STCC announces partnership for non-credit online training programs with an international focus

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. –  Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will offer five new non-credit online education classes in partnership with EdNet Academic Partnerships.

The courses, which have an international focus, are taught by an instructor teaching the same class at the University of South Carolina, UCLA Anderson or Beijing Language and Culture University. 

Topics are: 

  • International Business Principles
  • International Human Resources
  • Contemporary China and Chinese Culture
  • Global Entrepreneurship
  • Global Leadership

EdNet Academic Partnerships is an advanced e-commerce platform for higher education, which makes it possible for top universities to serve an unlimited number of global students.

“These classes are for people who are trying to learn new skills to improve their resume and career prospects,” said Paul Sheehan, director of Workforce Development at STCC. “They are assembled and presented by top faculty from some of the world’s elite universities. Each course is designed to expand the knowledge, skills and marketability of students by enhancing their understanding of market-relevant subjects.” 

The certificate has the name of the university that developed the course on the certificate, Sheehan said.

For more information, visit https://www.stcc.edu/wt/online-education/.

About Springfield Technical Community College

Founded in 1967 and located on 35 acres of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, STCC is a major resource for the economic vitality of Western Massachusetts. As the only technical community college in Massachusetts, STCC, an Achieving the Dream Leader College, offers a variety of career programs unequalled in the state. STCC’s highly regarded transfer programs in business, engineering, liberal arts, science and technology continue to provide the most economical options for students pursuing a four-year degree. With an annual enrollment of more than 8,500 day, evening, weekend and online students, STCC is a vibrant campus rich in diversity.

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Media Contact:

Jim Danko, Coordinator of Media Relations

(413) 755-4812, jdanko@stcc.edu