- Adult Degree Completion - Berea
- Adult Degree Completion - Beachwood B-W East
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Accelerated, Flexible and Convenient Course Schedules
B-W's adult degree program features realistic evening and Saturday scheduling options and a wide choice of courses. 
Accelerated because you don't have time to waste.
You manage a lot in your life, you learn differently now than you did in high school, and you need to apply that knowledge now. Adults bring a high level of motivation and commitment to their college studies. At B-W, you'll take what you learn in class to work the next morning.
Flexible because you choose the schedule that works best for you. Combine accelerated classes with traditional semester-long courses to create a schedule that works with the rest of your life, and still powers you toward completing your degree!
Convenient because college has to fit your life. Most courses meet just one evening a week or for a few hours on Saturdays. Classes are offered in two convenient locations on Cleveland's west and east sides. Berea, our main campus, and B-W East in Beachwood are both just minutes from key interstates. You'll find well-lit parking, close to your classroom buildings.
Accelerated 8-Week Minimester Classes
Complete a college course in half the time! 
Minimester classes meet the first half of the semester (Mini A) and the second half of the semester (Mini B), each for eight weeks. Like semester-long classes, accelerated 8-week classes usually meet just one night a week or for a few hours on Saturdays. To adjust for the accelerated pace and abbreviated time in class, adult students get their first assignment before the course begins and turn it in the first class meeting, and are also responsible to cover more material outside of class than in a traditional full-semester class. Adult degree students are huge fans of accelerated minimester classes because they apply their learning and see results quickly, accelerating their degree completion.
Accelerated 5-Day Immersion Classes
Complete a college course in just a few days! B-W offers a number of adult degree classes in an accelerated immersion format, where students complete an entire 3 credit course in about a week. These fast-paced courses are intensive with a strong group dynamic component. Like accelerated minimester courses, immersions have a pre-assignment. Most immersion classes meet five full days (usually a Saturday/Sunday/Wednesday/Saturday/Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Immersion classes are offered during breaks, frequently during the summer, so that there is not a schedule conflict with other 8-week or full semester classes.
Computer-Based Hybrid Classes
Accelerate your program with the online convenience. Hybrid courses are primarily online, yet have important face-to-face time, meeting in the classroom 2-3 times during the term. All other course requirements are done on the computer via Blackboard, B-W's online course management system, or independently. Students registering a hybrid class must have a computer with a reliable, high-speed internet connection to participate.
Full Semester Classes
Accelerated formats don't fit all courses. 16-week semester classes progress at a less hurried pace and provide the best learning format for quantitative or research-oriented subjects. Most Evening/Weekend students combine accelerated and full semester classes. For example, you might take one 16-week course that meets Tuesday evenings and two 8-week minimester courses (one that runs the first half of the semester, and one that runs the second half of the semester) that meet Thursdays. By the end of the semester, you'd have 3 classes completed, having attended classes just 2 evenings a week.
B-W has a list of current course schedules online.
