Whether you’re returning to college, advancing your current career or changing career directions, Adelphi provides the best continuing education programs in New York, and we will help you find success—at any age.
Why Attend Adelphi’s College of Professional and Continuing Studies?
At the Adelphi University College of Professional and Continuing Studies, we make returning to school affordable, with reduced tuition, generous college credit transfer and credit for prior learning. We make it easy for adults to fit studies into their busy lives via in-person and online class offerings. We offer a great variety of online undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates in in-demand professional areas, all with flexible schedules and all taught by accomplished faculty members. We support each student with dedicated advisers, tutors and career counselors.
Choose Your Path
Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Through the College of Professional and Continuing Studies, earn a bachelor’s degree in business, emergency services, liberal studies or social science. Pursue a master’s degree in emergency management. Or get a certificate in basic or advanced accounting, basic sciences for health professions, or emergency management.
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Advance your career by earning a nationally recognized certification in areas such as technology, allied health, project management and paralegal studies. These advanced certificate options are great continuing education opportunities for working professionals.
Certificate OptionsFor Your Organization
Adelphi can offer your employees discounted tuition, design customized programs for your organization, and offer credit for internal training programs, making us a great college option for working professionals.
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We empower mother-scholars like RoeMechia John ‘22 to conquer it all.
Continuing Education Degree Programs Designed for Busy Lives
Adelphi is known to offer one of the best in-person and online college experiences for working adults. Our continuing education and professional studies programs are ideal for individuals who are especially busy: adults juggling work and family life, veterans, or parent-scholars. Whether you want to learn online or on campus, you’ll enjoy flexible options that make your education journey easier.
We see this program investing in women as investing in our society’s future. Studies show women who complete their undergraduate degrees are more likely to secure high-paying jobs and less likely to live in poverty. … When you help the mothers, you help their children. You change their future along with their mother’s future.
Sandra Castro, PhD
Interim Dean of the College of Professional and Continuing Studies (CPCS), discussing its Mother-Scholar Childcare and Technology Award.
Adelphi was a life-changing experience for my wife and I. Now, as a Business Manager working for a major international bank, I can apply many of the principles I was taught at Adelphi.
Alex Batista ‘19
When I decided to go back to school to finish my degree, I thought it would be a long and difficult process. I met with the academic adviser .. and the process couldn’t have gone more smoothly. I am happy to say I was able to achieve my goal of finishing my degree quicker than I expected.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Professional and Continuing Studies
Continuing education can help you advance your career, increase your earning potential, give you greater job security and open new doors to future career paths. By sharpening your skills and knowledge, you can make yourself a more valuable team member and a more marketable applicant to new positions.
Whether advancing in your current position, going to a new employer or making a major shift in your career, professional studies can equip you to face the new challenges before you with confidence. Along with acquiring new skills and training, professional studies programs can give you new credentials and offer opportunities for professional networking.
The College of Professional and Continuing Studies offers undergraduate, graduate and professional certificates specifically designed for working professionals. We offer fully online asynchronous courses that provide flexibility and affordable options for students who are juggling multiple responsibilities.
Our undergraduate associate and bachelor’s degrees and our advanced degrees can take anywhere from one to four years, depending on the number of courses students take. Our certificate programs in the allied health fields run anywhere from three to six months and our technology boot camps in data analytics, cybersecurity, software development, cloud systems administration and artificial intelligence from 19 to 37 weeks.
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