MISSION
The College of Lifelong Learning is designed to meet the needs of the present day workforce and other adult learners across the state, region and nation. The mission of the College of Lifelong Learning is to provide adult students quality learning opportunities for professional and personal development throughout their lifetime. The College allows participants to work with academic advisors to customize studies that meet their personal and professional needs, while taking into consideration their myriad family life and employment responsibilities.
The College of Lifelong Learning is a portal of entry into Jackson State University for adult learners who wish to begin, continue, complete, or enhance their professional and personal development on a part-time or full-time basis. The College of Lifelong Learning is physically located within the complex of the Education and Research Center of Mississippi.
GOALS
The goals of the College of Lifelong Learning are to:
- Provide world class education for adults 25 years and older who desire to prepare themselves for handling personal and professional challenges throughout their lifetime.
- Increase the accessibility of adult learners to higher education and training.
- Optimize the University’s capacity to address the socioeconomic problems and needs of the diverse adult populations found in rural and urban communities.
- Respond to Mississippi’s demands for a quality workforce.
- Promote and sustain quality teaching and learning, scholarship and research for adult learners in a supportive adult-friendly environment.
- Ensure that the College remains dynamic and responsive to changing needs, policies and technologies of adult education.