Lifetime Learners
For busy working adults, a college degree can often seem like an
impossible dream.
But there is a way for working adults to earn a degree that will
give them the skills and knowledge essential in the business world, and where
small class sizes and supportive staff make this dream possible.
Cardinal Stritch University’s Lifetime Learners program offers a
unique approach to providing higher education, practical job skills, and hope
to working adults in Metro Milwaukee.
Students earn an Associate of Science in Business degree
through Stritch’s College of Business and Management. This degree prepares them
to go on to complete a four year degree in the major of their choice.
Location
The program is offered at the Greentree/Teutonia Community Learning
Center, 3744 W. Greentree Road, in Milwaukee.
Format
- Classes
two nights a week from 6-8 p.m.
- Small
class sizes.
- On-site
child care.
- Access
to an on-site computer lab.
- Assistance
from supportive on-site staff.
- The
core curriculum is structured sequentially, with students taking one
course at a time.
- Faculty
members are practitioners in their field, providing real-world views
related to business.
- Group
interaction and weekly study group meetings for mutual support and the
development of efficient problem-solving skills.
Coursework
Class topics covered are:
- Fundamentals
of Written Communications, which focuses on students who need review of or
further practice in the basics of writing before they take Introduction to
Written Communication.
- American
Free Enterprise System, where students receive an overview of trends in
the economic environment, including business formation options,
fundamentals of marketing, etc.
- Human
Resource Management, which develops an awareness of human resources and their
management, and its impact on productivity.
- Business
Law, which provides a fundamental understanding of the legal aspects of
how businesses must operate.
- Accounting,
which provides an overview of the accounting process, presenting the
nature of accounting information and how it is used in managerial
decision-making.
- Liberal
arts courses include western civilization, mathematics, social studies,
and ethics.
- Students
receive financial aid workshops, assistance with the admission process,
and the full-time, on-site program director maintains regular contact with
them as they progress through their classes. Lifetime Learners also helps
with issues such as time-management, study skills, and effective
job-hunting techniques.
Contact Us
For more information on the Lifetime Learners program, please fill out an online information
form.