We are excited to bring educational opportunities to Falls City and surrounding communities. The Learning Center offers the community and students general purpose classrooms and specialized teaching spaces for Welding, Nursing Assistant courses and continuing education hours for Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs). The Learning Center also offers career pathway classes that transfer to a four-year college or university through Academic Transfer programs.
Our Learning Center offers students online learning options to our campuses, dual credit classes, student support with registration, advising, testing, and much more.
We rent our classroom space to individuals or businesses needing a meeting area. If your business or organization is in need of training, ask us how we can help you customize training opportunities.
The six Learning Centers are geographically distributed across the service area to maximize the number of individuals living within a 35-mile radius from each of the centers. Each Learning Center offers credit and non-credit courses, as well as business and industry training.
Visit or call the Learning Center at Falls City
3200 Bill Schock Boulevard
Falls City, NE 68355
402-323-3396
Office Hours
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Additional times are available by request
Kaylea Keller
Learning Center Coordinator
- Prerequisite classes for Health Science programs
- Beginning program courses
- A portion of the Associate of Arts degree
As the College submits and receives approval from the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Post-Secondary Education to offer entire programs at each Learning Center, the classes offered will expand. Class locations include the Learning Centers, high schools, libraries, and other facilities in the area.
How to Get Registered:
First, fill out the . You will receive a confirmation email at the email address you provided on your
application.
If you are new to 51吃瓜, in 24-48 hours, you will receive an email with your unique 51吃瓜 username and instructions to create your password. Once you've created your password, you can proceed with registering for the course using the instructions provided in the first email you received.
If you already have your username and password, you can follow the instructions in the email to get registered.
Print a Credit Courses Registration Form
Summer 2026 Term
ENGL-1010 English Composition I
Dates: May 18-July 24
Days: Mon., Wed., & Fri.
Time: Noon-1:20 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room TBA
Instructor: Gildow
Cost: NE Resident: $375/Non-Resident: $438
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: ENGL-1010-FC03
More Information
How to Register
HLTH-1150 Nursing Assistant (Hybrid)
Dates: May 18-July 22
Days: Mon. & Wed.
Time: 5-9 p.m.
Location: Falls City, Learning Center at Falls City, Room 103
Cost: NE Resident: $375/Non-Resident: $438
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: HLTH-1150-HBFC1
More Information
How to Register
SOCI-1010 Introduction to Sociology
Dates: May 18-June 19
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room 103
Instructor: Mabeya
Cost: NE Resident: $375/Non-Resident: $438
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: SOCI-1010-FC04
More Information
How to Register
Fall 2026 Semester
BSAD-2310 Business Ethics
Dates: Aug. 18-Dec. 10
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room TBA
Instructor: Gardner
Cost: NE Resident: $381/Non-Resident: $444
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: BSAD-2310-FC02
More Information
How to Register
ENGL-1010 English Composition I
Dates: Aug. 18-Dec. 10
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 9:30-10:50 a.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room 101
Instructor: Wortmann
Cost: NE Resident: $381/Non-Resident: $444
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: ENGL-1010-FC10
More Information
How to Register
FSDT-1350 Basic Nutrition
Dates: Aug. 18-Dec. 10
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 9:30-10:50 a.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room 109
Instructor: Jones
Cost: NE Resident: $381/Non-Resident: $444
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: FSDT-1350-FC03
More Information
How to Register
HLTH-1150 Nursing Assistant (Hybrid)
Dates: Aug. 17-Oct. 9
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 4:30-9:15 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room 101
Cost: NE Resident: $381/Non-Resident: $444
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: HLTH-1150-HBFC8
More Information
How to Register
The Learning Center at Falls City offers a selection of noncredit workforce opportunities that serves the region. If you are interested in鈥�
- Enhancing a skill
- Recertification in a trade
- Starting a new career path, or
- Simply making your life more satisfying
Print a Non-credit Courses Registration Form (PDF)
If you don鈥檛 see a class listed, please click on the link.
January-June 2026
- CPR HeartCode庐 Basic Life Support (for Health Care Professionals) - Falls City
- Electrical Troubleshooting - Falls City
- Introduction to PLCs - Falls City
- Exam Prep 鈥� CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- Food Protection Manager Online Class - Online & Falls City or Beatrice
- Abuse & Neglect Prevention for Nursing Assistants - Online via Canvas
- Breastfeeding Education for Providers: Creating a Network of Support for Families - LIVE Online
- Protecting Your License Through Patient Advocacy - Online via Canvas
- Human Resources aPHR 庐 Certification Prep - Online via Canvas
- NEW! AI for Everyday Work - LIVE Online
- Cybersecurity Basics - LIVE Online
- Everyday AI: Practical Uses for Artificial Intelligence - LIVE Online
- NEW! Getting Started with AI - LIVE Online
- How to Use Artificial Intelligence: Using ChatGPT - LIVE Online
- NEW! Spotting Misinformation in the AI Age - LIVE Online
- Zoom: Everyone鈥檚 Doing It! - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Computer Training - Falls City Area
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Falls City Area
- Intro to Python - LIVE Online
- - Online
- Starting a Small Business - LIVE Online
- Intro to Web Development - LIVE Online
July-December 2026
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- CPR HeartCode庐 Basic Life Support (for Health Care Professionals) - Falls City
- Electrical Fundamentals - Falls City
- Motor Control & Relay Logic - Falls City
- IV Administration for the EMT - Online & Falls City
- Creating a Nonprofit Budget (That Grant Funders Will Love) - LIVE Online
- How to 鈥淧rospect鈥� for Grant Opportunities - LIVE Online
- Introduction to Grant Writing - LIVE Online
- What It Takes to Pursue Grants - LIVE Online
- Abuse & Neglect Prevention for Nursing Assistants - Online
- Breastfeeding Education for Providers: Creating a Network of Support for Families - LIVE Online
- Human Resources aPHR庐 Certification Prep - Online
- Exam Prep-CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- Food Protection Manager Online Class - Online & Falls City
- Crypto Fundamentals I: Your Gateway to Digital Investing - LIVE Online
- Crypto Fundamentals II: Mastering Crypto Wallets, From Basics to Best Practices - LIVE Online
- How to Use Artificial Intelligence: Using ChatGPT - LIVE Online
- Zoom: Everyone鈥檚 Doing It! - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Computer Training - Falls City Area
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Falls City Area
- NEW! CyberSecurity Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- Creating a Nonprofit Budget (That Grant Funders Will Love) - LIVE Online
- Focus Coaching (Self鈥慞aced Online) - Online
- How to 鈥淧rospect鈥� for Grant Opportunities - LIVE Online
- Introduction to Grant Writing - LIVE Online
- Starting a Small Business - LIVE Online
- Unlock Your Strengths: 1:1 CliftonStrengths Coaching - Online
- What It Takes to Pursue Grants - LIVE Online
- Microsoft Applications Basics - LIVE Online
- Word: Basic - LIVE Online
- Basic Welding - Falls City
The Learning Center at Falls City offers a variety of leisure and personal enrichment classes at the Learning Center, high schools, libraries and other facilities in the communities with the region. These classes are to鈥�
- Discover a new hobby
- Enhance a skill
- Meet new friends
- Add variety to your daily routine
Print a Non-credit Courses Registration Form (PDF)
If you don鈥檛 see a class listed, please click on the link.
Spring 2026
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- NEW! Birding Basics: Spot, Identify, Enjoy! - LIVE Online
- NEW! Abstract Butterfly Art - LIVE Online
- Alcohol Ink Botanical Painting - LIVE Online
- Bob Ross: Around the Riverbend - Falls City
- Intro to Abstract Painting - LIVE Online
- Introduction to Blacksmithing - Pawnee City
- NEW! Next Level Blacksmithing: Advancing Skills & Techniques - Pawnee City
- Pictures Galore, Organizing & More! - LIVE Online
- NEW! Polymer Clay Pens - LIVE Online
- Watercolor Batiks - LIVE Online
- Watercolor Quilts - LIVE Online
- Wood Block Creations - Falls City
- NEW! New Theatre Bus Trip: Cactus Flower - Depart from Falls City, Table Rock or Beatrice
- Exam Prep 鈥� CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- Flowering Cupcakes - LIVE Online
- Food Protection Manager Online Class - Online & Falls City
- I Don鈥檛 Need a Will, I鈥檓 Only 30 - LIVE Online
- Navigating Medicare.gov - Webinar
- Protect Your Medicare - Webinar
- Welcome to Medicare - Falls City or Webinar
- Learning About Genealogy - Falls City
- NEW! Easy Downsizing - Falls City or LIVE Online
- Seed Starting - LIVE Online
- Cyber Security: Staying Safe Online - LIVE Online
- Cybersecurity Basics - LIVE Online
- How to Use Artificial Intelligence: Using ChatGPT - LIVE Online
- NEW! Clean Up the Chaos on Your Computer - Falls City
- Get Started with Computers - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Computer Training - Falls City Area
- Conversational Spanish - LIVE Online
- How to Tame Your (Unruly) Dragon: Learning to Use Coping Skills to Manage & Regulate Your Emotions - LIVE Online
- Mindful Aging: Brain Boosting Sessions - Auburn or Falls City
- NEW! A Story of Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery - LIVE Online
- Crypto Fundamentals I: Your Gateway to Digital Investing - LIVE Online
- Crypto Fundamentals II: Mastering Crypto Wallets, From Basics to Best Practices - LIVE Online
- I Don鈥檛 Need a Will, I鈥檓 Only 30 - LIVE Online
- Navigating Medicare.gov - Webinar
- Online Buying & Selling - LIVE Online
- Power of the Purse: Smart Women, Smart Money - LIVE Online
- Protect Your Medicare - Webinar
- Social Security 101: Understanding This Retirement Benefit - LIVE Online
- Tired of Cable TV, Dish or Direct TV? Cut the Cord! - LIVE Online
- Welcome to Medicare - Falls City or Webinar
- Wills vs. Trusts: Choosing the Right Estate Planning Tool - LIVE Online
- NEW! New Theatre Bus Trip: Cactus Flower - Depart from Falls City, Table Rock or Beatrice
- NEW! Photography Composition - LIVE Online
- - Online
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Falls City Area
- Smartphone Basics: Android - Falls City or LIVE Online
- Smartphone Basics: iPhone - LIVE Online
- Zoom: Everyone鈥檚 Doing It! - LIVE Online
- The Art of Communication - LIVE Online
- Creative Writing - LIVE Online
- NEW! Decision-Making with Impact - LIVE Online
- NEW! Easy Downsizing - Falls City or LIVE Online
- Gratitude, Gimmicks & Going the Extra Mile - LIVE Online
- NEW! History for Fun: Presidential Leadership - LIVE Online
- Beginning Bridge - Falls City
- Mindful Aging: Brain Boosting Sessions - Auburn or Falls City
- Babysitting 101 for Ages 10-14 - Falls City or LIVE Online
Summer 2026
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- Birding Basics: Spot, Identify, Enjoy! - LIVE Online
- Alcohol Ink Botanical Painting - LIVE Online
- Barn Quilt Basics: Lonestar or Geometric - Auburn
- Bob Ross: Sunset Cabin - Pawnee City
- Coffee Painting - LIVE Online
- NEW! Create Your Own Fabric - LIVE Online
- Cyanotype Prints - LIVE Online
- Exploring the World of Gel Printing - LIVE Online
- NEW! Fabric Block Painting - Auburn
- Framed Punch Needle Handwork - Falls City
- NEW! Galaxy Painting Explosion Book - Pawnee City
- Intro to Block Printing - LIVE Online
- Monoprinting Workshop - LIVE Online
- Needle Punching with Fabric Scraps - LIVE Online
- Slow Stitching - Falls City
- NEW! Soap Making Talk & Show - LIVE Online
- Watercolor Painting: Florals - LIVE Online
- Watercolors & Gouache Go Together - LIVE Online
- Wood Block Creations - Falls City
- New Theatre Bus Trip: Legally Blonde - Depart from Falls City, Table Rock, or Beatrice
- Clean Up the Chaos on Your Computer - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Computer Training - Falls City Area
- CPR HeartCode庐 Basic Life Support (for Health Care Professionals) - Falls City
- Artisan Sourdough - Auburn
Exam Prep-CDM - Credentialing Exam - Online
- Food Protection Manager Online Class - Online & Falls City
- Breastfeeding Education for Providers: Creating a Network of Support for Families - LIVE Online
- Co-Parenting: Working Together for Your Children: Level 1 & 2 - Online
- Easy Downsizing - LIVE Online
- Medicare Open Enrollment - Falls City
- Navigating Medicare.gov - Falls City or Webinar
- Protect Your Medicare - Webinar
- Welcome to Medicare - Webinar
- Easy Downsizing - LIVE Online
NEW! Soap Making Talk & - Show - LIVE Online
Wood Block Creations - Falls City
- Crypto Fundamentals I: Your Gateway to Digital Investing - LIVE Online
- Crypto Fundamentals II: Mastering Crypto Wallets, From Basics to Best Practices - LIVE Online
- How to Use Artificial Intelligence: Using ChatGPT - LIVE Online
- Zoom: Everyone鈥檚 Doing It! - LIVE Online
- Beginning Spanish 1-A - Falls City or LIVE Online
- How to Tame Your (Unruly) Dragon: Learning to Use Coping Skills to Manage & Regulate Your Emotions - LIVE Online
- Mindful Aging: Brain Boosting Sessions - Falls City
- NEW! Soap Making Talk & Show - LIVE Online
- Creating a Nonprofit Budget (That Grant Funders Will Love) - LIVE Online
- Crypto Fundamentals I: Your Gateway to Digital Investing - LIVE Online
- Crypto Fundamentals II: Mastering Crypto Wallets, From Basics to Best Practices - LIVE Online
- Demystifying Insurance: Auto Insurance - LIVE Online
- How to 鈥淧rospect鈥� for Grant Opportunities - LIVE Online
- Introduction to Grant Writing - LIVE Online
- Navigating Medicare.gov - Falls City or Webinar
- Online Buying & Selling - LIVE Online
- Protect Your Medicare - Webinar
- Starting a Small Business - LIVE Online
- Tired of Cable TV, Dish or DirecTV? Cut the Cord! - LIVE Online
- Welcome to Medicare - Webinar
- What It Takes to Pursue Grants - LIVE Online
- New Theatre Bus Trip: Legally Blonde - Depart from Falls City, Table Rock, or Beatrice
- Creating a Nonprofit Budget (That Grant Funders Will Love) - LIVE Online
- - Online
- How to 鈥淧rospect鈥� for Grant Opportunities - LIVE Online
- Introduction to Grant Writing - LIVE Online
- Starting a Small Business - LIVE Online
- What It Takes to Pursue Grants - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Falls City Area
- Smartphone Basics: iPhone - LIVE Online
- Zoom: Everyone鈥檚 Doing It! - LIVE Online
- Microsoft Applications Basics - LIVE Online
- Word: Basic - LIVE Online
- Creative Writing - LIVE Online
- Easy Downsizing - LIVE Online
- History for Fun: Presidential Leadership - LIVE Online
- Inspiration in Creative Writing - LIVE Online
- Birding Basics: Spot, Identify, Enjoy! - LIVE Online
- Basic Welding - Falls City
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Basic Skills Improvement/GED庐 Preparation Classes
ABE/GED庐 classes run continuously in locations throughout southeast Nebraska. Adult Basic Education classes help students improve their basic skills for work, school, employment, GED庐 testing, or self-satisfaction. Students are assessed during orientation to determine their specific needs, and instruction is based accordingly. Teachers and tutors provide confidential instruction to all participants.
Volunteer Tutors Needed
Volunteer tutors are an important part of our ABE/GED庐 program. Volunteer tutors assist students with GED庐 preparation, English as a Second Language or basic skills in the areas of reading, math and language. Requirements for becoming a volunteer tutor are simple: a high school diploma or GED庐 and a willingness to help students learn! For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact Elizabeth Williams at 402-437-2666 or email ewilliams@southeast.com
English as a Second Language
Classes are offered throughout southeast Nebraska for individuals who want to improve their English listening and speaking skills. As part of a Career Pathways program, all students will have the opportunity to improve employability skills and prepare for college or a career. Citizenship information also is available.
No registration fee, all classes are free.
For more information on Basic Skills, GED庐 Preparation, English as a Second Language, please contact the Adult Education office at 402-437-2719; or email janderson1@southeast.edu.
Scholarship and Financial Assistance Opportunities:
- General Continuing Education Scholarship
Assistance for noncredit classes at any of 51吃瓜鈥檚 locations. - Gap Assistance Program
Assistance for students taking non-credit courses that lead to jobs in high-demand fields. - 51吃瓜 Institutional Scholarships
Assistance for credit classes at any of 51吃瓜鈥檚 locations. - Southeast Nebraska Community Action (SENCA) (PDF)
SENCA is providing an opportunity for financial assistance for qualifying students for short-term skills-enhancing training and classes. Completed applications should be returned to your local SENCA office or mailed to:
SENCA
PO Box 646
Humboldt, NE 68376
Placement Testing 鈥� Next-Generation ACCUPLACER庐: This is one of the course placement tests utilized by 51吃瓜 and other Nebraska community colleges. The Center provides the Next-Generation ACCUPLACER庐 test free to high school students ages 16 and older. High school graduates receive one free test. Additional tests cost $15 each.
Proctor Tests: Center staff proctor tests set up by 51吃瓜 faculty for students in their class for free. Proctoring tests for other colleges is $25 per test.
Connection to 51吃瓜 Services: The Learning Center staff is available to assist in making connections via phone or video with 51吃瓜 services. In-person meetings at the LC may also be arranged.
Electrical Fundamentals
Babysitting 101
Welding
Bob Ross: Winter Glow
Mindful Aging: Brain Boosting
Making a Charcuterie Board
Recycle Plastic Bags to Make a Sleeping Mat