Education
Elderhostel
1-877-426-8056
11 Avenue De Lafayette, Boston, MA, 02110
Write or call for catalog of low-cost, weeklong programs of education and recreation for those age 55+ on college campuses (including University of Tennessee, Knoxville) and at resort parks throughout the world. Scholarships available.
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Knox County Adult Education Program
594-3622
101 E. Fifth Avenue, 37917
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Lincoln Park Technology & Trade Center
535 Chickamauga Avenue, 37917 689-1454
Free adult basic education and career assessment programs. Also offers a wide variety of classes for a fee (costs vary): evening high school, GED testing, English as a Second Language, and adult business education. Home economics and evening trade extension classes at Lincoln Park.
Knoxville College
524-6644
901 Knoxville College Drive, 37921
Older adults welcome for full schedule or in single courses for enrichment.
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Pellissippi State Technical Community College
Noncredit courses 539-7167
Credit courses 694-6568
10915 Hardin Valley Road, 37932 (street)
P.O. Box 22990, 37933-0990 (mailing)
A wide range of classes from arts and crafts, history, and creative writing to computers, money management, and estate planning. Free parking, fitness trails, and library services. Credit courses free or low-cost for Tennessee residents age 65+, or 60+ if disabled.
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Senior Centers
For a list of Knox County senior centers that offer educational opportunities just for seniors, see "Senior Centers."
Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville
546-5567
1100 Liberty Street, 37919
Variety of courses, including cosmetology, office skills, auto body repair, truck driving, welding, air-conditioner repair, and more. New variety of part-time evening classes.
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University of Tennessee
Regular UT Credit Classes 974-2101
209 Student Services Building, Office of University Registry, 37996
Disability Services 974-6087
2227 Dunford Hall, 37996
Persons 60+ or who are totally disabled may audit courses free. Reduced fees for people 65+ or who are totally disabled, taking for-credit classes. Legal verification required for enrollment.
UT Professional & Personal Development 974-0150
600 Henley Street, Suite 313, 37902 (street)
313 Conference Center Building, 37996 (mailing)
New noncredit classes on varied topics start every week. Call for free catalog. Fee for noncredit classes.
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Veterans’ Upward Bound Program
974-4466
29 Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Building, University of Tennessee, 37996-2745
For veterans (low-income or first in family to go to college) who are potential college students, even if they need a GED first. Free services to prepare for enrollment in post-secondary program at vocational, technical, or college level. Must have been discharged from the military on or after Jan. 31, 1955, under conditions other than dishonorable.
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