College News and Stories

Dr. Tina Torres did not have a traditional educational path. 

A high school dropout and teenage mom, Dr. Torres didn’t attend college until she was 30 years old. 

The College of Continuing Education (CCE) at Sacramento State has been offering courses, seminars and workshops for adult learners since 1951. We remain committed to serving the community by enhancing lives through innovative education and professional development. The College of Continuing Education extends the mission of Sacramento State by providing access to educational and professional programming that meets learner and industry demands.

There’s a growing need for speech-language pathologists and audiologists to support people with speech, language, hearing, feeding, swallowing, and balance issues. Many students discover these fields through personal experiences, often when they or a loved one needs these services. Others come to the field after earning a bachelor’s degree.

The future of learning is in the hands of adults. 

EAB, formerly known as the Education Advisory Board, analyzed 2024 trends and used them to project what 2025 could look like for graduate and online education. According to data from the National Student Clearinghouse, in the fall of 2024, growth in nontraditional undergraduate students (21+ years of age) saw the largest spike in students between the ages of 25-29.

“Many times in life, we get so caught up in the juggle of work and life that we forget to invest in ourselves,” says Dr. Markisha Webster. In addition to serving as a faculty member in the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Workforce Development Leadership (WDL) program offered by Sac State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE), Dr. Webster is the Director of DEIB, Learning, and Sustainable Communities at SMUD.

In partnership with Sac State since 2014, AKAD University recently concluded their three-week on-campus visit. During that time, exchange students from all disciplines attended two seminars, Intercultural Competence and Global Leadership and Project Management. The program offers AKAD students the opportunity to make a shift from their usual distance learning to having an international experience, which includes learning about Sacramento and our local culture. 

“What inspires me the most about public health is how interconnected the field is,” says Alexa Louise Rabino Yu, graduate of Sac State’s College of Continuing Education’s Master of Public Health program. “Because health is influenced by various factors, an improvement in one area has the potential to create ‘ripple effect’ improvements in communities. Seeing this change is exciting and inspires me to do more work in improving health outcomes.”