LOS ANGELES—LMU Extension has a program that makes it easy for you to take high-quality, affordable Online Courses and Online Career Training Programs. Through a partnership with ed2go|GES, you can develop new skills and knowledge in order to stand out in today’s competitive job market.

This program allows you to enhance your personal and professional skills and prepares you to launch a new career or advance in an existing one, no matter where you’re located.

Comprehensive six-week online courses start monthly, and you can work anytime and anywhere that is convenient for you. Each high-quality course includes comprehensive lessons, quizzes, and a discussion area. Dedicated instructors facilitate every course; pacing learners, answering questions, giving feedback, and facilitating discussions.

Teaching Professionals will surely find the perfect subject from a growing list of titles. Popular course titles include: An Introduction to Teaching ESL/EFL, Differentiated Instruction for the Classroom, Guiding Kids on the Internet, Microsoft Word 2010 in the Classroom, Solving Classroom Discipline Problems, and many more. Each course earns two semester hours of Professional Development Credit. These nondegree credits are designed to satisfy the requirements of certificate renewal and salary increase.

Other popular course titles include: Creating Web Pages, Accounting Fundamentals, Speed Spanish, Grant Writing, Medical Terminology, and Real Estate Investing. New courses are introduced monthly, so there’s surely something to fit your needs.

The Online Career Training Programs are available to start anytime. They range from three to six months, and many offer an extension period if necessary. Many programs include an industry certification exam, and internship and externship opportunities are available for select programs. The programs are entirely Web-based, but expert instructors provide office hours and quick answers to any student questions. Successful completion of each Online Career Training Program earns a Certificate from LMU Extension, Loyola Marymount University.

Popular certificates include Certified Bookkeeper, Certified Dispute Resolution, Certified Global Business Professional, Emergency Management Training for First Responders, Entrepreneurship: Start-up and Business Owner Management, Event Management and Design, Forensic Computer Examiner, Marketing Design, Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness and Sport, Payroll Practice and Management, Personal Fitness Trainer, Pharmacy Technician, Records Management, and Technical Writing.

LMU Extension is pleased to offer this catalog of courses, which provides the most convenient, affordable, and accessible career training programs available anywhere. If an on-campus experience is what you are looking for, you’ll find those too. To learn more, call LMU Extension at 310.338.1971begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              310.338.1971      end_of_the_skype_highlightingor visit them online at http://extension.lmu.edu.

Located between the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive university offering 56 major programs, 38 master’s degrees and a doctoral degree in education from four colleges, two schools and Loyola Law School. Founded in 1911, LMU is ranked third in “Best Regional Universities (West)” by U.S. News and World Report. LMU is one of the largest Catholic institutions of higher education on the West Coast, with nearly 5,700 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. Committed to ethical formation as well as academic excellence, the university emphasizes its Jesuit and Marymount traditions through the education of the whole person.