Institute for Extended Learning
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Institute for Extended Learning, or IEL, is part of Community Colleges of Spokane
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The IEL coordinates a number of education centers around Spokane and throughout Eastern Washington, offering adult literacy programs, liberal arts-transfer and career technical degree and certificate options, continuing education and workforce development services. It also coordinates Spokane County Head Start, Early Head Start and a state Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program. In collaboration with Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College, the IEL provides a wide array of educational opportunities to the people residing in our 12,300-mile, six-county district which includes Ferry, Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens, Pend Oreille, and Whitman Counties. The Institute for Extended Learning uses time-tested and innovative educational delivery systems to give students, both urban and rural, access to learning opportunities they otherwise might not have.
Chief executive office: Scott Morgan
Headcount (fall 2009): 5,300
Community Colleges of Spokane
Community Colleges of Spokane is a community college district based in Spokane, Washington, USA. Founded in 1963, CCS serves some 38,600 students a year, spread across a service district in Eastern Washington. It comprises Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and the...
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The IEL coordinates a number of education centers around Spokane and throughout Eastern Washington, offering adult literacy programs, liberal arts-transfer and career technical degree and certificate options, continuing education and workforce development services. It also coordinates Spokane County Head Start, Early Head Start and a state Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program. In collaboration with Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College, the IEL provides a wide array of educational opportunities to the people residing in our 12,300-mile, six-county district which includes Ferry, Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens, Pend Oreille, and Whitman Counties. The Institute for Extended Learning uses time-tested and innovative educational delivery systems to give students, both urban and rural, access to learning opportunities they otherwise might not have.
Chief executive office: Scott Morgan
Headcount (fall 2009): 5,300