Continuing education and lifelong learning are important for both personal and professional growth. As jobs and skills change rapidly, retraining and developing new skills are keys to future employment and earnings. Institutions of higher education must respond to this need for lifelong learning by providing educational opportunities for working professionals to gain new skills and credentials through certificate and degree programs. Penn State York offers over 200 credit and non-credit programs in various fields to allow students to learn new skills, advance their careers, and remain competitive in a changing work environment.

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continuing education today.continuing education today.

3. Continuing Education Mission StatementContinuing Education Mission Statement
As a team of professionals who value and champion life-long
learning, the mission of Penn State York Continuing Education is
to facilitate individual, organizational and community development
through innovative and creative educational programming.
Penn State York Continuing Education is a collaborative and
proactive partner with the community, offering an array of result
oriented educational solutions to meet the needs of our
constituents. We provide leadership to create a community
environment that embraces personal, professional and economic
development for the benefit of all.

4. “For this country, workforce training is the key to our
prosperity in the 21st
century. The United States isn’t going to
compete on low wages.”
“It’s going to compete on the skill of the workforce and the
innovation of the workforce. And I do think it’s the strength of
our country, and we should continue to invest in it and
pursue it further.”
Dennis Cuneo
Senior Vice President
Toyota Motor North America

5. “More than ever before, education, training, and
re-training are the keys to future employment
and earnings.”
“Workers in many fields are migrating up the
skills ladder and with this evolution of skills
comes a greater need for training.”
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
Strategic Skills Initiative Summit
Indianapolis, Indiana
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

6. Degree Weekly Earnings Unemployment Rate
Not Completed High
School
$ 519 6.7 %
High School Diploma $ 725 4.1 %
Associate’s Degree $ 856 3.5 %
Bachelor’s Degree $ 1,408 2.0 %

7. “It is projected that in just a short time, people 25 and older will
account for five of every eleven college students in this country
and that the number of students 35 and older will be greater than
those who are 18 and 19.”
“It is estimated that the knowledge base doubles every five to
seven years and that people change careers an average of eight
times during their working lives.”
“80 percent of adults in a survey on workforce implications for
higher education indicated they had received job-related
education or training in a three-year period.”
Graham B. Spanier
September 24, 1998

8. 1 of the 5 values of Harley Davidson
“Encouraging intellectual curiosity”
“The H-D culture provides employees with continued
opportunities for growth and professional development because
we believe that people are our only long term competitive
advantage.”
“Learning is an attitude, as well as an acquired and practiced
skill.
Jim Brolley
Director of Organizational Learning and Development
Harley-Davidson Motor Company

9. Universities create
knowledge and transfer
knowledge to their
community
__________________
“The need for lifelong learning
and retraining is one of the
greatest challenges institutions
of higher education must
respond to.”
President Graham Spanier

10. Penn State as a World-class University
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 13TH
Top 50 Public National Universities - U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges 2007
• Penn State Included
Top 50 Global Universities - Newsweek
Penn State is a multi-campus public land-grant university that improves the
lives of the people of Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world through
integrated, high-quality programs in teaching, research, and service.
As a land-grant university, we also hold a unique responsibility for outreach
and public service to support the citizens of Pennsylvania.

11. Penn State York offers you the training and organizational development
expertise to stay ahead in today’s competitive business environment.
Professional Development Certificate Programs
• Human Resource Management
• Management Development Program for Supervisors
• Project Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Purchasing Management
• Food Safety

12. Professional Enrichment & Workforce Development Programs
• Functional Manager
• Telephone Communication Skills with Customers
• Strategies for Changing Behaviors
• Emotional Intelligence: Self Management in Your Life Today
• Improve Your Business Writing
• Overview of Lean Manufacturing
• Estate Planning Alternatives
• Financial Workshop for Individual Investors

13. Technical Certificates
• Electro/Mechanical Troubleshooting Technology
• Quality Auditing
• Quality Engineering Methods & Management
• Aviation Courses
• Programmable Logic Controls
• ISO 9000-2000

14. Personal Enrichment Courses
• Foreign languages
• Digital arts
• ESL
Youth Programs
• Young Scholars Program
•SAT Prep Course
• Summer Camps

15. Late Afternoon & Evening Degree Opportunities
• Associate in Business Administration
• Associate in Electrical Engineering Technology
• Associate in Human Development & Family Studies
• Associate in Information Sciences & Technology
• Associate in Letters, Arts, & Sciences
• Associate in Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Associate in Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology

16. Late Afternoon & Evening Degree Opportunities
• Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts & Sciences
• Bachelor of Arts in English
• Bachelor of Arts in Letters, Arts, & Sciences
• Bachelor of Science in Business
• Bachelor of Science in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences & Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Human Development & Family Studies
• Bachelor of Science in Science
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

17. Late Afternoon & Evening
Credit Certificate Opportunities
• Business Management
• Supervisory Management
• Business Administration
• Health Care Supervisory Leadership
• Human Resource Management Certificate
• IST Technology Professional Certificate
• Early Childhood Care & Education Certificate
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology Certificate
• Paralegal Certificate

18. Why Penn State York Should Be
Your Choice for
Continuing Education
_______________________
• Earn a certificate or degree that is
respected worldwide
• Select from more than 200 noncredit,
certificate, and degree programs.
• Our credit and noncredit certificate
programs you can learn new
skills; and you can use the credit
programs to step up to a degree

19. Why Penn State York Should
Be Your Choice for
Continuing Education
______________________
• Award-winning fulltime faculty
• Continuing Education
instructors are employed for
their expertise and academic
achievements, as well as for
their diverse backgrounds and
credentials
• Design one course or an entire
Organizational Development
(OD) plan to meet your
organization’s training needs
• Delivered on-site at your
business or on our campus

20. Why Penn State York Should Be Your
Choice for
Continuing Education
______________________
• Take advantage of a variety of
scheduling options, including
enrolling part- time or full-time,
participating in day and/or evening
classes
• Get professional guidance and
support all along the way.
• Learning Center assistance
• Accumulate college credits that are
transferable to other
learning institutions.

21. Take the next step –
Phone: 717-771-4105
Web: http://ce.yk.psu.edu
ykce@psu.edu