Professional & Continuing Education at Chico State

12/16/2025

Three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce. That’s one out of every three bites of food you eat! But habitat loss, disease, parasites, and environmental contaminants have all contributed to the decline of many species of pollinators.*

In this online course from the CSU, Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture, you will learn about pollinators and building habitats to conserve them in agricultural systems. This course will provide tools to identify native pollinators and honeybees, as well as explore the agricultural practices that enhance pollination services by these species. 🐝

Topics will include the importance of establishing pollinator habitat, including plant choice, hedgerows, cover crops, and other pollinator-friendly practices. 🦋

🌻 Course Dates: January 15–February 6, 2026
🌻 Live-Online Discussions: Thursdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. PST

Visit the website to register today and learn about upcoming courses in this series, as well as our Regenerative Agriculture Technical Assistance Provider Training Program. rce.csuchico.edu/regenerative-agriculture

*Source: usda.gov

The Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems at Chico State has developed this four-course professional series to support the expansion of systems-based farm, ranch, and forest management practices on California working lands, and foster conversation and innovative, collaborative st...

10/29/2025

February 6 will be here before we know it. Mark your calendars, share with a friend, and register to save yourself a seat! rce.csuchico.edu/nds

Whether you're looking to earn a degree, for professional development, or to learn for the love of learning, we invite you to explore our current programs.

10/28/2025

Discover the science of healthy soils! 🌱
Healthy soil is the foundation of productive farms and high-quality food and fiber. This course explores the essential connection between soil health, primary productivity, and crop quality.

You’ll learn about:
🌾 Soil properties and health metrics
💧 How management practices and irrigation impact soil systems
🧪 Soil sampling, testing, and monitoring for on-farm success
🌱 Nutrient management and organic matter dynamics

📘 This course is part of the Technical Assistance Provider Certification Program, but may also be taken individually for continuing education or personal interest.

📅 Ready to dig deeper? Strengthen your understanding of the soil beneath your feet! Class starts November 4. For more information and to register, visit https://rce.csuchico.edu/regenerative-agriculture

The Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems at Chico State has developed this four-course professional series to support the expansion of systems-based farm, ranch, and forest management practices on California working lands, and foster conversation and innovative, collaborative st...

10/10/2025

Confidently support neurodivergent learners using inclusive, evidence-based, and strengths-focused practices tailored to diverse settings. The Certificate in Neurodiversity for Educators & Professionals is a fully online micro-credential designed for current and future education and clinical professionals who want to better support neurodivergent learners. Whether you're a classroom teacher, special education professional, speech pathologist, occupational therapist, teaching assistant, counselor, or paraprofessional, this program offers accessible, high-impact training—no prior experience with neurodiversity required. Program launches March 9, 2026!

🖥 6 fully online asynchronous, self-paced courses
🗓 Options for a relaxed-pace spring/fall schedule, or an accelerated summer schedule
🔖 Complete the full program and earn a certificate, or take à la carte courses

Learn more on our website and apply today!

04/07/2025

“Tribal Co-Stewardship Conservation Planning: A Modoc Nation Case Study” is an introduction to tribal relations and cultural competency with regard to ecological management, conservation, and planning. Discuss the benefits of meaningful tribal relations, cultural applications, and the link between indigenous culture and traditional cultural practices. Specifics will include the role of wildfire in the ecosystem, traditional fire use, tribal relations techniques, partnership building, and project design and implementation. Course goals include:

- Establishing a tribal relations context that qualifies practices to be considered.
- Establishing a “systems” approach to engaging tribal partners.
- Synthesizing and integrating interdisciplinary participation to engage tribal partners.
- Establishing impacts of mainstream practices on community relations and project effectiveness.
- Understanding theory and science behind tribal relations and incorporating IEK into project design.
- Understanding the technical, social, and economic implications for transition.

Dates: April 17–May 9.
Fully online course with weekly, live-online discussions.
Register today!

This class is offered through CSU, Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture.

The Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems at Chico State has developed this four-course professional series to support the expansion of systems-based farm, ranch, and forest management practices on California working lands, and foster conversation and innovative, collaborative st...

03/24/2025

* Registration Deadline Extended! *

🌲Offered through the CSU, Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture, the four-week Regenerative Forestry course aims to promote the abundance, diversity and functioning of soil life to better enable forests to be resilient. Soil life can be stewarded through practices that promote the flux of carbon from plants to the belowground ecosystem. This course will first present our current scientific understanding of the diversity of life belowground in forests and the fluxes of plant carbon that fuel the belowground ecosystem. We will then explore how forestry practices could be adapted to promote soil biodiversity and functioning. Students will be tasked with envisioning a management strategy that would foster belowground life in a forest that they are familiar with. 🌳

💻 In addition to fully online coursework, you'll have the opportunity to participate in live-online discussions each week. Learn more about this and other courses in the Regenerative Agriculture Management Systems Professional Course Series on our website, and register today!

The Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems at Chico State has developed this four-course professional series to support the expansion of systems-based farm, ranch, and forest management practices on California working lands, and foster conversation and innovative, collaborative st...

03/14/2025

K-12 computer science education helps develop critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration skills that will help prepare students to address challenges that are meaningful and relevant to their lives. Unfortunately, too few schools are teaching computer science in the classroom. Our updated, fully online and self-paced program provides credentialed K-12 teachers the coursework necessary to teach computer science. It's flexible...allowing you to finish fast over summer or take your time and complete the program before winter break. Take advantage of this unique, new, streamlined opportunity! Applications open April 1. Learn more at

About the Program | Coursework | EnrollBeginning the summer 2025 term, our program will re-open with a flexible, fully online, asynchronous set of classes designed with the working professional in mind. Complete the full set of course requirements to add a Supplementary Authorization to your credent...

03/13/2025

Whether this is your first time hearing about OLLI at Chico State or you're considering coming back again after a break, this spring is a GREAT time to join! There are nearly 100 class offerings, as including many new topics and peer leaders. Don't miss this chance to be part of the OLLI community. Learn more at olli.csuchico.edu.

Announcing OLLI at Chico State's spring ’25 catalog! Choose from 96 classes offered online, in person, and outdoors in a wide variety of topics. View the full schedule or download the catalog at olli.csuchico.edu. New to OLLI? Live outside the Chico area? We have flexible membership options that include many online classes and outdoor experiences.

Spring Classes are held April 21-June 27
• Class registration begins April 3
• Join OLLI for as little as $50 a year!
• Join other members for social meetups between class terms.
• Attend an online (March 26) or in-person (March 27) Class Preview to learn more about OLLI, our instructors, and their spring classes.

All details can be found on the OLLI website at olli.csuchico.edu
Join us!

01/23/2025

Who is joining us at this year's symposium? We can't wait!

01/22/2025

Is landing a new IT role on your 2025 list of resolutions? With our fast, affordable, online bootcamps, build the in-demand IT skills you need to launch your IT career this year.

🚀Learn more: rce.csuchico.edu/it-bootcamps
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