School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education
The School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education at Purchase College, State University of New York, provides lifelong learning for the individual and the surrounding communities of Westchester and Fairfield counties. The School is dedicated to delivering quality credit and noncredit courses, adult degree completion programs, and professional certificate programs designed to enrich lives and meet the existing and emerging educational needs of adults, youth, and precollege teens. Day, evening, weekend, online, and hybrid courses are available throughout the year.
Liberal Studies B.A. Degree Completion Program
Designed especially for adults and transfer students, our Liberal Studies Program offers students a high-quality education and the flexibility to earn a bachelor’s degree through part-time or full-time study—at Purchase College or our extension site at Rockland Community College.
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Programs for Educational Advancement
Special programs are also offered for undergraduate, graduate, and personal advancement, including:
Professional certificate programs
- Arts Management
(courses now online!) - Early Childhood Development
- Fundraising & Board Development
- Nonprofit Management
- Social Media Marketing †
- Appraisal Studies
- Interior Design
- CSP™ Home Staging †
- Integrative Nutrition
- Pilates Mat Instructor
- Teaching Artists: Developing a Reflective Practice
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Personal Enrichment
Spring 2012 Courses:
- Performing and Visual Arts:
- Acting
- Getting Paid to Talk
(Voice-Overs)
- Drawing for Comics and
Storyboards
- Woodturning
- Woodworking:
A Hands-On Workshop - The New York Times Knowledge Network:
- Beyond the Red Carpet:
Oscar Talk with A.O. Scott
- DNA Ethical Dilemmas
- Half the Sky - Courses with Noncredit Options
Selected credit courses available at a lower noncredit tuition rate
Summer Youth & Precollege Programs
We actively support the development of children and teenagers in surrounding communities and nationally through our highly popular Youth & Precollege Programs in the Arts!
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Winter/Spring 2012 Catalog: Register now!
Credit Courses
(Undergraduate)
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Professional Certificate & Personal Enrichment Courses
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