EDUCATION
 Last Update: 2/09/07

 

COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Many school districts offer Adult Basic Education, High School Completion, General Educational Development (GED), and Continuing Education or Enrichment offerings which are open to or specifically designed for seniors. Check with your Local School District or Community Education Department for more information. Check in the yellow pages under "Schools".

  DRM International Learning Center

Lansing MI

(517) 882-3544

www.drmilc.com

Email: info@drmilc.com

Services:  Offers training classes in: Basic Home Health Aide; Advanced Home Health Aide & Certified Nurses Assistant Program. Classes are well structured to meet the educational needs of home care providers. Providing professional, competent, compassionate care and well trained staff is of the utmost importance.

 

LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (LCC)
Careers Division
3420 Human, Health & Public Service Dept. (HHPS)

P.O. Box 40010, 419 N. Capitol Ave.
Lansing, MI 48901-7210
Ph: (517) 483-5204

Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Services: The college offers two gerontolgy degrees. The Gerontology Certificate of Achievement is a 32-semester hour credit program designated for already-degreed persons who wish to focus their skills in gerontology. The Associate Degree in Human Services, Gerontology Specialization, is a 69-semester hour credit program designed for those preparing to work in the field of gerontology. Short-term gerontology seminars are offered in fall and spring semesters for LCC students and non-students. Most of the seminars are approved for continuing education hours for nurses, nursing home administrators and adult foster care licensees and administrators.

Eligibility: Anyone may attend the seminars, but persons wishing to obtain the Gerontology Certificate or the Associate Degree must enroll in Lansing Community College.

Cost: Fees are based on current LCC tuition rates.Gerontology seminar fees vary. Senior Tuition Awards are available for students 60 and over who meet income requirements. Call (517) 483-1296 for more information.

Additional Program Information

The Mental Health and Aging Project(MHAP) funded by the Michigan Department of Community Health is a program unit at LCC. The project is devoted to providing education, training, education services, applied research services and consultation in aging. MHAP publishes a quarterly newsletter, UPDATE, which is a technical assistance resource for mental health & aging professionals throughout the state of MI.