{"id":704,"date":"2022-04-19T06:09:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T06:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/?page_id=704"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:13:46","slug":"continuing-ed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/continuing-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing Ed."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"704\" class=\"elementor elementor-704\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec80d40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6ec80d40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6d1671 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f6d1671\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8fd41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee8fd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a typical year, our Community, Continuing Education, and Workforce Development programs serve even more students than our traditional degree-seeking programs. That\u2019s because our educational offerings are diverse, and geared to all different types of people from all walks of life.<\/p><p>We partner with our community, local businesses and organizations to provide classes geared towards providing practical real-world skills that can be put to use immediately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d334f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"43d334f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"continuingedsummerbrochure\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6410f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee6410f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Youth programs, high school initiatives, workforce development, and adult literacy courses are among the dozens of educational programs we offer throughout the year. Check the categories below to find one that\u2019s right for you!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6affd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6affd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-Summer-Youth-Program-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #065206;\"><strong>Summer Youth Program Brochure 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digital_2025_Spring_ECC_BROCHURE.pdf\">Spring Continuing Ed. Brochure<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digital_2025_Spring_ECC_BROCHURE.pdf\"> 2025<\/a><\/li><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Summer-Youth-Program-Brochure-2024.pdf\"><span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Summer Youth Program 2024<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/essexcountycollege.wufoo.com\/forms\/x1vhwavl19i7x0r\/\"><span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Inquiry Form<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2353205e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2353205e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d00245f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d00245f\" 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https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_736797928-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c32101 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4c32101\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24d1df2 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"24d1df2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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