Classes and Mentoring Opportunities
Learn Something New ~ Share Your Knowledge With Others
If you’re over 50, you probably know a thing or two. But that doesn’t mean you’re ready to stop learning.
De Anza College has partnered with Successful Aging Solutions and Community Consulting (SASCC), a nonprofit services provider based in the West Valley, to offer credit and noncredit courses especially selected for older adults who want to make the most of this phase of their lives.
Whether your goal is to prepare for your next chapter in life, increase your skills for today’s job environment, or simply broaden your knowledge, we've got classes for you.
We also have opportunities to share your experience and hard-earned wisdom with younger students at De Anza, by serving as a volunteer mentor in one of our Village Centers. These are physical spaces on campus – organized around groups of related majors – where our students, faculty and staff share relevant resources, join organized activities and meet others who have interests in common.
A Wide Range of Classes
In the listings below, you’ll find a wide range of offerings to expand your knowledge and skills – from art, languages, literature and science to practical career training in business, computer science, real estate and other fields.
While these classes were especially selected for their benefit to older adults, they are open for students of all ages, creating a rich environment for engaging and sharing different perspectives and wisdom.
In addition, several courses in Computer Science and Real Estate are offered with a noncredit option. Noncredit classes cover the same material that's taught when the course is taken for academic credit, but noncredit classes are tuition-free!
We think you’ll enjoy these opportunities!
Arts, Languages and Science
Choose courses for personal enrichment or potential career skills.
Art and Design
- ARTS 4A: Beginning Drawing (4 units)
- ARTS 4C: Life Drawing (4 units)
- ARTS 8: Two Dimensional Design (4 units)
- ARTS 14A: Watercolor Painting I I (4 units)
- ARTS 15A: Acrylic Painting I (4 units)
- ARTS 18A: Ceramics (4 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Astronomy
- ASTR 4: Solar System Astronomy (5 units)
- ASTR 10: Stellar Astronomy (5 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Environmental Studies
- ES 1: Introduction to Environmental Studies (4 units)
- ES 2: Introduction to Sustainability (4 units)
- ES 3: Imagery of the Environment (4 units)
- ES 4: Energy, the Environment and Society (4 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Journalism
- JOUR 2: Media and Its Impact On Society (4 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Languages
- FREN 1: Beginning French – First Quarter (5 units)
- ITAL 1: Elementary Italian – First Quarter (5 units)
- JAPN 1: Elementary Japanese – First Quarter (5 units)
- KORE 1: Elementary Korean – First Quarter (5 units)
- KORE 2: Elementary Korean – Second Quarter (5 units)
- SPAN 1: Elementary Spanish – First Quarter (5 units)
- SPAN 2: Elementary Spanish – Second Quarter (5 units)
- SPAN 3: Elementary Spanish – Third Quarter (5 units)
- SPAN 4: Intermediate Spanish – First Quarter (5 units
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Literature
- ELIT 8: Children's Literature (4 units)
- ELIT 10: Introduction to Fiction (4 units)
- ELIT 11: Introduction to Poetry (4 units)
- ELIT 21: Women in Literature (4 units)
- ELIT 22: Mythology and Folklore (4 units)
- ELIT 39: Contemporary Literature (4 units)
- ELIT 46C: Major British Writers – Victorian and Modern (4 units)
- ELIT 48A: Major American Writers – Colonial to Romantic 1620-1865 (4 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Music
- MUSI 1A: Music Appreciation – Music in Western Cultures (4 units)
- MUSI 1C: Music Appreciation – World Music in America (4 units)
- MUSI 1D: Music Appreciation – Rock From Roots to Rap (4 units)
- MUSI 12A: Class Piano I (1.5 units)
- MUSI 13A: Beginning Singing I (1.5 units)
- MUSI 14A: Classical Guitar I (1.5 units)
- MUSI 17: Beginning Guitar (1.5 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Career Skills and Training
Several courses in Computer Science and Real Estate are offered with a noncredit option – which means you can take the class for free, if you aren't interested in getting academic credit.
Accounting
- ACCT 67: Individual Income Taxation (5 units)
- ACCT 87AI: Computerized Accounting Programs I – QuickBooks (2 units)
- ACCT 88: Excel Spreadsheets for Accounting (2 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Business
- BUS 10: Introduction to Business (5 units)
- BUS 18: Business Law I (5 units)
- BUS 55: Introduction to Entrepreneurship (5 units)
- BUS 70: Principles of E-Commerce (5 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Child Development
- CD 10G: Child Development – The Early Years (4 units)
- CD 10H: Child Growth and Development – Middle Childhood and Adolescence (4 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Computer Science and Information Systems
- CIS 4: Computer Literacy (4.5 units)
- CIS 99: Office Software Applications (4.5 units)
- Offered tuition-free as CIS 399: Office Software Applications (noncredit)
- CIS 108: Personal Computer Security Basics (4.5 units)
- Offered tuition-free as CIS 308: Personal Computer Security Basics (noncredit)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Health Careers
- HTEC 60A: Basic Medical Terminology (3 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Real Estate
- REST 50: Real Estate Principles (4 units)
- Offered tuition-free as REST 350: Real Estate Principles (noncredit)
- REST 51: Real Estate Practices (4 units)
- Offered tuition-free as REST 351: Real Estate Practices (noncredit)
- REST 53: Real Estate Finance (4 units)
- Offered tuition-free as REST 353: Real Estate Finance (noncredit)
- REST 55: Real Estate Property Management (4 units)
- Offered tuition-free as REST 355: Real Estate Property Management (noncredit)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Health and Wellness
Choose courses for personal enrichment or potential career skills.
Health
- HLTH 21: Contemporary Health Concerns (4 units)
- HLTH 57A: First Aid for the Community, Home, Wilderness and Disasters (1 unit)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Nutrition
- NUTR 10: Contemporary Nutrition (4 units)
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.
Physical Education
- KNES 12G: Self Defense (0.5 unit)
- KNES 22DX: Flow Yoga (1 unit)
- KNES 26AX: Basic Pilates Mat Exercise (1 unit)
- PEA 1X: Adapted Total Fitness (1 unit) – for students with verified physical disabilities
- PEA 5X: Adapted Aquatic Exercise (1 unit) – for students with verified physical disabilities
Check the class schedule for days and times when each class meets. (Some courses are offered in multiple sections, so you can choose the days and times you prefer.) Make a note of the CRN or section number, then follow the steps to register.