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Sanford Community Adult Education



Business & Skills Training

Legal Secretary Certificate

$995

with Center for Legal Studies

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 19, 2024 at 5 am, runs for 7 weeks
4 additional sessions through May 5, 2025

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

 This intensive program is designed for both beginning and experienced secretaries who are interested in improving their skills.  Topics include legal terminology; legal process; jurisdiction and venue; ethics; written communications including letters, pleadings, discovery, notices, and motions; filing procedures; billing and accounting; time management; records management; an overview of commonly used word and data processing programs; legal research; memoranda preparation and citation format.

Books: Approximate Cost - $100

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

Paralegal Certificate

$1,895

with Center for Legal Studies

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 19, 2024 at 5 am, runs for 7 weeks
4 additional sessions through May 5, 2025

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

Paralegalism is one of the fastest-growing careers in the country with an annual average salary of $44,480 (more if you freelance). Learn to interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, prepare legal documents, and assist in preparing cases for courtroom litigation. The instruction is practice-oriented, specific to those areas of law in which paralegals are in demand. 

Books:  Approximate Cost - $575

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

Personal Injury for Paralegals

$995

with Center for Legal Studies

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 19, 2024 at 5 am, runs for 7 weeks
4 additional sessions through May 5, 2025

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

Personal injury law is a specialized area of litigation that calls for the right specialized training. Our Injury for Paralegals Course will prepare you to plan an integral role in every case from intake and pre-litigations to trial preparation and settlement. You will learn many of the legal terms, causes of action, and remedies available to victims of personal injury accidents. A review of the negligence theory of torts upon which many personal injury claims are based is provided. Students also will discuss interviewing, investigating and other case-building techniques vital to a personal injury paralegal’s success in the law office. Class discussions and lesson material will include the different kinds of personal injury claims, including (but not limited to) car accidents, slips and falls, medical negligence/malpractice, manufacturer product defects, and class-action lawsuits. Discover the basic categories of damages recovery, statutes of limitations, and schemes for liability.

Books: Approximate Cost - $250

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

 

 

Victim Advocacy Certificate

$995

with Center for Legal Studies

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 19, 2024 at 5 am, runs for 7 weeks
4 additional sessions through May 5, 2025

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

Become a victim advocate for domestic violence shelters, crisis centers, and hotlines, and assist crime victims in the criminal justice system. Learn legal terminology, legal process, victims’ rights, jurisdiction and venue, ethics, effects on the victim, victim advocacy skills, guardianships, and crisis intervention. We’ll also cover counseling skills for victims of assault, battery, robbery, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, murder, and homicide.

Books: Approximate Cost - $100

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

 

CERTIFICATE in Teaching Adults

$295

with LERN U Got Class

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 2, 2024 , runs for 8 weeks

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

This is your invitation to teach others in person and join in one of the more important functions in life - passing on knowledge and skills to others.  It is both an opportunity and a responsibility.  Whether you want to teach others or currently teach others, in any setting, either formally or informally, this course is for you. We will give you both the fundamental and advanced information to improve your teaching. Your lead instructor is the author of How to Teach Adults, the best-selling book on the subject. The ebook version is included in the course.

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

 

Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers

$195

with LERN U Got Class

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 3, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Explore most businesses' financial concepts and accounting processes and get practical techniques to increase effectiveness.  Understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision-making.

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

 

Adobe Illustrator Essentials

$225

with LERN U Got Class

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 3, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards, or any other vector graphics for print or web. Set up a print document and use various tools to draw, type, and color all kinds of shapes and illustrations. Manage layers and artboards, and create print-ready PDF documents. 

For full details, see:  https://yougotclass.org/Index.cfm/Sanford

 If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

 

 

 

Advanced Marketing Concepts

$195

with LERN U Got Class

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 3, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Acquire expertise in R, F & M Analysis. Understand the 80/20 Principle. Better know the impact of price on sales. Take your knowledge of marketing to a new level. These concepts are what the best marketers use for designing marketing strategies that improve performance and return. Gaining these advanced marketing concepts will enable you to develop more effective marketing campaigns and results.  Forget the fads, dump the buzz words. Come away with an advanced level of proven marketing knowledge you will start using on Monday morning, and every week thereafter.  

For full details, see;  https://yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

 

 

 

 





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