Investing in yourself while keeping up with the demands of a busy life isn’t easy.
At UMass Amherst Continuing & Professional Education, our sole focus is on meeting the needs of the nontraditional student — so that you can focus on learning. Whether you’re adding credentials to further your career or taking a class for the sheer exhilaration of reinvigorating your mind in the company of other adults, we’ll help you get the most out of your experience through:

• Lively and inspiring noncredit courses in a wide variety of disciplines
• Flexible short-term, low-residency and online programs
• Degrees that give you credit for life experience
• Easy access to course information and technical support
• Responsive instructors attuned to the needs of adult learners
• An open-door network of academic advisers
• Motivated, like-minded classmates

Each year, we help 15,000 adult learners deepen their insight and meet their goals — we’ll give you the confidence and support to get there, too.