Providing affordable evening classes since 1938, Main Line School Night offers a wide variety of courses that cover 25 different areas. It delivered its first classes at Radnor High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and has since developed into a network of locations throughout the area. Beginning when a Radnor High School parent -- also a businessman -- wanted to establish evening classes to draw support for its projects, the school's original offering of 11 classes has expanded to more than 500. In addition to evening classes, the school delivers day and weekend courses as well. They are non-credit courses and include such subjects as calligraphy, the Chinese language and how to create a rain garden.
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School strives to fulfill its mission to "develop employable skills and enrich the lives of adults throughout Southeastern Massachusetts" by offering courses to enhance careers, start new ones or just enjoy the learning process. The school offers an array of computer courses, including AutoCAD I, II and III and iPhone/iPad programming, as well as business, accounting, personal enrichment and wellness courses. Payment plans exist for many of Upper Cape's health career courses, which include nurses aide training, phlebotomy technician, medical assistant certification program, pharmacy technician and EKG technician. Accreditation is granted by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
To provide individualized attention to each student, Alliance at Marshall Night School fosters a supportive atmosphere where students can improve academic skills along with life skills. Students earn high school credits while being helped with teen parenting -- if necessary -- and post-high school planning and career goals. Courses include language arts, mathematics, U.S. history, world history, American government, economics and more. The school is located in Portland, Oregon and is part of the public school system.
Nontraditional students make up the student body of Methodist University at Night in Fayetteville, North Carolina. This demographic includes adults with job or family responsibilities as well as military personnel. A desire to update professional skills, learn new ones or study for enjoyment or personal enhancement bring students to this school. Courses exist in the areas of accounting, business administration with an emphasis on health care, education, history, political science and sociology. Financial aid is available. The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredits Methodist University.
If you want to learn to sail in the San Francisco area at night, OCSC Sailing School offers a course. Students learn to protect night vision, steer by compass at night and identify other seagoing vessels by their light characteristics. Students learn to sail a 30- to 40-foot sloop in a four-hour course held on certain Saturday nights. Basic keelboat certification is a pre-requisite to enrollment.