We are excited to bring educational opportunities to Plattsmouth and surrounding communities. Beyond credit and leisure learning courses, we also offer GED庐/English Language Learner classes, and continuing education classes.
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 Plattsmouth
537 Main Street
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
402-437-2298
Office Hours
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Additional times are available by request
Lyn Belitz
Learning Center Coordinator
A limited number of credit and Dual Credit Advantage classes are offered toward completing General Education classes at 51吃瓜:
- 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
BSAD-1010 Microsoft Applications I (Hybrid)
Dates: May 18-June 19
Days: Mon.-Thurs.
Time: 8-9:25 a.m.
Location: Learning Center at Plattsmouth, Room 101
Instructor: Reiter
Cost: NE Resident: $375/Non-Resident: $438
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: BSAD-1010-HBPL4
More Information
How to Register
SOCI-1010 Introduction to Sociology (Hybrid)
Dates: May 18-June 19
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Plattsmouth, Room 101
Cost: NE Resident: $375/Non-Resident: $438
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: SOCI-1010-HBPL4
More Information
How to Register
Fall 2026 Semester
BSAD-1010 Microsoft Applications I (Hybrid)
Dates: Aug. 17-Dec. 11
Day: Wed.
Time: 5:30-6:50 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Plattsmouth, Room 102
Instructor: Crabtree
Cost: NE Resident: $381/Non-Resident: $444
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: BSAD-1010-HBPL2
More Information
How to Register
BSAD-1050 Introduction to Business
Dates: Aug. 18-Dec. 10
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 9:30-10:50 a.m.
Location: Learning Center at Plattsmouth, Room 103
Instructor: Baillie
Cost: NE Resident: $381/Non-Resident: $444
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: BSAD-1050-PL04
More Information
How to Register
BSAD-1090 Business Law I
Dates: Aug. 18-Dec. 10
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 1-2:20 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Plattsmouth, Room 101
Instructor: Wilson
Cost: NE Resident: $381/Non-Resident: $444
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: BSAD-1090-PL61
More Information
How to Register
ENGL-1010 English Composition I
Dates: Aug. 17-Dec. 11
Days: Mon., Wed., & Fri.
Time: 11-11:50 a.m.
Location: Learning Center at Plattsmouth, Room 103
Instructor: Harwood
Cost: NE Resident: $381/Non-Resident: $444
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: ENGL-1010-PL12
More Information
How to Register
The Learning Center at Plattsmouth 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
- Exam Prep 鈥� CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- 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
- NEW! Canva: Beyond the Basics - Plattsmouth
- NEW! Canva for Beginners - Plattsmouth
- 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
- One-on-One Canva Training - Plattsmouth Area
- NEW! Spotting Misinformation in the AI Age - LIVE Online
- Zoom: Everyone鈥檚 Doing It! - Plattsmouth or LIVE Online
- One-on-One Canva Training - Plattsmouth Area
- One-on-One Computer Training - Plattsmouth Area
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Plattsmouth 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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- 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
- Canva for Beginners - Plattsmouth
- 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 - Plattsmouth or LIVE Online
- One-on-One Canva Training - Plattsmouth Area
- Zoom: Everyone鈥檚 Doing It! - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Computer Training - Plattsmouth Area
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Plattsmouth Area
- NEW! CyberSecurity Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- 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
- Microsoft Applications Basics - LIVE Online
- NEW! Office 365 Basics - Plattsmouth
- Word: Basic - LIVE Online
The Learning Center at Plattsmouth 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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- Basic Dog Obedience - Plattsmouth
- NEW! Birding Basics: Spot, Identify, Enjoy! - LIVE Online
- NEW! Abstract Butterfly Art - Elmwood or LIVE Online
- Alcohol Ink Botanical Painting - LIVE Online
- NEW! Audio Book Club - Plattsmouth or Weeping Water
- Bob Ross: In the Embrace of the Fog - Elmwood
- Bob Ross: Milky Way Mountain - Plattsmouth
- Drawing with Charcoal & Graphite - Elmwood
- NEW! Framed Punch Needle Handwork - Plattsmouth
- Intro to Abstract Painting - LIVE Online
- Intro to Stained Glass Workshop - Louisville
- Learn to Crochet - Plattsmouth
- Pictures Galore, Organizing & More! - LIVE Online
- Old Fashioned Soap Making - Louisville
- NEW! Polymer Clay Pens - Elmwood or LIVE Online
- NEW! Pottery Textured Nesting Bowls - Louisville
- Scrapbook Retreat - Plattsmouth
- Scrapbook Workshop - Plattsmouth
- Using Botanicals in Pottery - Louisville
- Watercolor Batiks - Louisville or LIVE Online
- Watercolor Quilts - LIVE Online
- Wood Burning AKA Pyrography - Plattsmouth
- NEW! New Theatre Bus Trip: Cactus Flower - Depart from Plattsmouth
- NEW! Brew & Bloom: A Mother鈥檚 Tea Gathering - Plattsmouth
- Cocktails From the Garden - Louisville
- Exam Prep 鈥� CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- Flowering Cupcakes - LIVE Online
- NEW! Taste of the Ancient World: Biblical-Era Cooking - Plattsmouth
- 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 - Webinar
- Seed Starting - LIVE Online
- Canva: Beyond the Basics - Plattsmouth
- Canva for Beginners - Plattsmouth
- Cyber Security: Staying Safe Online - LIVE Online
- Cybersecurity Basics - LIVE Online
- How to Use Artificial Intelligence: Using ChatGPT - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Canva Training - Plattsmouth Area
- Get Started with Computers - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Computer Training - Plattsmouth 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 - Plattsmouth
- NEW! A Story of Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery - Plattsmouth or 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 - Webinar
- Wills vs. Trusts: Choosing the Right Estate Planning Tool - LIVE Online
- NEW! New Theatre Bus Trip: Cactus Flower - Depart from Plattsmouth
- NEW! Photography Composition - LIVE Online
- - Online
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Plattsmouth Area
- Smartphone Basics: Android - 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 - Plattsmouth or LIVE Online
- Gratitude, Gimmicks & Going the Extra Mile - LIVE Online
- NEW! History for Fun: Presidential Leadership - LIVE Online
- Card Games Galore: 4 Player - Plattsmouth
- Fit for Senior Living - Plattsmouth
- Mindful Aging: Brain Boosting Sessions - Plattsmouth
- Babysitting 101 for Ages 10-14 - Plattsmouth or LIVE Online
- NEW! Brew & Bloom: A Mother鈥檚 Tea Gathering for Ages 3-10 - Plattsmouth
Summer 2026
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- Basic Dog Obedience - Plattsmouth
- Birding Basics: Spot, Identify, Enjoy! - LIVE Online
- Advanced Soap Making - Louisville
- Alcohol Ink Botanical Painting - LIVE Online
- Bob Ross: Mountain Pristine - Plattsmouth
- Coffee Painting - LIVE Online
- NEW! Create Your Own Fabric - LIVE Online
- Creating with Cricut庐 - Plattsmouth
- Cricut庐 102: Glass Name Tiles - Plattsmouth
- NEW! Cricut庐 102: Make Your Customized T-shirt - Plattsmouth
- NEW! Crochet Shawl Workshop - Plattsmouth
- Cyanotype Prints - Louisville or LIVE Online
- NEW! Encaustic Jewelry Creations - Louisville
- Exploring the World of Gel Printing - LIVE Online
- NEW! Fabric Block Painting - Plattsmouth
- Framed Punch Needle Handwork - Plattsmouth
- Intro to Block Printing - LIVE Online
- Learn to Crochet - Plattsmouth
- Milk Soap Making - Louisville
- Monoprinting Workshop - LIVE Online
- Needle Punching with Fabric Scraps - LIVE Online
- Old Fashioned Soap Making - Louisville
- Parent & Kid Clay Camp (Ages 8+) - Louisville
- Pottery Coil Bowls - Louisville
- Pottery Sgraffito - Louisville
- Scrapbook Retreat - Plattsmouth
- Scrapbook Workshop - Plattsmouth
- Sketching & Sculpting Pottery Faces - Louisville
- Slow Stitching - Plattsmouth
- NEW! Soap Making Talk & Show - LIVE Online
- Using Botanicals in Pottery - Louisville
- Watercolor Painting: Florals - LIVE Online
- Watercolors & Gouache Go Together - LIVE Online
- New Theatre Bus Trip: Legally Blonde - Depart from Plattsmouth
- Clean Up the Chaos on Your Computer - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Computer Training - Plattsmouth Area
- Basic Art of Cookie Decorating - Louisville
- Exam Prep-CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- Kids鈥� Cooking Camp (Ages 9-14) - Plattsmouth
- 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
- Navigating Medicare.gov - Webinar
- Protect Your Medicare - Webinar
- Welcome to Medicare - Webinar
- Advanced Soap Making - Louisville
- Easy Downsizing - LIVE Online
- Milk Soap Making - Louisville
- Old Fashioned Soap Making - Louisville
- Pottery Coil Bowls - Louisville
- Pottery Sgraffito - Louisville
- Sketching & Sculpting Pottery Faces - Louisville
- NEW! Soap Making Talk & Show - LIVE Online
- Using Botanicals in Pottery - Louisville
- Canva for Beginners - Plattsmouth
- 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 - Plattsmouth or LIVE Online
- One-on-One Canva Training - Plattsmouth Area
- Zoom: Everyone鈥檚 Doing It! - LIVE Online
- Beginning Spanish 1-A - LIVE Online
- Advanced Soap Making - Louisville
- Fit for Senior Living - Plattsmouth
- How to Tame Your (Unruly) Dragon: Learning to Use Coping Skills to Manage & Regulate Your Emotions - LIVE Online
- Milk Soap Making - Louisville
- Mindful Aging: Brain Boosting Sessions - Plattsmouth
- Old Fashioned Soap Making - Louisville
- 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 - 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 Plattsmouth
- 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 - Plattsmouth Area
- Smartphone Basics: iPhone - LIVE Online
- Zoom: Everyone鈥檚 Doing It! - LIVE Online
- Microsoft Applications Basics - LIVE Online
- NEW! Office 365 Basics - Plattsmouth
- 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
- Fit for Senior Living - Plattsmouth
- Kids鈥� Cooking Camp (Ages 9-14) - Plattsmouth
- Parent & Kid Clay Camp (Ages 8+) - Louisville
ABE/GED庐 and ESL courses
Classes begin monthly, please contact Jodi Anderson at 402-437-2719 for details.
| CITY / LOCATION | SCHEDULE |
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| Learning Center at Plattsmouth | ABE/GED庐 Tuesday 6-9 p.m. and Thursdays 8-11 a.m. |
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.
Additional 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.
Acrylic Painting: Pumpkins
Basic Art of Cookie Decorating
Bob Ross: Mountain Serenity
Quilt Retreat
Bob Ross: Golden Glow of the Morning
Rain Barrels of Fun