Question by oparker20: Learning after college (for fun)?
I just finished my BS after 6 years (worked full-time also) and I’d love to go back and take courses “for fun”. However, that’s a lot of money that I could save or put into retirement. A LOT.

What are alternatives? I read a lot on my own, so if I could get my hands on some college syllabi for courses I like, I could read the required books. That would be a lot cheaper.

Any other ideas for “adult school” that wouldn’t cost a fortune? I could do comm. college classes, but I went to the CC here and the courses are not challenging at all. I need a challenge to keep up interest.
I’ve thought about auditing, but I still have to pay full tuition for the course. So that’s about $ 500 not including any required materials. If I’m going to pay tuition I might as well just start grad school so I’d at least get a degree out of it. And my job will reimburse me for master’s classes.

Best answer:

Answer by burgler09
You can take classes non-degree seeking and pay per semester. Granted it’ll probably cost you around 800 bucks, I don’t quite know what you were thinking as expensive. Try taking a foreign language class, those are always interesting and can lead to great opportunity in the future or even something as simple as a vacation.

Answer by fcas80
Congratulations on getting your degree.

Look into “auditing” a course at the college, where you can do the work but not worry about tests and grades.

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