Continuing Your Education to Enhance Your Business

By: Andrea Schuch
As a college student, we often think as soon as we're done with our degree - we're out of there! Then we go on to start our own business and realize there is so much we didn't learn. In the back to school spirit, I wanted to write a little about the classes offered at our local community colleges that can put us on the right road without eating up too much time. The fall semester for both Harper College and College of DuPage starts August 23rd, so there is still time to register!
The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn offers continuing education classes geared towards adults that have realized they need a little extra help on a certain topic. To take the continuing education classes, I was told that you do not have to apply to the college - you only have to enroll in the classes which are mostly around $100 and usually last around 4 weeks depending on the subject. There are classes that you attend in the Continuing Education department where you will have a traditional classroom experience like Quickbooks and Home Business Basics as well as online classes like Effective Business Writing and Effective Selling. Click for the catalog!http://home.cod.edu/Media/Website%20Resources/pdf/academics/conted/conted_fall10.pdf
Harper College in Palatine also has a great continuing education program offering many classes in business and computers. To register for these, you will need to complete the online application and then enroll. They have a Bookkeeping Essentials for Small Businesses class that meets two Wednesdays in October and costs approximately $190. http://www.harpercollege.edu
Both of these colleges also offer interior design courses for a brush up too! I find that a lot of the informatino I use most often was from the first few courses I took, it's good to get a reminder of the information and techniques.