Firelands in The Firelands

I just got back from a class at Firelands College BGSU in Huron Ohio. No, I am not going back to get that advanced degree that I would love to be working on but don't have time for. I was attending a class about Milan's Historical Museum in Firelands Elder College. I will be visiting the museum next week and will write about it in the future. Right now I want to talk about what a great gem Firelands College of BGSU is to the Firelands area.
Firelands opened its doors in the fall of 1968 and have been a vital part of the Firelands Area ever since. It offers many things besides education for traditional students. They offer many poetry readings and presentations that are open to the public as well as theater. There are many great things going on in our back yard:
First off it is a great place for traditional students to get their start in college. They have all the help that BGSU has, along with BGSU's curriculum. They have a financial aid office as well as full time class counseling. The students pay some of the lowest tuition's in the state and have smaller classes with most of their professors having their PHD. They get great education that works hand in hand with BGSU so that after they exhaust Firelands resources the student can attend BGSU with nearly a seamless transition. There are even many areas of study that the students can complete a four year degree. This appeals to the non-traditional students that attend the college. There are quite a few non-traditional students at Firelands and I can speak from personal experience that their programs work and a four year degree can be acquired from BGSU at Firelands College while maintaining a full time job.
There are many other thing offered at Firelands. Lately I have been attending Elder College classes there. Elder College is open to anyone over 50 and has a very low cost. There is a wide variety of classes and the teachers have a widely varied background, all are volunteers. I have had classes taught by college Professors, retired high school teachers, chefs, college students, public officials.... the list really is endless. If you have an abundance of knowledge about a subject they would love to have you present it. I've been to presentations on Johnson's Island, museums, cooking, history, digital photography etc.
Firelands also has classes in professional development. These can be tailored to a company looking to educate their workforce or they can be as simple as a non-credit class in MSWord and as complicated as six sigma certification.
For information on non credit courses including Elder College contact the Office for Educational Outreach at Firelands at 419-433-5560. Or go to www.firelands.bgsu.edu all the necessary information is available on line.