Auburn University was established in 1856 as the East Alabama Male College, 20 years after the city of Auburn's founding. In 1872, under the Morrill Act, the school became the first land-grant college in the South and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. In 1899 the name again was changed, to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Finally, in 1960 the name of the school was changed to Auburn University, a title more in keeping with its location, and expressing the varied academic programs and larger curriculum of a major university.

Auburn University OPCE
The Office of Professional & Continuing Education makes the educational resources of Auburn University available for non-credit education programs and conferences designed to promote lifelong learning, regardless of age, interest, or location. Our programs fall into five general categories: Professional Development, Certificate Programs, Personal Enrichment, Auburn Youth Programs, and Conferences.

Location
Auburn, Alabama

Size
206 academic buildings, 427 total buildings, 1,841 acres

Enrollment, 2018-19 Academic Year
Total: 30,440
Undergraduate: 24,628
Graduate: 4,706
Professional: 1,106
Male: 50%
Female: 50%

Austin Peay State University’s online courses offer an interactive approach to education combined with a user-friendly online platform. Even if you've never taken an online class before, you will find our online format easy to learn, navigate, and manage! Online students access D2L and engage with instructors and classmates online in an interactive format. It is important to know that online courses are not self-paced; courses begin and end on specific dates and class work has assigned deadlines. Advising, library services, student support, and other forms of student assistance are available to online students.

Right at home

Neither LSUS or Shreveport are too big or too small. Here, you’ll find a tight-knit campus community with a world of opportunities and connections.

Affordability

Every year, more than $12.4 million in scholarship money is awarded to LSUS students, making LSUS a top educational value in the region. You can add any TOPS, federal funding, or private scholarships to your LSUS award. 

20 million+ in grants in the last 5 years.

86% of graduates reported full-time employment, grad school enrollment, or engagement in the military or volunteer services.

LMU is a National University / High Research Activity (R2) putting LMU in the upper echelon of American universities. This classification reflects LMU’s commitment to high-level research and its growth in doctoral degrees.

LMU offers doctorate degrees in educational leadership for social justice and juridical science at LMU’s Loyola Law School, and shelters a Phi Beta Kappa chapter and an Alpha Sigma Nu chapter.

• Founded: 1911
• Mission: The encouragement of learning, the education of the whole person, the service of faith and the promotion of justice.
• President: Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D.
• LMU Westchester Campus: 142 acres
• LMU Downtown Law Campus: 1 acre
• LMU Playa Vista Campus
• Sponsoring Religious Orders:
  • Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
  • Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (R.S.H.M.)
  • Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange (C.S.J.)

Methodist University, historically supported by the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, owes its origin and values to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The University is committed to an ecumenical spirit, respects diversity, and recognizes the dignity and worth of all human beings. The University’s programs are based on the conviction that a liberally-educated person is sensitive to the needs and rights of others. Methodist University affirms the importance of intellectual values and ethical principles such as truth, virtue, justice, and love. The University community seeks to develop whole persons who will contribute substantially and creatively to the professions and to civic life. Therefore, Methodist University provides opportunities for spiritual, academic, and social growth, to the end that students may acquire enlightened minds and responsible spirits, as well as a continuing thirst for knowledge.

The purpose of Methodist University is to provide an undergraduate and graduate education firmly grounded in the liberal arts tradition that nurtures moral values and ethical decision making; to provide distinctive professional and graduate programs that complement the undergraduate programs; to provide educational and cultural services and resources to the community; and to prepare students for a variety of careers and educational pursuits.