IT
IT IS
IT IS FU
IT IS FU >>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL
STILL.
STILL.
STILL. THIS IS FOR OLDER PEOPLE
THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO
COLLEGE IN A UNIQUE WAY.
JOINING US NOW WITH ADVICE FOR
ADULT LEARNERS, THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON CONTINUUM
COLLEGE, WHO ARE YOU AIMING
YOUR PROGRAMMING AT?
.
. >>
. >> I
. >> I DID KNIT GO TO COLLEGE
RIGHT OUT OF -- I DID NOT GO TO
COLLEGE OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
I STARTED A HEAVY METAL BAND.
I HAD TO OVERCOME INTIMIDATION
TO SAY I CAN DO THIS, I CAN GO
BACK TO SCHOOL.
FOR ME IT WAS A NON-CREDIT
ENGINEERING PROGRAM BECAUSE I
WANTED FREE STUDIO TIME FOR MY
ROCK BAND AND THEN I FOUND OUT
I CAN DO MATH.
SO ANYONE CAN BUT IT IS
IMPERATIVE FOR A NUMBER OF
REASONS IN SOCIETY.
WE SEE PEOPLE LIVING LONGER.
TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING FASTER
AND THE ECONOMY HAS REALLY
CHANGED SO THAT EVERYONE NEEDS
TO CONTINUOUSLY RETOOL IN ORDER
TO STAY CURRENT WITH THEIR
SKILLS.
SKILLS.
SKILLS. >> WHAT SORT OF PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS DO YOU
OFFER?
OFFER?
OFFER? >>
OFFER? >> AT THE UNIVERSITY THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WE
HAVE EVERYTHING FROM HUMAN
RESOURCE PREPARATION TO MACHINE
LEARNING OR ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, BUSINESS
INTELLIGENCE, BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING UP 2009.
WE HAVE A WIDE ARRAY OF
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. >> WHAT IS THE TIME COMMITMENT
ON AVERAGE?
ON AVERAGE? >> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. ABOUT NINE MONTHS, ONE NIGHT A
WEEK AFTER SCHOOL IS THE TIME
YOU NEED TO GET A CERTIFICATE.
>> YOU STILL HAVE THE ROCK HAIR
GOING ON!
GOING ON!
GOING ON! >> I LOVE IT.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET PEOPLE
BACK IN SCHOOL.
>> WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP?
>> DO YOUR HOMEWORK.
>> ALL RIGHT THERE IS HOMEWORK?
>> BEFORE YOU EVEN START.
[ LAUGHING ] OVERCOME THE FEAR.
REACH OUT, TALK TO FOLKS.
WE HAVE A CREW OF COACHES THAT
WORK WITH ADULTS.
EVEN AT A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
YOU MAY THINK THAT IS A STRAW
DIGSAL UNIVERSITY SETTING BUT
YOU CAN CALL THE CONTINUING
EDUCATION AGENCIES AND THEY
TALK ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE IN
LIFE AND THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR
CAREER.
CAREER.
CAREER. THAT IS WHAT I WOULD DO.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK, REACH OUT
AND CALL US AND HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF OUR
CAREER PEOPLE.
CAREER PEOPLE. >> IS IT PRIMARILY ONLINE
COURSE
COURSE
COURSE >>
COURSE >> ONLINE IS FASTEST GROWING
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. YOU CAN TAKE IT AT NIGHT.
IF YOU ARE AT HOME TAKING CARE
OF KIDS YOU CAN TAKE IT DURING
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. THAT IS A RAPIDLY GROWING PART.
FACE TO FACE IS ALSO A VERY BIG
PART OF THIS.
IN FACT, IT IS INTERESTING.
IN SEATTLE WHERE WE OFFER A
PROGRAM FACE-TO-FACE, MANY
PEOPLE IN THE TECH INDUSTRY
PREFER THE FACE-TO-FACE
PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY ZIT
BEHIND COMPUTERS ALL DAY.
>> RIGHT -- SITS BEHIND
COMPUTERS ALL DAY.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. THEY WANT THE REACTION I
IMAGINE.
IMAGINE.
IMAGINE. THAT IS IMPORTANT.
>> AND THE COST
>> IT VARIES WIDELY.
IT DEPENDS ON THE KIND OF
PROGRAM, WHETHER IT WILL LEAD
TO A DEGREE, TO CERTIFICATE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE A FEW
HUNDREDS TO $3,000 TO $4,000.
>> YOU HAVE ALL THIS CAREER
EXPERIENCE AND YOU DECIDE YOU
WANT TO TEACH IN THE CAREER YOU
HAVE BEEN IN.
IS THIS THE KIND OF FRAHM THAT
WOULD ALLOW ME TO DO THAT
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU CAN GO BACK -- KIND OF
PROGRAM THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO
DO THAT?
DO THAT?
DO THAT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU CAN GO BACK AND GET
WHATEVER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLDS TODAY HAVE
BETTER THAN A 15% CHANCE TO
LIVE TO BE OVER A HUNDRED YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. THINK ABOUT THAT A MINUTE.
WE ARE SEEING THE LONGEVITY
CREEPING INTO THE WORKFORCE.
IN SOME CASES PEOPLE WANT TO
LIVE LONGER.
LIVE LONGER.
IT
IT IS
IT IS GREAT FOR EMPLOYEERS TO