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Continuing Education Admission

Whether your goal is career advancement or personal enrichment, our continuing education programs can help you achieve it. With options on-campus and online and classes in the day or evening, our programs are designed to fit your life while they further your goals. To learn about upcoming courses and how to register, choose the program you are interested in:

Executive Education Center

Leading Others—program utilizes a signature learning experience designed to lead your transformation into a prepared and effective leader.
Custom Programing—We work with your organization to design programs that reflect your organizational strategy and organization's culture, and deliver on your business goals.

Business & Public Administration

The Center for Professional Studies—certificate programs in business leadership plus programs custom-built for your business or organization
The Kelley Continuing Education Programs at Drake serve as a leading resource for the state’s 22,000 licensed insurance agents.

Education

Continuing Education & Professional Development—professional development and graduate credit for educators
Distance Learning Courses for Educators—video courses for coaches and physical educators, video and online courses for classroom teachers, and online teaching certificates

Personal Enrichment

The RaySociety for Lifelong Learning—for anyone in the community looking for courses and lectures of general interest

Summer Study

If you’re a student at another university wanting to spend your summer advancing your degree or simply want to update your expertise or pursue a personal interest, you can take many summer classes at Drake without enrolling in a degree program. Contact the Office of Student Records to maker sure the courses you are interested in are open to students at large and complete the Request for Registration Form‌. To preview upcoming offerings search our interactive schedule of courses.