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This class is for those who've taken American Sign Language Levels 1 and 2 and would like to become even more proficent. In this class you will furthe ...  View More

Start date: 07/21/25

End date: 08/11/25

Tuition $99.00

Program Code: 002:OE

Schedule : Weekly - Mon, Thu 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; 7 sessions; starting 7/21/2025, ending 8/11/2025

Location: Main Campus - Buchanan Hall Location : 
  Main Campus - Buchanan Hall.

Room :  102

Instructor : Laura Stefl 

 
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This class is for those who've taken American Sign Language Levels 1 and 2 and would like to become even more proficent. In this class you will furthe ...  View More

Start date: 11/03/25

End date: 11/24/25

Tuition $99.00

Program Code: 002:OE

Schedule : Weekly - Mon, Thu 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; 7 sessions; starting 11/3/2025, ending 11/24/2025

Location: Main Campus - Buchanan Hall Location : 
  Main Campus - Buchanan Hall.

Room :  102

Instructor : Laura Stefl 

 
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American Sign Language (ASL) is the visual-gesture language used primarily among the American deaf communities. Using the immersion method, all teachi ...  View More

Start date: 05/05/25

End date: 05/29/25

Tuition $99.00

Program Code: 002:OE

Schedule : Weekly - Mon, Thu 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; 7 sessions; starting 5/5/2025, ending 5/29/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 5/26/2025)

Location: Main Campus - Buchanan Hall Location : 
  Main Campus - Buchanan Hall.

Room :  102

Instructor : Laura Stefl 

 
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American Sign Language (ASL) is the visual-gesture language used primarily among the American deaf communities. Using the immersion method, all teachi ...  View More

Start date: 09/08/25

End date: 09/29/25

Tuition $99.00

Program Code: 002:OE

Schedule : Weekly - Mon, Thu 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; 7 sessions; starting 9/8/2025, ending 9/29/2025

Location: Main Campus - Buchanan Hall Location : 
  Main Campus - Buchanan Hall.

Room :  102

Instructor : Laura Stefl 

 
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This class is a continuation of the first American Sign Language course introducing more vocabulary and moving along with sentence structure.  The fir ...  View More

Start date: 06/05/25

End date: 06/30/25

Tuition $99.00

Program Code: 002:OE

Schedule : Weekly - Thu, Mon 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; 7 sessions; starting 6/5/2025, ending 6/30/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 6/19/2025)

Location: Main Campus - Buchanan Hall Location : 
  Main Campus - Buchanan Hall.

Room :  102

Instructor : Laura Stefl 

 
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This class is a continuation of the first American Sign Language course introducing more vocabulary and moving along with sentence structure.  The fir ...  View More

Start date: 10/06/25

End date: 10/27/25

Tuition $99.00

Program Code: 002:OE

Schedule : Weekly - Mon, Thu 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; 7 sessions; starting 10/6/2025, ending 10/27/2025

Location: Main Campus - Buchanan Hall Location : 
  Main Campus - Buchanan Hall.

Room :  102

Instructor : Laura Stefl 

 
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This course is an introduction to basic Irish written and speaking language fundamentals. Using various online resources and class discussion, individ ...  View More

Start date: 01/06/25

End date: 07/28/25

Tuition $0.00

Program Code: 1:OE

Schedule : Multiple Class Schedules:   Weekly - Mon 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM; 19 sessions starting 1/6/2025, ending 5/19/2025. 
   Weekly(2) - Mon 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM; 5 sessions starting 6/2/2025, ending 7/28/2025. <
 Class Skip Dates :
  (No class on 1/20/2025)

Location: Cedar Falls Center Location : 
  Cedar Falls Center.

Room :  111 / 113

Instructor : Jeff Griffin 

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This class is for children ages 7-11 with a desire to start speaking Spanish. Parents or guardians are there to support the student, take notes if des ...  View More

Start date: 06/14/25

End date: 07/19/25

Tuition $89.00

Program Code: 1:OE

Schedule : Weekly - Sat 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM; 5 sessions; starting 6/14/2025, ending 7/19/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 7/5/2025)

Location: Cedar Falls Center Location : 
  Cedar Falls Center.

Room :  111 / 113

Instructor : Ana Fix 

 
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Welcome to Advanced Writing! Whether you successfully completed our Beginner's Writing Workshop course, or you've been busy writing fiction on your o ...  View More

Start Date: upon registration

Tuition $147.00

Online 24/7;Start date:Upon Registration

Location: Online

More information online at:  http://protrainedu.org/Lumens/Advanced-Writing/1348

 
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In this course, we will learn how words work alone and together in predictable ways to express meaning. We will explore how subjects and verbs create ...  View More

Start Date: upon registration

Tuition $147.00

Program Code: 1:OE

Self-Paced

Location: Online

More information online at:  http://protrainedu.org/Lumens/Grammar-Essentials/1247

 
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Do you have exciting stories, plots or characters dancing around in your head? Do you have a life experience or lesson to share, but don't know where ...  View More

Start Date: upon registration

Tuition $147.00

Program Code: 002:OE

Self-Paced

Location: Online

More information online at:  http://protrainedu.org/Lumens/Introduction-to-Writing/1258

 
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Spanish Fundamentals is a self-paced, online Spanish conversation course that seeks to bridge the communication gap between English and Spanish-speake ...  View More

Start Date: upon registration

Tuition $174.00

Online 24/7;Start date:Upon Registration

Location: Online

More information online at:  http://protrainedu.org/Lumens/Spanish-Fundamentals/1123

 
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