The New School, a leader in lifelong education since 1919, offers an enormous range of opportunities for intellectual inquiry and skills development to adult learners. The New School for Public Engagement, The New School's founding division, offers hundreds of continuing education courses in many subject areas to meet the diverse personal and career goals of our students.

Features of the curriculum include

• Evening classes for convenient scheduling
• Courses offered on a credit or noncredit basis
• An extensive online curriculum
• A faculty of teachers and professionals who are passionate about what they teach
• Certificate programs in a number of subjects
• A bachelor's program for adults wishing to finish their undergraduate degrees
• Innovative master's programs for students pursuing graduate studies

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See a comprehensive list of academic programs at The New School.

Adult learners looking for courses in art, design, and architecture or music instruction, theory, and composition should explore the continuing education programs at Parsons The New School for Design and Mannes College The New School for Music, respectively.

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