Financial Assistance

A number of options exist for financing continuing education programs such as add-on endorsements and coaching and professional mediation certificate programs. 

Employer Support:
Many employers provide tuition assistance for their employees. Contact your company’s human resources department for information.

Americorps:
Many students working toward additional teaching endorsements and credentials are able to pay for their tuition using vouchers earned through Americorps service.

Scholarships and Grants:
This web page has resources including CASE Awards for those planning to become special education teachers: 

http://www.esd112.org/spec_st_svcs/incentives/index.html#requirements

Loans:

  • While continuing education students are not eligible for graduate student loans, many lenders do offer career training/continuing education loans. 
  • Before approaching a lender or filling out an on-line loan application, please contact the Center for Continuing Education office for key information that you will need in order to be approved for a loan.
  • In most cases, to apply for a continuing education loan, you must have already been accepted to your desired educational program. If you have not yet done so, please submit an application to our office for the program you plan to enter. 

Here are some lenders who offer continuing education student loans. Please be sure to contact the Center of Continuing Education before contacting one of these lenders.