Texas Tech Jefferson offers array of opportunites for the area

By BW Brooks

This monthly column will outline the current offerings and events happening at the Texas Tech Jefferson office located in downtown Jefferson at 120 E. Austin St.

Happy 2022 to everyone from Texas Tech University’s Office of Professional Education & Academic Advising!

The Jefferson office has several online and in-person courses scheduled for the upcoming spring semester in professional development, continuing education, and personal enrichment offerings. Below are some of our featured courses:

Online Career Training

These online courses feature open enrollment and up to 18 months access, so you can learn when it’s convenient for you.

● Accounting & Bookkeeping

● Cyber Security

● CompTIA IT Certifications

● Human Resources Professional

● Medical Billing & Coding

● Medical Administration

● Microsoft Office/Administrative Certifications

● Real Estate License training

● Project Management

Professional Education

These courses are in-person and online.

● Leadership and diversity certifications

● Custom industry-related certifications

● Wine and retail professional training

● Hospitality certifications

● Project management certifications

● Microsoft certifications

● TTU Cyber Security Academy certificate

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)

“Learning over 50”

These are usually one-day classes for members of the Jefferson OLLI chapter. These offerings feature fun and interesting subjects such as:

● Deductive Wine Tasting

● A conversation with Thomas Jefferson

● The history of the Texas Rangers

● Six numbers that reveal your financial health

If you want to know more about OLLI visit https://www.depts.ttu.edu/olli/ or come by the TTU office downtown at the Jeffersonian Institute.

The office also provides advising for students who are considering attending Texas Tech University. Explore the 2+2 programs and earn a Texas Tech undergrad degree without leaving East Texas.

Contact Brian Brooks @ 806-834-1909 to set-up an appointment.

We will be featuring more programs in future columns and go into more detail on certain courses in this column every month.