The Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) at Laurentian University was founded in 1960 to accommodate students wishing to study on campus on a part-time basis. To respond to off-campus students’ needs for autonomy and self-directed study, the distance education program was launched in September 1972. In 1986, CCE commissioned a local business to develop an identity and logo for its distance education program and Envision was the result. Since its inception, our Envision program has grown from one course to an inventory of over 360 courses offered in a variety of delivery modes and now offers numerous complete degrees and several certificate programs.

While the majority of the distance education courses are offered through CCE, many others are offered through Laurentian's federated universities:

University of Sudbury - The University of Sudbury is a university in the Catholic tradition committed to bilingualism and the heritage of Canada’s First Nations. It offers courses in Études journalistiques, Folklore, Native Studies, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.

Huntington University - Affiliated with the United Church of Canada, Huntington offers courses in Communication Studies, Gerontology, Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Thorneloe University - Thorneloe is a university of the Anglican faith. It offers courses in Classical Studies, Religious Studies, Theatre Arts, and Women’s Studies.

In addition to the distance education courses, the Centre for Continuing Education delivers the on-campus Spring and Summer session courses. 

There are two links that will give you information about our distance education courses and programs and on-campus Spring and Summer session courses.  The on-campus course link will be updated from approximately December to the end of July of every year.

For further information, you can contact us by sending an email to cce_l@laurentian.ca.