About KU Continuing Education

KU Continuing Education welcomes you to participate in more than 1,000 courses, conferences, and programs. We offer post-graduate continuing education for working professionals, and noncredit classes for lifelong learning. Our goal is to give you quality programs, continuing our 115-year tradition of serving people in Kansas and around the globe.

Serving all 105 Kansas counties, 50 U.S. states, and 49 countries

Academic and Professional Conferences
Short Courses for Specialized Professions
Health and Public Safety Programs
Economic and Workforce Development

KU Continuing Education Professional Programs

Engineers	Attorneys
Architects	Fire Service
Educators	Physicians
Nurses	Law Enforcement
City managers	Scientists
Psychologists	Public Health

KU Medical Center Continuing Education Kansas City

Nationally accredited for medical and nursing continuing education

School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Allied Health

Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Hutchinson

Legislature-mandated training for all Kansas law enforcement officers
Residential training facility with nationally accredited programs using advanced educational technologies
Training in prevention and response to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction

Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute

Legislature-mandated training for 680 Kansas fire departments
Mobile fire and rescue academy serving the entire state
Nationally recognized training for fire, hazardous materials, rescue, and terrorism response
National professional certification in 14 fire service disciplines

KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Providing university-based community education classes
Part of national network of lifelong learning institutes
Membership provides an array of university and regional benefits

Kansas Leadership and Public Service Programs

Annual Black Leadership Symposium
Sunflower Girls State
Duke University TIP Scholar Weekends
Kansas Children's Reading Program

Major Directions Supporting Educational Programs

Terrorism and Bioterrorism Response
Biosciences Continuing Education
International Considerations and Technological Delivery
Research Dissemination and Support for Faculty

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