Community Based Lifelong Learning Programs

Rochester Community and Technical College

Learning Is ForEver (LIFE) provides stimulating educational programs and encourages social and personal growth for life-long learners in our growing and diverse community. This is accomplished through a variety of affordable courses including lectures, discussion groups, day trips, and other learning opportunities in an accessible setting.

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"Immoral" or "Incorrigible": The Hidden History of Incarcerated Girls in Minnesota - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 031620 Start Date: 03/16/2020 Days: M Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Sheila O\'Connor Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 15.00	View
"Main Street" at 100 - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 021220 Start Date: 02/12/2020 Days: W Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Vaunceil Kruse Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 13.00	View
A LIFE Donation - #: CBEP ID: Donation Section: 01 Start Date: 08/01/2019 Days: View Time: View Sessions: 2 Location: TBD Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	View Option
A LIFE Membership (8/1/19 - 7/31/20) - #: LIFE-8100 ID: 9154 Section: 01 Start Date: 08/01/2019 Days: View Time: View Sessions: 2 Location: TBD Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 25.00	View
A Salute to Ireland - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 031720 Start Date: 03/17/2020 Days: Tu Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Jeff Jones Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 9.00	View
Black Persephone: African-American Women Write Greek Myth - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 030420 Start Date: 03/04/2020 Days: View Time: View Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: William Freiert Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 35.00	View
Bridging the Political Divide: Conversation Skills - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 022020 Start Date: 02/20/2020 Days: View Time: View Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 19.00	View
Century of Cinema - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 021020 Start Date: 02/10/2020 Days: M Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Jere Lantz Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 6.00	View
Cheers for 40 Years! - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 030920 Start Date: 03/09/2020 Days: M Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Jere Lantz Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 6.00	View
China's Road into Latin America - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 020420-2 Start Date: 02/04/2020 Days: Tu Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Robert Scarlett Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 15.00	View
Christopher Columbus: A Mixed Historical Legacy - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 012720 Start Date: 01/27/2020 Days: M Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Tom Ostrom Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 13.00	View
Churchill Manitoba: Through the Seasons - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 033120 Start Date: 03/31/2020 Days: Tu Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Melonie Shipman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	View
Climate Change: Adaptations and Mitigation? Authority and Markets? - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 031220-2 Start Date: 03/12/2020 Days: Th Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Richard Leitch Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 15.00	View
FDR, the King and the Curmudgeon - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 021820-2 Start Date: 02/18/2020 Days: Tu Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Gary Stamm Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 15.00	View
Great Decisions 2020 Discussion Group - 8 Part Series - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 021820-3 Start Date: 02/18/2020 Days: View Time: View Sessions: 8 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 60.00	View
Great Decisions 2020 Discussion Group Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Data - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 060620 Start Date: 06/02/2020 Days: Tu Time: 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	View
Great Decisions 2020 Discussion Group Topic: China's Road into Latin America - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 050520 Start Date: 05/05/2020 Days: Tu Time: 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	View
Great Decisions 2020 Discussion Group Topic: Climate Change and the Global Order - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 021820-4 Start Date: 02/04/2020 Days: Tu Time: 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	View
Great Decisions 2020 Discussion Group Topic: India and Pakistan - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 030320-2 Start Date: 03/31/2020 Days: Tu Time: 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	View
Great Decisions 2020 Discussion Group Topic: Red Sea Security - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 031720-2 Start Date: 03/17/2020 Days: Tu Time: 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	View
Great Decisions 2020 Discussion Group Topic: The Phillipines and the U.S. - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 051920 Start Date: 05/19/2020 Days: Tu Time: 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	View
Great Decisions 2020 Discussion Group Topic: U.S. Relations with the Northern Triangle - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 042120 Start Date: 04/21/2020 Days: Tu Time: 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	View
Great Decisions 2020 Discussion Topic: Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 040720 Start Date: 04/07/2020 Days: Tu Time: 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	View
Headliners - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 021820 Start Date: 02/18/2020 Days: Tu Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Steve Frytak Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 5.00	View
India and Pakistan: Enemies from Birth; With Nuclear Weapons - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 031220 Start Date: 03/12/2020 Days: Th Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Richard Leitch Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 15.00	View
LIFE Book Club - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 011720 Start Date: 01/17/2020 Days: View Time: View Sessions: 3 Location: TBD Instructor: Stephen Troutman Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 10.00	in session
LIFE Class - #: CBEP ID: 8100 Section: 01 Start Date: TBD Days: TBD Time: TBD Sessions: TBD Location: TBD Catalog: 2020 - Spring Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 0.00	View
Looking Back to Plan Ahead: Year 1 - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 020520 Start Date: 02/05/2020 Days: W Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Kim Norton Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 5.00	View
Marion and Marion - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 012220 Start Date: 01/22/2020 Days: W Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Ken Allsen Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 13.00	View
Media: It's the Air We Breathe and the Water We Swim in - #: CBEP ID: 9154 Section: 012120 Start Date: 01/21/2020 Days: Tu Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: TBD Instructor: Ron Elcombe Catalog: 2019-20 - Winter Registration Cutoff Date: ▼ View More ▲ View Less	Rochester Community and Technical College	$ 13.00	View

Contact Information
PH: 507-280-3157
Rochester Community and Technical College
Heintz Center
1926 Collegeview Road SE
Rochester, MN 55904
Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
www.rctc.edu/workforce