers, Health and Fitness and in General Interest topics , principally for those 50 years of age and older. Registration fees are minimal. It also features a Literary Series each term, which is free and open to the public. A majority of the Emeritus Academy programming takes place at TVI's Montoya Campus, with some courses and workshops taking place at TVI's Main, South Valley, and Rio Rancho Campuses and at Meadowlark Senior Center in Rio Rancho.
Instruction is provided by Albuquerque community members and some TVI instructors.
The Emeritus Academy has a volunteer Advisory Committee which assists in goal-setting, curricular development, and marketing.