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Professional & Continuing Education

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Professional & Continuing Education Staff

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PCE Mission: Offer education programs aligned to workforce demands that empower individuals to enhance their skills, advance their careers, and achieve their personal and professional goals. 

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EWU Strategic Plan

EWU Strategic Enrollment Management Plan

EWU Academic Master Plan

PCE supports student success, belonging/accessibility, and regional impact through workforce-aligned and flexible learning opportunities.

PCE contributes to attract, register, advise, and retain momentum by serving working adults and new audiences through easily accessible programming and enrollment.

PCE supports the move toward high-demand educational modalities and accelerated pathways by operationalizing new offerings in response to learner and employer demand.

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Professional & Continuing Education

What does PCE offer?

  • Credit-bearing courses
  • Non-credit bearing courses
  • Customized PD
  • Digital Badging as of 2025

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Why is PCE needed?

  • Low barrier to entry/reentry
  • Designed for working professionals
  • Aligned to workforce needs

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Process Approved in 2024

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EWU Policy 205-01: Non-Credit Courses & Certificates

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Summary: This policy establishes procedures for developing, establishing, implementing, managing, and reviewing Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) non-credit courses and/or programs at Eastern Washington University (EWU).

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Focus on:

  • 3-1. Criteria for Evaluation
  • 3-2. Review Process

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3-1. Criteria for Evaluation

Proposed offerings will be vetted based on the following non-exclusive criteria:

a. Industry Demand: offerings must have industry demand validated by local, state, or national employment data.

b. Proforma: a proforma must be completed clearly articulating goals, objectives, cost model, and business/industry partners.

c. Industry Credential: if programming leads to a recognized industry credential and EWU must be approved by the licensing body, this work is completed by the proposing entity.

d. Units awarded: identify the number of clock hours, CEU, or contact hours, if any, that may be applied to the completion of a non-credit offering.

Note: Departments or individuals who wish to submit a proposal are responsible for gathering or completing the information above prior to submitting a proposal to PCE.

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3-2. Review Process

  • Departments submitting a proposal for a PCE offering must have the proposal, including a financially viable proforma, approved by their respective dean or associate vice president and chair or program director prior to formally submitting the proposal to PCE.

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3-2. Review Process (Continued)

  • To maintain high academic standards, PCE will consult and collaborate with the appropriate academic department(s) to review and approve the quality, appropriateness, and instructor credentials (if not EWU faculty) of non-credit offerings prior to scheduling If questions remain, PCE may work with the submitter to gather additional information. The Vice Provost, in conjunction with PCE, is responsible for determining whether or not a course will be approved.

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