Return to top of page Community Education Department Community Education provides lifelong learning opportunities through non-credit courses, workshops and special events. The department operates with one professional and two support staff and is guided by an Advisory Board including university and community members. Community Education serves approximately 3,000 registrants each year. Return to top of page Elderhostel Elderhostel combines the best traditions of education and hosteling. Inspired by the youth hostels and folk schools of Europe and guided by the needs of older citizens for intellectual stimulation and adventure, Elderhostel is for active adults, aged 60 and older.
Most programs are one week in length.
Northern Kentucky University has developed a series of popular programs that capitalize on the unique assets of the area. Return to top of page Training and Development Training and Development coordinates seminars and workshops designed to meet the educational and training needs of employers and employees in the tri-state area. Utilizing the faculty and staff of Northern Kentucky University, as well as area experts, Training and Development offers high quality, affordable training through open enrollment and customized in-house seminars and workshops. As such, this office manages the Credit for Prior Learning program, a program in which student can apply appropriate previous experience and learning to obtain course credit. The Developmental Mathematics Program provides and opportunity for underprepared students to obtain the mathematical background necessary to be successful in college-level mathematics and science courses.