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Why settle for ordinary gifts this holiday season?

Give a Harper College Continuing Education Gift Certificate!

This year, present your friends and loved ones with the extraordinary – a chance to Become More by pursuing a lifelong interest, developing new skills or just meeting new people and having fun. Select from hundreds of courses, including: music, art, writing, computer, driver education, foreign languages, cooking, wine tasting, and so much more.

The possibilities are endless! Plus, no driving to the mall and waiting in those long, long lines for you. Exchanges are no problem (see #5 below for details).

A few suggestions to get you started, all under $100:

Age 55+

• Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) Membership, $50 (membership valid through 8/31/18)
• LLI Architecture, Art, Books/Literature, Current Events, Food, Genealogy, History, Music, Personal Enrichment, Technology, Travel and Writing Classes, starting at $19 (LLI Members) or starting at $38 (non-members)

Creative Folks:

• Book Marketing Workshop – $99 tuition/fees
• Cardboard Carving – $89 tuition/fees
• Colored Pencil Drawing for Beginners – $45 tuition/fees
• Comedy Scriptwriting – $99 tuition/fees
• Gauche Water Color – $99 tuition/fees
• Harper’s Back Porch Revue – Free
• Old Time Radio Show – $69 tuition/fees
• Spencerian Calligraphy – $99 tuition/fees
• World Music Ensemble – Free

Entrepreneurs:

• First-Time Home Buyer and Down Payment Assistance Program – $10 tuition/fees
• Internet of Things – $82 tuition/fees
• Investing in Real Estate – $10 tuition/fees
• Introduction to Voice Overs: Getting Paid to Talk – $35 tuition/fees
• Make Money Flying Drones – $29 tuition/fees
• Private Investigation 101 – $79 tuition/fees
• Sell Your Home for Top Dollar in Today’s Market – $10 tuition/fees

Genealogy Buffs:

• Genealogy: Getting Started – $69 tuition/fees
• Genealogy: Advanced Research – $69 tuition/fees
• Genealogy: European Immigration to America 1900 to 1940 – $69 tuition/fees

Health and Wellness Enthusiasts:

• Ballroom Dancing – $59 tuition/fees
• Chair Yoga – $99 tuition/fees (note: longer classes are available for $109 and $119 tuition/fees)
• CPR Training/Renewal – $89 tuition/fees
• From Humor to Health: Comedy and Healthy Living – $25 tuition/fees
• Latin Nightclub Dance – $99 tuition/fees
• Relationships: Raising the B.A.R. – $19 tuition/fees
• The Blue Zone (nutrition)- $38 fees ($19 fees for LLI members)

Nature/Outdoor Enthusiasts:

• Backyard Cooking – $59 tuition/fees
• Bicycle Maintenance – $49 tuition/fees
• Boating Skills – $80 tuition/fees
• Garden Bench Workshop – $99 tuition/fees
• How to Save Your Pet’s Life – $49 tuition/fees
• Illinois Heirloom Gardening – $94 tuition/fees
• Meet Your Neighbors: Animal Tracking – $59 tuition/fees
• Principles of Bird Watching (online) – $90 tuition/fees
• The Ghost in You: When the Living Produce the Paranormal – $64 tuition/fees

Parents with Young Children:

• Together: Coloring with Mom & Dad – $20 tuition/fees
• Together Colored Tape Art: Parent/Child – $75 tuition/fees
• Together Alphabet Art: Parent/Child – $75 tuition/fees
• Together Stop Motion: Parent/Child – $75 tuition/fees
• Together Art from Scrap: Parent/Child – $75 tuition/fees

Here’s what you do:

1. Browse our Spring 2018 course schedule or search online.
2. Find classes and note the course title and registration number of each.
3. Visit or call CE Registration at 847.925.6300 and ask to purchase a gift certificate. Be prepared to provide the gift recipient’s contact information (name, address, date of birth and phone number/email).
4. We’ll register your gift recipient and accept payment. Then we’ll give (or send) a gift certificate to you to present to your recipient.
5. Exchanges are no problem. If your recipient has a schedule conflict or prefers a different course, he or she can contact Continuing Education at 847.925.6300 to apply the certificate to a different course. Please note: the recipient must call us as soon as possible–and no later than 24 hours before the start date of the registered class–to make any changes. If there is a price difference between the courses (or cancellation), the CE Registration desk will discuss payment (or refund) options.

The last day for ordering gift certificates in 2017 is Wednesday, December 20, so visit or call CE Registration today. Gift certificates will be available again starting Tuesday, January 2.

Questions? Call 847.925.6300 or visit CE Registration in the Wojcik Conference Center lobby, Building W, Harper College main campus, during regular business hours.

Happy holidays from Harper College Continuing Education!