Education for Senior Citizens

STATE by STATE Seniors' Education Opportunities

Class of Now: Reasons to Go Back to School

Many of us think of our school days fondly, often for reasons that have little to do with our classroom experience. We think of football games, band concerts, drama productions, dances, or parties. However, these events and occasions have something in common with the mere classroom time we seem to forget: they all brought us together with our fellow students.

These memories of people coming together can remind us of a good reason to return our education. Often, the process of growing older can isolate us from each other. As our friends pursue their own destinies, we can lose touch and find ourselves ultimately lacking the human contact we need to survive. Taking classes, particularly at local community colleges, can remedy that problem, bringing us into respectful interaction with all sorts of interesting people. In this way, going back to school—the sheer act of going—can invigorate a life by coming together with like-minded others.

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Did you know that taking a class in just about any subject can improve your cognitive abilities, rejuvenate your memory, and have fun all at the same time? Recent scientific studies clearly show that senior citizens who stay mentally active enjoy all of these rewards.

Challenging our brains to grow new cells can take place at any age. For that matter, we can build new connections which help our problem-solving abilities as well as memory. The more its used the better the brain grows and does.

Seniorresource.com has been in an ongoing search for free and low-cost educational opportunities for senior citizens and have found numerous opportunities to report.

Don't forget to ask your tax advisor about Uncle Sam's $10,000 lifetime senior citizen deduction for higher education!

For example, Oklahoma does offer state-authorized tuition waivers as well as discounts to senior citizens wishing to educate themselves at its public colleges and universities. However be sure and discuss your needs and goals with the admissions department of the institution you desire to attend.

Insurance, Long Term Care

Because of old age, mental or physical illness, or injury, some people find themselves in need of help with eating, bathing, dressing, and other physical activities. Long-term care insurance can help pay for such care in the future. To help protect your financial independence, as you grow older, many Long Term Care Insurance providers have plans that offer comprehensive benefits as well as a proven track record of claims payments and financial stability. You should review all your options carefully.

Insurance: Automobile

Insurance: Life

STATE by STATE Seniors' Education Opportunities

These opportunities break down by age, number of credits allowed each year at the waived or reduced tuition rates, and many states offer these rate reductions "by institution". That is to say in some states each community college, state college, or university will have unique, if somewhat similar senior citizen tuition waiver policies, so you need to check in your area. If they are outside your area, but in a state where you have family and friends who could use such a tremendous tool for staying active, engaged, and healthy be sure and let your family members and friends in these locations know about the opportunity.

State Index
States A - G	States H - O	States P - W

Alaska
	Alaska Geriatric Education Center: North to the Future of Life Long Learning & Aging http://www.alaskagec.org https://www.alaska.edu Anchorage: Nine Star Education and Employment Services http://www.ninestar.com Anchorage: The Anchorage Senior Activities Center http://www.anchorageseniorcenter.org
Alabama
	The Alabama Community College System find a college near you http://www.accs.cc State of Alabama Financial Aid Programs http://www.ache.state.al.us/StudentAsst/Programs.htm University of Alabama http://education.ua.edu
Arkansas
	Arkansas Geriatric Education Mentors & Scholars (AR-GEMS) http://www.agec.org Little Rock: University of Arkansas http://ualr.edu/adults/index.php/home/senior-citizens/ Northwest Arkansas: The Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education http://www.schmiedingcenter.org

Arizona
	Central Arizona College - Lifelong Learning http://www.centralaz.edu The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is a non-profit organization created to meet the needs of individuals 50 years of age and older who have a love of learning and wish to pursue it with other like-minded individuals. OLLI maybe found at the following: University of Arizona Arizona State University Yavapai College - Prescott Yavapai College - Verde Valley & Sedona

California
	California Depatment of Education Find a school near you: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae/ds Long Beach: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at California State University Long Beach (CSULB) http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/centers/olli Palo Alto: Alamo Colleges http://www.accd.edu/pac/htm/Community/ce/senior_citizens.htm Palo Alto College offers various courses for senior citizens at no cost where space is available, so you'll need to contact the Program Manager there and register on the first day of class. San Luis Obispo: Cal Poly Continuing Education and University Outreach Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver http://www.continuing-ed.calpoly.edu/faq/policies.htmll
Colorado
	Senior Citizens' Program http://www.ucdenver.edu/....../SeniorCitizensProgram.aspx First-Saturday-for-Seniors http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/......./First-Saturday-for-Seniors.aspx
Connecticut
	Senior Citizens' Program http://www.ctohe.org/edinfo/pdfs/SeniorCitizen.pdf
Delaware
	University of Delaware http://www.udel.edu/ExecVP/polprod/3-17.html
Florida
	University of West Flordia http://uwf.edu/registrar/senior_POPup.cfm
Georgia
	Brewton-Parker College http://www.bpc.edu/externalsites/externalsitesfinancialaidp2.htm Georgia Perimeter College http://www.gpc.edu/~gpcem/senior.html Central Georgia Technical College http://www.cgtcollege.org/studserv/admissions/seniors.html
Hawaii
	University of Hawaii http://www.hawaii.edu/diversity/about/programs/scvp.htm
Idaho
	Lewis-Clark State College http://www.lcsc.edu/controllersoffice/tuition-fees.htm
Illinois
	Oakton Community College http://www.oakton.edu/cont_ed/all/registration.html In Des Plaines, IL offers continuing education for seniors at half price. There are specific requirements, so check with Oakton online at the link above Southern Illinois University Edwardsville http://www.siue.edu/financialaid/forms.shtml Offering a wide variety of leisure learning, non-credit programs for as low as $69 per couple. Dance in ballet, swing, ballroom and latin styles, T'ai-Chi Ch'uan beginner and advanced classes, and much more are available to senior citizens.
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Indiana
	Purdue University www.purdue.edu/...g/Senior Citizens Tuition Exemption.pdf
Iowa
	Iowa Western Community College http://iwcc.cc.ia.us/es/financial/cost.asp
Kansas
	Wichita State University http://webs.wichita.edu/?.....p=/policies/#srcitizenwaiver Labette Community College http://www.labette.edu/catalog/Tuition_and_fees.pdf
Kentucky
	University of Louisville http://louisville.edu/vpf/bursar/student/payment.htm
Louisiana
	Louisiana Delta Community College http://www.ladelta.edu/financialAid/institutionalAid.asp
Maine
	Maine Elder Services http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/beas/resource/educate.htm University of Maine at Presque Isle http://www.umpi.maine.edu/cms/index.php Husson University http://www.husson.edu
Maryland
	University of Maryland University College http://www.umuc.edu/studserv/ugp_ss/ugpapply.html#GID
Massachusetts
	Brandeis University http://people.brandeis.edu/~walthamgroup/docs/companions-handbook.doc Mount Wachusett Community College http://www.mwcc.mass.edu/PDFs/bulletin.pdf
Michigan
	Lansing Community College http://www.lcc.edu/schedule/...../tuition_fees.aspx
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Minnesota
	Lake Superior College http://www.lsc.edu/Handbooks/index.cfm University of Minnesota Rochester http://www.r.umn.edu
Mississippi
	Pearl River Community College, http://www.prcc.edu/
Missouri
	Missouri Department of Higher Education http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C100-199/1730000091.HTM Missouri State University http://adultstudents.missouristate.edu/msu62.htmm
Montana
	Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver http://www.msugf.edu/....../SeniorCitizens.pdf
Nebraska
	Grace University http://www.graceuniversity.edu/ Chadron State College http://www.csc.edu/files/senior-citizen-tuition-waiver/ Nebraska State College System http://www.nscs.edu.....Policy%203400.pdf
Nevada
	University of Nevada, Las Vegas http://seniorprograms.unlv.edu/ Truckee Meadows Community College http://www.tmcc.edu/wdce/faq/
New Hampshire
	University of New Hampshire http://www.learn2.unh.edu/tuition/seniorcitizens.html
New Jersey
	Rutgers University This special program was created by the Rutgers University Board of Governors to permit retired New Jersey residents, age 62 or older, to attend courses on a space-available, noncredit basis. There are no tuition costs for auditing https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/senior_citizen_audit_program Academy for Lifelong Learning http://www.ocean.edu/conted/academy_for_lifelong_learning.htm Provides quality educational programs for adults 55 and over to enhance their intellectual, physical, and personal well being in a friendly and flexible environment. Most programs for seniors are offered with a $10 registration fee.
New Mexico
	Senior Citizen Reduced Tuition Act http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/..../title05/05.007.0019.htm Central New Mexico Community College http://www.cnm.edu/depts/...../tuitionfeesresidency.php New Mexico State University nmsu.edu/~registra/PDF/FALL2011_Final.pdf
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New York
	New York Institute of Technology http://www.nyit.edu/tuition/ Eugenio María de Hostos Community College http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/ooa/apply/seniorcit.html Stony Brook University http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/lifelong/auditing.html Columbia University http://www.columbia.edu/..../tuition-fees-10-11.html
North Carolina
	Durham Technical Community College http://www.durhamtech.edu/html/prospective/tuition.htm North Carolina Community College System http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/
North Dakota
	Osher Life Long Learning Institute http://olli.und.edu/ North Dakota University System http://www.ndus.edu/.......?PID=24&SID=9&printable=1/
Ohio
	Belmont College http://belmontcollege.edu/ Bowling Green State University http://www.bgsu.edu/ Central Ohio Technical College http://www.cotc.edu/ Central State University http://www.centralstate.edu/ Cincinnati State Technical & Community College http://www.cincinnatistate.edu/ Clark State Community College http://www.clark.cc.oh.us/ Cleveland State University http://www.csuohio.edu/ Columbus State Community College http://www.cscc.edu/ Cuyahoga Community College http://www.tri-c.edu/ Eastern Gateway Community College http://www.egcc.edu/ Edison Community College http://www.edisonohio.edu/ Hocking College http://www.hocking.edu/ James A. Rhodes State College http://www.rhodesstate.edu/ Kent State University http://www.kent.edu/ Lakeland Community College http://lakelandcc.edu/ Lorain County Community College http://www.lorainccc.edu/ Marion Technical College http://www.mtc.edu/ Miami University http://www.miami.muohio.edu/ North Central State College http://www.ncstatecollege.edu/ Northwest State Community College http://www.nscc.cc.oh.us/ Ohio State University http://osumarion.osu.edu/..../traditions_spring_2011.pdf Ohio University http://www.ohiou.edu Owens Community College https://www.owens.edu/ Shawnee State University http://www.shawnee.edu/ Sinclair Community College http://www.sinclair.edu/ Southern State Community College http://www.sscc.edu/ Stark State College http://www.starkstate.edu/ Terra Community College http://www.terra.edu/ The Ohio State University http://www.osu.edu/ University of Akron http://www.uakron.edu/ University of Cincinnati http://www.uc.edu/ University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College http://www.rio.edu/ University of Toledo http://www.utoledo.edu/ Washington State Community College http://www.wscc.edu/ Wright State University http://www.wright.edu/ Youngstown State University http://www.ysu.edu/ Zane State College http://www.zanestate.edu/
Oklahoma
	Oklahoma State University http://www.osuokc.edu/scholarships/college.aspx Oklahoma Panhandle State University http://www.opsu.edu/Academics/?page=Regulations
Oregon
	University of Oregon http://registrar.uoregon.edu/current_students/auditing_courses Oregon State University http://summer.oregonstate.edu/tuition/chart.htm Portland State University http://www.pdx.edu/admissions/other-applicant Oregon College of Art and Craft http://www.ocac.edu Offers adults age 65+ a 20% discount off tuition on any Studio School Adult Continuing Education classes or workshops. Choose from a variety of courses taught by professional artists from around the country that range from one day to 12 weeks long in Book Arts, Ceramics, Drawing/Painting, Fibers, Metals, Photography, Wood or Sculpture. They also host an affordably-priced workshop/ lecture package for adults 50 and better called “Exploration” each summer.
Pennsylvania
	Luzerne County Community College http://www.luzerne.edu/workforce/alta.jsp Community College of Philadelphia http://www.ccp.edu/site/academic/....#senior Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Penn State http://olli.centreconnect.org/ Villanova University http://www.villanova.edu/vpaa/....../enrichment.htm
Rhode Island
	University of Rhode Island http://www.uri.edu/es/students/bill/waivers.html
South Carolina
	http://www.uscb.edu/applying/non-degree_seeking.php South Carolina State University http://www.scsu.edu/..../seniorapplicants.aspx http://www.clemson.edu/OLLI/ OLLI is a membership organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for Seasoned Adult Learners to further their knowledge in both academic and recreational pursuits in a format that best suits their lifestyles through courses taught for the joy of learning.
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South Dakota
	Black Hills State University http://www.sdbor.edu/students/redtuit_65older.htm Dakota State University http://www.sdbor.edu/students/redtuit_65older.htm Northern State University http://www.sdbor.edu/students/redtuit_65older.htm South Dakota School of Mines and Technology http://www.sdbor.edu/students/redtuit_65older.htm South Dakota State University http://www.sdbor.edu/students/redtuit_65older.htm The University of South Dakota http://www.sdbor.edu/students/redtuit_65older.htm
Tennessee
	University of Tennessee http://www.nscc.edu/.....fee-waivers-and-discounts/ University of Memphis http://bf.memphis.edu/finance/bursar/seniors-disabled.php Nashville State Community College http://registrar.tennessee.edu/registration/senform2.pdf Pellissippi State Community College http://www.pstcc.edu/..../waiver.html
Texas
	University of Houston http://www.uh.edu/financial/payment/Fee-Waivers/index.php Texas Tech University http://www.depts.ttu.edu/....exempwaiver.php University of Texas http://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/082/tuition Texas A&M University-Commerce http://essc.unt.edu/saucs/payments.html University of North Texas http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/..../waiversExemptions.aspx
Utah
	http://www.ucats.org/directory.html University of Utah - Continuing Education http://continue.utah.edu/hb60.php Salt Lake Community College http://www.slcc.edu/enrollmentservices/misc/RegisterSub.asp
Vermont
	Community College of Vermont http://www.ccv.edu/....index.html Vermont State Colleges http://www.vsc.edu/....waivers for senior citizens.pdf
Virgina
	University of Virginia www.virginia.edu/studentaccounts/forms/Senior%20Waiver.pdf Virginia Tech http://graduateschool.vt.edu/....Senior_Citizens_Request.pdf
Washington
	Washington State University Vancouver http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/handbook/fee.html University of Washington http://www.washington.edu/....tuition_exempt_reductions.html Bellevue College http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/tuition/waivers/
West Virginia
	West Virginia University http://www.arc.wvu.edu/admissions/senior_citizen.html
Wisconsin
	University of Wisconsin-Waukesha http://waukesha.uwc.edu/....Senior-Citizens.aspx
Wyoming
	Laramie County Community College http://lccc.wy.edu/academics/services/adultEducation University of Wyoming http://www.uwyo.edu/registrar/.../admiss_srcit.html Western Wyoming Community College https://www.wwcc.wy.edu/..../SeniorWaiver.pdf
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Education for Senior Citizens

STATE by STATE Seniors' Education Opportunities

Class of Now: Reasons to Go Back to School

Insurance, Long Term Care

Insurance: Automobile

Insurance: Life

STATE by STATE Seniors' Education Opportunities

State Index

Alaska

Alabama

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

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Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virgina

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming