Southeast Community College’s Falls City Learning Center is a 10,000 sq. ft. facility built in 2019 costing approximately $4 million. 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
- 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 Visiting Student Application. You will receive a confirmation email at the email address you provided on your
application.
If you are new to SCC, in 24-48 hours, you will receive an email with your unique SCC 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
Spring 2025 Semester
BSAD-1010 Microsoft Applications I
Dates: Jan. 21-May 15
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 1-2:20 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room TBA
Instructor: Hood Reese
Cost: NE Resident: $369/Non-Resident: $432
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: BSAD-1010-FC08
More Information
How to Register
ENGL-1054 Writing and Communities
Dates: Jan. 22-May 16
Days: Mon., Wed. & Fri.
Time: 10-10:50 a.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room TBA
Instructor: Hruza
Cost: NE Resident: $369/Non-Resident: $432
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: ENGL-1054-FC16
More Information
How to Register
HLTH-1150 Nursing Assistant (Hybrid)
Dates: Jan. 21-March 20
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 4:30-9 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room 103
Cost: NE Resident: $369/Non-Resident: $432
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: HLTH-1150-HBFC8
More Information
How to Register
SOCI-1010 Introduction to Sociology
Dates: Jan. 21-May 15
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Location: Learning Center at Falls City, Room TBA
Instructor: Zarybnicky
Cost: NE Resident: $369/Non-Resident: $432
Semester Credits: 3.0
Course Number: SOCI-1010-FC02
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…
- 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’t see a class listed, please click on the "Suggest a class"link.
July-December 2024
- CPR HeartCode® Basic Life Support (for Health Care Professionals) - Falls City
- Heartsaver® CPR AED (Community) - Falls City
- Exam Prep — CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- Food Protection Manager Online Class - Online & Falls City
- Abuse & Neglect Prevention
for Nursing Assistants - Online - Intravenous Therapy Current Standards of Practice - Online
- Human Resource Certificate of Professional Development - LIVE Online
- NEW! AI Engineer - LIVE Online
- Customer Service Training for Front-Line Employees - Falls City or Auburn
- Customer Service Training for Supervisors - Falls City or Auburn
- Improved Employee Coaching (for Supervisors/Managers) - Falls City or Auburn
- NEW! AI Engineer - LIVE Online
- NEW! AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - LIVE Online
- NEW! AWS Certified Developer-Associate - LIVE Online
- NEW! AWS Certified Solutions Architect - LIVE Online
- NEW! AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - LIVE Online
- Back-End Developer Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- Digital Marketing - LIVE Online
- Front-End Software Developer Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- NEW! IT Specialist Computational Thinking - LIVE Online
- NEW! IT Specialist Data Analytics - LIVE Online
- NEW! IT Specialist Python - LIVE Online
- Starting a Small Business - LIVE Online
- QuickBooks: Basic - Auburn
January-June 2025
- CPR HeartCode® Basic Life Support (for Health Care Professionals) - Falls City
- Heartsaver® CPR AED (Community) - Falls City
- Exam Prep — CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- Food Protection Manager Online Class - Online & Falls City
- Abuse & Neglect Prevention
for Nursing Assistants - Online - Breastfeeding Education for Providers - LIVE Online
- Intravenous Therapy Current Standards of Practice - Online
- Protecting Your License
Through Patient Advocacy - Online
- Human Resource Certificate of Professional Development - Online
- Customer Service Training for Front-Line Employees - Falls City or Auburn
- Customer Service Training for Supervisors - Falls City or Auburn
- NEW! Develop Your Leadership Style - Falls City
- Developing a Project Management Mindset - LIVE Online
- Improved Employee Coaching (for Supervisors/Managers) - Falls City or Auburn
- NEW! Manage Everything (Almost) with SmartSheet - LIVE Online
- NEW! Manage Your Event with SmartSheet - LIVE Online
- Managing Project Risk - LIVE Online
- NEW! A Plate Full of Everyday PM Tools - LIVE Online
- Project Leader: Servant Leader - LIVE Online
- NEW! Setting Clear Expectations - Falls City
- One-on-One Computer Training - Falls City Area
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Falls City Area
- AI Engineer - LIVE Online
- Back-End Developer Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- Data Engineering Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- Digital Marketing - LIVE Online
- Front-End Software Developer Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- Starting a Small Business - LIVE Online
- NEW! Manage Everything (Almost) with SmartSheet - LIVE Online
- NEW! Manage Your Event with SmartSheet - LIVE Online
- NEW! A Plate Full of Everyday PM Tools - LIVE Online
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…
- 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’t see a class listed, please click on the "Suggest a class" link.
Fall 2024
- Bird Watching for Beginners - LIVE Online
- Let’s Go Birding: Beginning Bird Watching Hike - Lincoln
- Abstract Painting - LIVE Online
- Beginning Portrait Drawing - Pawnee City
- Bob Ross: Night Time River - Pawnee City
- Gratitude, Gimmicks & Going the Extra Mile - LIVE Online
- NEW! Painting Big Bold Blooms with Acrylics - LIVE Online
- Pictures Galore, Organizing & More! - LIVE Online
- Resin Crafting - Falls City
- Shutterfly - LIVE Online
- CPR HeartCode® Basic Life Support (for Health Care Professionals) - Falls City
- Heartsaver® CPR AED (Community) - Falls City
- Charcuterie: What Did You Say? - Falls City
- Exam Prep — CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- Food Protection Manager Online Class - Online & Falls City
- NEW! Starting Your Food Truck Business - LIVE Online
- Co-Parenting: Working Together for Your Children - Online
- Level 2 Co-Parenting: Working Together for Your Children - Online
- Bird Watching for Beginners - LIVE Online
- AI Engineer - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Computer Training - Falls City Area
- Creative Writing - LIVE Online
- Gratitude, Gimmicks & Going the Extra Mile - LIVE Online
- Let’s Go Birding: Beginning Bird Watching Hike - Lincoln
- NEW! Household Finances for Entrepreneurs - LIVE Online
- Long-Term Care Cost Planning - LIVE Online
- Making a Plan for Your Money - LIVE Online
- Starting a Small Business - LIVE Online
- NEW! Starting Your Food Truck Business - LIVE Online
- Pictures Galore, Organizing & More! - LIVE Online
- Shutterfly - LIVE Online
- AI Engineer - LIVE Online
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - LIVE Online
- AWS Certified Developer-Associate - LIVE Online
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - LIVE Online
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - LIVE Online
- Back-End Developer Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- Data Engineering Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- Digital Marketing - LIVE Online
- Front-End Software Developer Bootcamp - LIVE Online
- IT Specialist Computational Thinking - LIVE Online
- IT Specialist Data Analytics - LIVE Online
- IT Specialist Python - LIVE Online
- NEW! Household Finances for Entrepreneurs - LIVE Online
- Starting a Small Business - LIVE Online
- NEW! Starting Your Food Truck Business - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Falls City Area
- Smartphone Next Level: For iPhone or Android - Falls City or LIVE Online
- One-on-One Social Media Training - Falls City Area
- QuickBooks: Basic - Auburn
- Creative Writing - LIVE Online
- Gratitude, Gimmicks & Going the Extra Mile - LIVE Online
- Bird Watching for Beginners - LIVE Online
- Let’s Go Birding: Beginning Bird Watching Hike - Lincoln
Winter 2025
- Backyard Bird Feeding - LIVE Online
- Backyard Chickens - LIVE Online
- Bird Watching for Beginners - LIVE Online
- NEW! 3-D Valentines - LIVE Online
- NEW! Acrylic Painting: Winter Scene - LIVE Online
- Adventures in Loom Beading - Falls City
- Alcohol Ink Botanical Painting - LIVE Online
- Bob Ross: Sunrise on the Water - Pawnee City
- Bob Ross: The Calm Before the Storm - Falls City
- NEW! Botanical Collages - LIVE Online
- Creative Melt & Pour Soap Making - Auburn
- Exploring the World of Gel Printing - LIVE Online
- Fabric Art Collage - LIVE Online
- NEW! Oil Pastel Still Life - LIVE Online
- Pictures Galore, Organizing & More! - LIVE Online
- NEW! Pinecone Flower Wreath - Falls City
- Recycle Plastic Bags to Make a Sleeping Mat - Falls City
- Resin Crafting - Auburn
- NEW! Rustic Clothespin Wreath - Falls City
- Shutterfly - Falls City or LIVE Online
- Stitched Fabric Journal - LIVE Online
- NEW! Sweater Mittens - LIVE Online
- NEW! Watercolor Batiks - LIVE Online
- Watercolor Painting:
Dancing in the Wind - Pawnee City - Watercolor Painting: Florals - LIVE Online
- Wire-Wrapped Jewelry - Falls City
- NEW! New Theatre Bus Trip:
JERSEY BOYS - Depart from Falls City, Beatrice and Table Rock
- CPR HeartCode® Basic Life Support (for Health Care Professionals) - Falls City
- Heartsaver® CPR AED (Community) - Falls City
- Exam Prep — CDM Credentialing Exam - Online
- Food Protection Manager Online Class - Online & Falls City
- Sourdough Bread Basics - Auburn
- Navigating Medicare.gov - Webinar
- Welcome to Medicare - Falls City or Webinar
- Creative Melt & Pour Soap Making - Auburn
- House Plant Propagation - LIVE Online
- Seed Starting 101 - LIVE Online
- Successful Seed Starting - LIVE Online
- Digital Marketing - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Computer Training - Falls City Area
- Beginning German - LIVE Online
- Creative Melt & Pour Soap Making - Auburn
- Fit for Living - Falls City or LIVE Online
- Mindful Aging: Brain Boosting Sessions - Falls City
- I Don’t Need a Will, I’m Only 30 - LIVE Online
- Navigating Medicare.gov - Webinar
- Power of the Purse: Smart Women, Smart Money - LIVE Online
- The Power You Have, The Power You Give - LIVE Online
- Social Security 101: Understanding This Retirement Benefit - LIVE Online
- Snowball Debt Reduction vs. Avalanche Debt Reduction - LIVE Online
- Understanding Credit Scores & Reports - LIVE Online
- Welcome to Medicare - Falls City or Webinar
- Pictures Galore, Organizing & More! - LIVE Online
- Digital Marketing - LIVE Online
- Starting a Small Business - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Smart Device Training - Falls City
- Smartphone Basics: Android - Falls City or LIVE Online
- Smartphone Basics: iPhone - Falls City or LIVE Online
- Smartphone Next Level - Falls City or LIVE Online
- Digital Marketing - LIVE Online
- One-on-One Social Media Training - Falls City Area
- The Art of Communication - LIVE Online
- Creative Writing - LIVE Online
- Finding Your Inspiration - LIVE Online
- Gratitude, Gimmicks & Going the Extra Mile - LIVE Online
- Happiness is Traveling - LIVE Online
- Pack Your Bags - LIVE Online
- Fit for Living - Falls City or LIVE Online
- Babysitting 101 for Ages 10-14 - Falls City
| CITY / LOCATION | SCHEDULE |
|---|---|
| Falls City Learning Center | Zoom and distance learning available |
Basic Skills Improvement/GED® Preparation Classes
ABE/GED® classes run continuously in locations throughout southeast Nebraska. Adult Basic Education classes help students improve their basic skills for work, school, employment, GED® 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® program. Volunteer tutors assist students with GED® 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® 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® 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 SCC’s locations. - Gap Assistance Program
Assistance for students taking non-credit courses that lead to jobs in high-demand fields. - SCC Institutional Scholarships
Assistance for credit classes at any of SCC’s 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 – Next-Generation ACCUPLACER®: This is one of the course placement tests utilized by SCC and other Nebraska community colleges. The Center provides the Next-Generation ACCUPLACER® 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 SCC faculty for students in their class for free. Proctoring tests for other colleges is $25 per test.
Connection to SCC Services: The Learning Center staff is available to assist in making connections via phone or video with SCC 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