![]() ![]() If your interest is in meeting people, growing friendships, and expanding your world, then there is no better place than OLLI. If your interest is in learning, OLLI is the place for you. But you can join OLLI anytime to participate in a wide variety of events beyond the classroom. The schedule for the Spring Session of classes will be available March 4 with registration starting March 7. Yavapai College classrooms have increased ventilation and filtration. Yavapai College and OLLI strongly encourage everyone to get vaccinated, use masks in common spaces, and social distance. OLLI offers activities both online and in person and strives to support a COVID-safe environment. Go online to call 92 to get on the mailing list or to join. If OLLI doesn’t have a group that interests you, you can start your own! There are always people in OLLI excited to participate. These can range from picnics, wine tasting, holiday celebrations, craft fairs and field trips to museums, gardens, local performances, and more.Īnother way to get involved beyond the classroom is through Special Interest Groups such as: In addition to a wide range of classes, OLLI offers several programs designed to build social connections. ![]() That is the core of the OLLI mission: To expand both the mind and the spirit! Having a dynamic social network and an active learning environment can support a longer and happier life. Other members speak about finding friends in class that turn into a circle of friends outside of OLLI for activities such as game nights, or card playing, hiking, or maybe just exploring local restaurants together. Attending classes and social events lead to a network of friends he’ll have for life.Īs the pandemic eased up and events were again offered in person at the Yavapai College campus, these friendships grew even further. Being isolated, knowing no one in the community, he joined OLLI to take classes via Zoom. One recent member spoke of his experience arriving in Prescott at the beginning of the pandemic. Members grow deep and lasting friendships. ![]() testing).Prescott OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) is more than a classroom, it is a community of diverse, open-minded people with a thirst to learn, meet new friends and explore new ideas. Alternative learning options include: credit for prior learning, internships/service learning, non-credit courses, college for kids, high school partnerships (dual enrollment), Internet courses, open entry/closed exit courses, interactive video courses, on-line courses, senior programs (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, EDventures), and high school equivalency program (G.E.D. In addition to traditional curriculum, the college offers many learning options to fit the lifestyles/circumstances of its students. Overall, there are 76 different programs of study available to students. ![]() Yavapai College offers 59 certificate programs, 32 degree programs, many of which transfer to four-year colleges and universities. The College offers a wide range of academic programs to students at the College’s facilities in Prescott, Clarkdale (the Verde Valley Campus), Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Sedona and the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) near the Prescott Airport. Yavapai College, which opened in 1969, provides quality higher learning, cultural resources and economic development support for the diverse populations of Yavapai County. ![]()
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