Extension's Berkeley Partnership for Professional Development provides on-site, customized training and education for businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. East Bay clients have included the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and AC Transit. The Extension Education Network links a classroom on the Berkeley campus with sites in downtown San Francisco, San Ramon, and Menlo Park, so that students can take courses by two- way interactive video. In 1996 UC Berkeley Extension Online was launched, offering a wide variety of courses over America Online. The Berkeley Worldwide Program attracts approximately 4,500 students from over 50 countries around the world each year.
Extension courses are open to all adults.
In 1995-96, Extension enrolled approximately 62,000 students, of which 23,041 were from the East Bay. East Bay course locations are in Berkeley, downtown Oakland, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Danville, and Fremont. The concurrent enrollment program, which makes it possible to enroll in UC Berkeley campus courses, is also administered by Berkeley Extension.