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Des Moines Area Community College recently issued the following announcement on August 18.

DMACC is now offering classes from the disbanded non-profit organization

• The non-credit classes are designed for, but not limited to, seniors 55 years and older.
• The Senior College @ DMACC is offering nine non-creditclasses this fall semester.
• DMACC is working with an advisory group of former Senior College of Greater Des Moines Board Members to transition the program to DMACC. 

The Senior College of Greater Des Moines, which disbanded as a non-profit organization in February, has been transitioned to DMACC and is now the Senior College @ DMACC.

“Through this program, DMACC will help seniors build new skills, explore new ideas, and enhance their understanding of a variety of interesting topics," said DMACC President Rob Denson. “This learning series appealed to many Central Iowans over the years and we're excited to build on this very successful initiative."

DMACC Continuing Education Coordinator Angie Neville said DMACC has been working with an advisory group of former Senior College of Greater Des Moines board members to transition the program to DMACC.

“We won't make significant changes to this program because it was already successful and appeals to so many area seniors," Neville said.

Some of the classes include “Designing Your Retirement Life," “Microsoft Office Essentials for Seniors" and “Human Trafficking Awareness Seminar," among many others.

“The courses were developed over time through the original Senior College of Greater Des Moines," Neville said. “Some courses involve more content then others and require more sessions."

The Senior College @ DMACC is offering nine non-credit classes this fall semester and plans to add more this spring. The series is designed for, but not limited to, seniors 55 years and older.

Neville said the instructors are from the Des Moines community, including several from the previous Senior College of Greater Des Moines pool of instructors.

"The instructors are teaching courses focused on special interest areas that the Senior College of Greater Des Moines developed since 2005," Neville said. “Some classes might be considered seminars or Lunch and Learns; others are based on a specific topic area like history or literature."

To view the entire series of Senior College @ DMACC classes for the fall, go to seniorcollege.dmacc.edu.  

The costs of the classes range from $25 up to $179.  

To sign up for a class, go to DMACC Continuing Education: (dmacctraining.com). 

Original source can be found here.