Develop A Skill: Fall Classes

Develop a Skill Fall Classes 2024- Continuing Education at Seattle Central College

Enjoy a bounty of benefits from learning a language, art, or other skill. Being more capable is useful and fulfilling. It feels good to know how to do stuff! Developing a skill can improve the quality of your life, and others' too. 

This fall our Language Academy is back in full swing after a low-key summer. Learning another language is not only excellent for your brain health and cognitive function, it's also immensely valuable to gain cultural understanding, and can lead to fascinating social opportunities. 

For fall, you'll also find a diverse and exciting selection of classes in the arts, professional development, and other rewarding subjects. Scroll down to see new classes and special seasonal highlights that are not offered every quarter.

ART

Ceramics: Pottery Wheel Basics

Enjoy an engaging hands-on introduction to using a pottery wheel in a local ceramics studio! Daytime (sorry, evening class is full!). With instructor Gabe Virgen on Capitol Hill.

Wood Carving: Jewelry

Carve your own one-of-kind necklace, comb, hairpin, or similar object; with Instructor Saman Shojaei on Capitol Hill.

Wood Carving: 3D Art

Learn how to turn a block of wood into an artful character or form with your own two hands; with Instructor Saman Shojaei on Capitol Hill.

Stained Glass Art - FULL! (check back in winter)

Create your own dazzlingly colorful stained glass art with step-by-step instruction from Instructor Georgetta Gancarz; on Capitol Hill.

See ALL art classes. 

FOOD CRAFT

Baking Fundamentals: Breads, Pies & Pastries       

Would you like to be able to make a variety of beautiful and delicious baked treats with confidence? Gain fundamental skills and knowledge for baking with Instructor Michael Silver on Capitol Hill.

Food & Cooking Through Science 

Become a better cook by understanding the science of food and cooking in this enchanting class for home cooks and professionals; with Instructor Michael Silver on Capitol Hill.

WRITING

Family Stories

Life is full of stories that we’d like to share with others. Learn how to write your family’s most compelling, funny, or profound experiences with clear, cohesive, and vibrant prose; with Instructor E.C. Murray on Capitol Hill.

Certificate in Grantwriting

Gain the knowledge and practical experience to become a successful grant writer, whether you're a program manager, fund developer, or the head of an organization in this class which gets rave reviews every quarter; with Instructor Allison Jones, online.

BUSINESS

Designing & Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

Software engineers, would like to improve processes working with cross-functional teams? Learn to design and implement systems development using Microsoft Azure’s cloud computing in this exciting new class. With Instructor Jish Nath; online.   

Foundations of Project Management

Project management skills are essential in many professional roles, and can be a wonderful asset in your personal life, too. Become familiar with the basic tools to manage any project successfully! Instructor: Howard Stolz; on Capitol Hill.                 

Accelerated Project Management Certificate

Develop skills to plan, manage, execute, and finish a project competently using the most effective project management tools. This practical in-depth certificate course spans fall and winter quarters -- an excellent and cost effective way to gain advanced skills quickly. Instructor: Jim O'Donnell; online.     

BROADWAY HILL CLUB

Medicare Open Enrollment

Do you currently participate in Medicare? Join this FREE workshop to compare your current coverage, needs and budget, to current options before the deadline of 12/7. 

See other Broadway Hill Club classes -- daytime learning for older students.  

BOATING

The Seattle Maritime Academy has devised the schedule so you can take all three boat engineering classes this fall! Together, these three in-demand classes offer a comprehensive set of skills for competency boating.

Also, learn modern tools and techniques for navigation in Intro to Navigation with the Navionics App . There's more! See ALL boating.

LANGUAGE ACADEMY

How many languages can you say "Hello!" in? Check out the written version of  "hello" in the nine languages we currently offer: American Sign Language, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Register now for fall and be a part of a student cohort that develops over the next quarters if you decide to continue!

INFO SESSIONS

Learn about the following classes and programs, with plenty of time for Q&A: 

Find More on Our Website

You can browse ALL topics under our two main categories: Job & Technical Skills or Hobbies & Interests, and you'll find them on the orange navigation bar if you're on a desktop computer, or on the Menu if you're on your phone. You can also see all classes listed by date.

Have a fascinating fall!