Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs
Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs provides educational opportunities for students to get work ready and career ready to meet the workforce demands in our community. We offer comprehensive courses and programs to assist students with workforce and career development, opportunities to learn and enhance their skills, and supporting economic development initiatives in the Coastal Bend with a work ready workforce. Our variety of career training programs, for high–demand occupations, prepare the student for immediate employment and are offered with the student’s convenience in mind with day, evening, and online options.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education also provides educational courses to help expand an individual’s personal, professional, cultural and recreational interests. Many courses offer Continuing Education Units (CEU) which may be used to meet state or professional requirements. Our courses are designed to promote lifelong learning and are available for adults and children of all ages.
Career Training Courses
- Automotive
- Accounting
- Business Management and Leadership
- Records and Filing Management
- Career and Industry Training
- Air Conditioning OSA
- AutoCAD
- Building Maintenance OSA
- Carpentry Skills
- HAZWOPER
- Intro to Pipeline and Petrochemical Industry
- Millwright OSA
- National Electronic Code Exam Prep Course
- Occupational Health & Safety (OSHA) Certification Courses
- Radiation Safety
- Real Estate
- Welding OSA
- Computer Software
- Education
- Child Care Program
- Mathematics
- Basic Mathematics
- Technical Mathematics
- Algebra 101
- Geometry 101
- Employability Courses
- Career Exploration and Planning
- Professionalism in the Workplace
- Business Writing for the Workplace
- Workplace Critical Thinking
- Food Management
- Health Care Programs
- Billing and Coding
- Certified Medication Aide (Updates)
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
- CPR and First Aid
- Electrocardiography (EKG) Technician
- Medical Receptionist
- Nurse Aide Skills Refresher
- Patient Care Technician
- Phlebotomy Technician
- Spanish for Medical Professionals
- Unit Clerk Coordinator
- Legal Secretary
Personal Enrichment Courses
- Arts
- Chair Yoga
- Conversational Spanish
- Creative Writing
- Culinary
- Event Planning
- Foreign Languages
- Golf
- Music Camp
- Photography
- Recreation and Sports
- Senior Education
- Technology Youth Camp
- TEXPrep
- Viking Kids Summer Camp
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Many courses offer Continuing Education Units which may be used to meet state or professional requirements. A Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a reporting unit defined as ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience. A student may request a Continuing Education transcript for personal or professional use to demonstrate successful completion of a course, hours awarded, and CEUs earned.
Admission Requirements
Admission to most programs is open to anyone 17 years of age or older, regardless of educational background. A limited number of courses specify certain prerequisites. Completion of registration forms and payment of tuition and lab fees (where applicable) are required for admission.
Tuition/Fees
Tuition and fees are subject to changes that might be deemed advisable by the Board of Regents. See course schedule for current tuition/fees.
Financial Aid for Continuing Education students at Del Mar College are funded with the Texas Public Educational Grant (CETPEG). CETPEG funding is available to eligible students, with demonstrated need, who enroll in state-funded classes. State-funded classes are usually career or occupational courses. For more information, please visit the Financial Aid Forms section of the Del Mar College website (https://delmar.edu/becoming-a-viking/afford/finaid-forms.html).
Refund Policy
Refunds of tuition and fees may be made under these conditions:
- A 100% refund will be made automatically if the College exercises its right to cancel a class or if a class is full at the time your registration is received.
- A 100% refund will be honored if requested by midnight of the first day of class.