COM Welcomes You to Community Education
Your Pipelines to Success!
The following programs which make up Community Education at the College of Marin offer students
access to a variety of low and no cost classes which can assist in achieving personal, educational and professional
goals. These classes provide the Marin community with lifelong learning opportunities, a place to prepare for entering
college credit and transfer programs and career development classes designed to serve the working adult.
English as a Second Language
The English as a Second Language program offers a series of free noncredit classes with flexible entry and exit
dates. Classes focus on speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar. Our excellent faculty will help you
improve your English while you improve your life. For more information, click here.
Community Services Education
Community Services Education is a program of fee-based classes designed to serve individuals with educational goals
that do not require college credits. Community Services Education classes are offered in addition to the College's
instructional program and are not academic equivalents of regular credit classes or prerequisites for the traditional
college program. For more information regarding College of Marin's credit classes, call 415.457.8811, ext. 8822,
or go to www.marin.edu.
Emeritus College
Emeritus College is a program of free noncredit and fee-based classes which are designed to meet the unique needs
of older adult learners. Courses offered through Emeritus College seek to support the principles of quality of
life, lifelong learning and creative retirement. See the Index of Emeritus College classes click here.
Basic Skills
Basic Skills provides an opportunity for those who did not graduate from High School to prepare for their GED and
CHSPE. Basic Skills learning labs are free and are available to students needing help with high school-level reading,
writing and math. For more information, click
here.
Intensive English Program
The Intensive English Program (IEP) offers high-quality classes which focus on integrating language skills and
American culture for international students and U.S. residents. IEP prepares students for entry to American colleges
and universities, to pursue business careers, or to continue study in their own countries. The program also offers
preparation for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). For more information, click here.
Disabled Students Program
The staff of the Disabled Students Program works individually with students to discover avenues through which students
can better realize their goals in academic, communicative and life situations. Special guidance in learning ways
to achieve best potential is also offered. For more information, click here.
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