Choosing an educational program is about more than deciding what to do — it’s about defining who you are.

Find your professional focus — whether you’re scoping out a new field or extending your capacity for the work you love. We’ll be with you at every step, helping you plan your academic program and furthering your growth through:

• Outstanding faculty drawn from UMass Amherst’s top scholars and industry experts
• Individual attention through favorable student-teacher ratios and personal advisors with an open-door approach
• Flexible formats, from traditional classrooms to off-campus internships to online degrees
• Robust technology to enhance online instruction and give you access to campus-wide resources

Benefit from the intellectual excitement of one of the most concentrated centers of learning in the nation — at our flagship Amherst campus or online in our virtual classrooms — and discover why over 11,000 students each year rise to their next challenge with programs and classes offered through UMass Amherst Continuing & Professional Education.