Continuing Education

The Continuing Education team at Penn State provides online professional development opportunities to help individuals prepare for new careers or enhance their knowledge and skills for career advancement. We also offer quality programming to support the workforce development needs of companies and organizations in our area, including customized face-to-face corporate training opportunities through the Scranton campus. Entrepreneurs can take advantage of the services provided by the Wilkes-Barre LaunchBox. We also offer a variety of youth programs and personal enrichment opportunities to our community.

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Working Professionals

Whether you’re looking to obtain credentials needed for a promotion, make a career change, or further your knowledge to stay at the top of your industry, Penn State Continuing Education has a program that can help you achieve your goals. Choose from a long list of virtual offerings, including non-credit training courses, programs to prepare you for professional certification, programs awarding Penn State non-credit or credit certificates, and graduate-level courses. To learn more, click the link below and select “Wilkes-Barre” from the Campus menu.

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Customized Training for Business and Industry

Do your employees need professional development programs and customized training? Penn State Continuing Education offers many services to to help businesses develop their workforce and gain competitive advantage. We can provide customized training programs, for-credit courses, or credit and non-credit certificate programs in the workplace to help you meet your workforce development goals.

Professionals from The Center for Business Development and Community Outreach will work with you and your team to understand your strategic objectives and help to create relevant, practical solutions for professional development and customized staff training.

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Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

The Wilkes-Barre LaunchBox provides aspiring entrepreneurs the educational resources, technical support, and expertise to start, manage, and grow a small business. Whether you are just learning about entrepreneurship, getting started with an idea, looking to acquire your first customer, or working to grow your business, we are here to help!

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Youth and Teens

Penn State Wilkes-Barre offers programs for children and teens. To learn more, click one of the links below.