Date: Oct. 17, 2011
Contact: Carol Connelly, Director, Media & Communication Services, ext. 5267, cconnelly@pnc.edu

PNC Offers Non-Credit Online Instructor-Led Courses

WESTVILLE – The Purdue University North Central Office of Continuing Education now offers hundreds of non-credit professional development and personal enrichment courses covering a variety of topics, presented completely online.

All of our courses are taught by experts in their fields. Our online courses begin each month and will run for six weeks. Students will receive assignments twice a week during the course, for a total of 12 lessons. Through well-crafted lessons, expert online instruction and interaction with fellow students, adult learners will gain valuable knowledge at their own convenience. The course can be accessed at any time, from anywhere with an internet connection.

Each course includes comprehensive lessons, quizzes, assignments and a discussion area. Instructors facilitate every course online and pace learners, answer questions and give feedback. Students are able to interact with one another in lively online discussion areas.

Topics of interest include: Accounting and Finance, Business, Technology, Health Care, Languages, Personal Development, Education, Writing and Publishing. There are more than 300 courses available and new courses are introduced monthly.

The cost for most courses is $119. To view the courses, learn more about the program and register, visit www.ed2go.com/pnc .

To obtain information about this or other courses available through the PNC Office of Continuing Education, contact 785-5200, ext. 5343, or visit www.pnc.edu/ce . Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact ext. 5343.