University of Washington Continuum College, formerly Educational Outreach is the continuing education and professional development unit of the

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(UW), in

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, Washington. Founded in 1912, UW Continuum College was originally the branch of the university offering correspondence courses. Today, this UW unit provides wide-ranging programs for non-traditional and lifelong learning students, including degree programs, certificate programs, and select courses through UW Professional & Continuing Education, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), UW in the High School, UW Summer Quarter, UW Summer Youth, UW International & English Language Programs, Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning at the UW, and Conference Services. The programs provided are fee-based and self-sustaining and do not receive state funds for support. In 2017, UW Continuum College released a new line of professional certificate programs calle
Career Accelerator
making their most popular programs available in four different formats: in-person, online, accelerated, and self-paced. Also in 2017, UW Continuum College created its first-ever scholarship program
The UW Certificate Scholarship
covers 80 to 100 percent of the course fees for qualified applicants of select certificate programs offered through UW Professional & Continuing Education. Offices for University of Washington Continuum College are located in the

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near the UW campus, housed primarily in the UW Tower. The university purchased what is now the UW Tower from Safeco in 2006. Programs include offerings at the main UW campus and at various locations through UW Professional & Continuing Education. The University of Washington Continuum College is directed b
Vice Provost Rovy Branon
Branon oversees a staff of approximately 250 engaged in the development and administration of the UW's various fee-based programs. UW Tower

Programs

UW Continuum College administers the following programs: * UW Professional and Continuing Education * Non-degree enrollment for UW credit classes * UW Summer Quarter * UW International & English

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programs * UW Summer Youth programs * UW in the High school * Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Coursera and edX * Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the UW * Corporate learning partnerships * Coding boot-camp

Media Mentions of UW Continuum College

''KGW8'' TV appearance, “Advice for adult learners” (August 21, 2018)

''The Costco Connection'' article, “Certify yourself” (August 2018)

''Seattle Business'' article, “Extend Your Education: Lifelong Learning Is the New Reality for a Successful Career” (July 12, 2018)

''The evoLLLution'' article, “Addressing the Increasing Need for Non-Credit Programming: The University and True Lifelong Education” (June 8, 2018)

''Engineering Career Coach'' podcast, “How to Evaluate Which Professional Certificates Can Boost Your Career” (May 29, 2018)

''The Seattle Times'' article, “UW offers coding camp for people looking to shift careers” (May 10, 2018)

* ttp://www.dailyuw.com/news/article_224ec16a-4822-11e8-a1b6-77c7bcbbb482.html ''The Daily'' article, “UW Continuum College shows that students can interact with UW at any age” (April 25, 2018)
''Tech Republic'' interview, “Questions developers should ask before jumping into a certificate program” (April 12, 2018)

''Crain's'' article, “If I Knew Then...” (March 8, 2018)

''Test and Code'' podcast, “Continuing Education and Certificate Programs at UW” (January 31, 2018)

* [https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/12/08/nothing-is-standing-still-anymore-in-continuing.html ''Puget Sound Business Journal'' article, “'Nothing is standing still anymore' in continuing education ” (December 8, 2017)]
''The Seattle Times'' article, “Seattle’s newcomers vs. longtime residents: At least we both like the Seahawks” (September 21, 2017)

''Q13 Fox'' article, “New survey highlights the reason thousands are relocating to Seattle” (September 21, 2017)

''USA Today'' article, “Is going back to school right for you?” (September 17, 2017)

''Forbes'' article, “Going Back To College To Advance Your Career” (September 12, 2017)

''GeekWire'' article, “Working Geek: Business vet turned UW vice provost helps professionals learn in-demand tech skills” (June 14, 2017)

''U.S. News & World Report'' article, “Is Continuing Education Right for My Career?” (June 8, 2017)

''The Seattle Times'' article, “Making continuing education possible for more adults” (June 2, 2017)

References

External links

University of Washington Continuum College homepage

University of Washington homepage
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