Discounted summer courses available at Stockton College's Manahawkin instructional site

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey’s Manahawkin instructional site, located on East Bay Avenue, is offering discounted courses to undergraduates interested in attending class during the summer semester. Summer sessions are open to students enrolled in degree programs and non-matriculated students, as well as students currently enrolled at other institutions who wish to transfer Stockton credits.

Taking summer courses “can lighten a student’s course load for other semesters and/or allow him or her to finish college earlier,” said Maryjane Briant, interim news and media relations director for The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. “Plus there’s a discount for summer undergrad courses,” she added.

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Students can take advantage of Stockton
College's discounted summer courses at the
Manahawkin instructional site.

Students who register for summer courses will save more than $75 per credit, which means saving approximately $300 for each four-credit class they enroll in. The courses will be offered throughout May, June and July.

“We review the courses students are seeking during our summer sessions and attempt to deliver a schedule that meets our students’ academic needs,” said Harvey Kesselman, provost and executive vice president of Stockton College. “This also provides our current commuting students with a convenient location, close to their homes, which ultimately reduces the time and cost of traveling to and from our main campus during the busy summer tourism months. In addition, our flexible schedule allows students to register for classes with great ease via our website,” he added.

Summer classes include: “Phonetics,” “Computing Concepts,” “Sign Language,” “The Philadelphia Experience,” “Statistics,” “Veterans: A Global Vision,” “Language Disorders” and  “Justice, Virtue and Moral Philosophy.”

The Manahawkin instructional site opened in the fall of 2012 with seven courses. The college’s spring semester offered 10 courses. Despite having a limited amount of space with only two 35-seat classrooms at the site, the college has provided classes to approximately 250 students.

The site has also offered academic advising sessions, continuing education courses and co-curricular programs, and has co-sponsored several community events and meetings.

“We continue to grow each semester,” said Michele Collins-Davies, operations manager of the  Manahawkin site. “We are pleased to offer eight courses for the summer sessions, providing a nice sampling of courses across our curriculum,” she added.

The instructional site has 13 courses scheduled for the upcoming fall semester. Approximately 165 students have pre-enrolled. Collins-Davies said she expects that number to grow to more than 200 by the time the semester begins.

“As a liberal arts college, Stockton’s curriculum at our instructional sites reflects course offerings from a variety of disciplines,” said Kesselman. “We anticipate continued success at our Manahawkin site this summer and well into the future,” he added.

Summer classes are also available at the college’s Atlantic City, Galloway, Hammonton and Woodbine locations. To register for classes or for more information, visit www.stockton.edu/summer or call 609-652-4235.

— Kelley Anne Essinger

This article was published in The SandPaper.