Summary Schedule of Courses* for Spring 2026 Semester
By Start Date
Center for Lifelong Learning
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| Course Name | Day(s) | Date | Time | Cost** | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview and Major Battles of the American Civil War 1861 - 1865 | 2 Mondays, Tuesday | Jan 12, 26, Feb 10 | 1/12, 2/10: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM; 1/26: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Exploring Windows | 5 Mondays | Jan 12, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16 (no class 1/19) | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $25.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Line Dancing | 6 Mondays | Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2 (canceled), 9, 16 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $18.00 | Aiken County Shrine Club, 1526 Columbia Hwy N, Aiken |
| Edgefield Pottery History | 5 Tuesdays | Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17 (2/17 is field trip) | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM; 2/17: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144; 2/17: Kiln site, Edgefield (details will be provided) |
| Tech Talk: Beyond Security | Tuesday | Jan 20 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| NATO Then, Now and the Future | 3 Wednesdays | Jan 21, 28, Feb 4 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Rose O'Neal Greenhow: Rebel Queen of Washington | Wednesday | Jan 21 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 124 |
| A Dive Into Diabetes | 4 Wednesdays | Jan 21, 28, Feb 4, 11 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| iPhone 101 | 2 Wednesdays | Jan 21, 28 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $18.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Aiken's Growth and Change in the 1950s | 2 Thursdays | Jan 22, 29 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Early Days of Aiken: Aiken Town Council Minutes 1842-1900 | 2 Thursdays | Jan 22, 29 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| George Walton of Meadow Garden | 4 Thursdays | Jan 22, 29, Feb 5, 12 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| A Developing Nation Through Women's Eyes: America in the 19th Century | 4 Fridays | Jan 23, 30, Feb 6, 13 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Introduction to Digital Networks | Monday | Jan 26 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| The History and Practice of Yoga and Chair Yoga | 3 Mondays | Jan 26, Feb 2, 9 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Using Your Android Devices | 2 Tuesdays | Jan 27, Feb 3 | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM | $18.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| TV Streaming | Tuesday | Jan 27 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Tech Talk: Traveling Smartly With a Smartphone | Tuesday | Jan 27 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Concise Introduction to the History of Rock and Roll and Society | 4 Mondays | Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| What is Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Tuesday | Feb 3 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Sennsational Sky Stories | 4 Tuesdays | Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 (2/10, 17 are events) | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM; 2/17: 7:00 PM – Until | $8.00 | 2/3, 24: RPSEC, Room 131a; 2/10: RPSEC Planetarium; 2/17: RPSEC Roof (see Description) |
| Tech Talk: Digital Calendars | Wednesday | Feb 4 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| iPhone 102 | 3 Wednesdays | Feb 4, 11, 18 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $20.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| The Wonder of Glass (and it Immobilizes Nuclear Waste) | 2 Wednesdays | Feb 4, 11 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Eastern Mediterranean Cruise | Thursday | Feb 5 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Discovering Hidden Biodiversity in the World Around Us: Reptiles and Amphibians | 4 Thursdays | Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Spain's UNESCO Sites | 2 Thursdays | Feb 5, 12 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| The Other Holy City: Aiken's Historic Houses of Worship | 2 Fridays | Feb 6, 13 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Understanding the U.S. Congress | 3 Mondays | Feb 9, 16, 23 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $10.00 | 2/9, 16: Business & Education Building, Room 122; 2/23: Business & Education Building, Room 124 |
| Computer Security | Monday | Feb 9 | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| "Pirates of the Caribbean" and Beyond | Monday, Tuesday, Monday | Feb 9, 10 (make-up), 16 | 2/9, 16: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM; 2/10: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 122 |
| History in Headstones: For Heaven's Sake | 2 Tuesdays | Feb 10, 17 | 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Applied Artificial Intelligence (Section A) | Tuesday | Feb 10 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| U.S. Policies - American Indians | 3 Wednesdays | Feb 11, 18, 25 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Shady Characters of the Winter Colony | Wednesday | Feb 11 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 116 |
| Smart Home Security for Smart Seniors | Monday | Feb 16 | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Quick and Dirty Stock Analysis Using Yahoo Finance | Monday | Feb 16 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Duels, Murders and Hangings in Aiken | Monday | Feb 16 | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 122 |
| Aiken History is Railroad History: Story of Steel and Steam | 2 Tuesdays | Feb 17, 24 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Applied Artificial Intelligence (Section B) | Tuesday | Feb 17 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Great Decisions | 8 Tuesdays | Feb 17, 24, Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Apr 7 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | $25.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Introduction to the Coroner's System | Wednesday | Feb 18 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| The French Connection | Wednesday | Feb 18 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Tech Talk: Password Managers | Thursday | Feb 19 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Apple Watch | Thursday | Feb 19 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| How do I use OneDrive? | Monday | Feb 23 | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Introduction to Equine Bodywork Modalities | 2 Mondays | Feb 23, Mar 2 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Smart Home Solutions for Smart Seniors | Monday | Feb 23 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Tech Talk: Family Histories | Tuesday | Feb 24 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Applied Artificial Intelligence (Section C) | Tuesday | Feb 24 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Fire and our Forests: Fire-dependent Natural Communities in our Region | Wednesday | Feb 25 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Fight Back Against Computer/Tech Scams | Wednesday | Feb 25 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Tech Talk: Using Alexa | Thursday | Feb 26 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Apple Help Lab (Section A) | Thursday | Feb 26 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Brain and Body Fitness | 4 Fridays | Feb 27, Mar 6, 13, 20 | 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Stoker on Stoker | 4 Mondays | Mar 2, 9, 16, 23 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Windows Practical File Management | Monday | Mar 2 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Rain Gardening: Preventing Erosion With Beautifully Layered Gardens | Monday | Mar 2 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Planning and Executing the War in the Pacific 1941-1945 (U.S. Response to December 7, 1941) | 2 Tuesdays | Mar 3, 10 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Discovering the Mystery of Bulgarian Voices | 2 Tuesdays | Mar 3, 10 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Aiken's Aviation History | Tuesday | Mar 3 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Tech Talk: Quantum Computing | Tuesday | Mar 3 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Stories in Stone: Iconology and Burial Traditions Through the Ages | 4 Wednesdays | Mar 4, 11, 18, 25 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Pomp and Circumstance: Presidential Rhetoric and Address Genres | Wednesday | Mar 4 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Basic Beekeeping | 2 Wednesdays | Mar 4, 11 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Jacobites: Regaining the Throne | Thursday | Mar 5 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Faith, Funerals and Family Systems | 4 Thursdays | Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Advanced Computer/Tech Scams and Challenges | Thursday | Mar 5 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| The Irish Travellers of Murphy Village | 4 Mondays | Mar 9, 16, 23, 30 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $12.00 | 3/9: Penland Admin Building, Room 106; 3/16, 23, 30: Student Activities Center Mezzanine 201 |
| More Snippets From a Life Thoroughly Enjoyed | 3 Mondays | Mar 9, 16, 23 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Speaking With Confidence | 3 Mondays | Mar 9, 16, 23 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Facebook Security | 2 Tuesdays | Mar 10, 17 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $18.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| The Masters is my Life | Wednesday | Mar 11 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Tobacco Road | 2 Wednesdays | Mar 11, 18 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Loyalists in the American Revolution | Thursday | Mar 12 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Using the iPhone/iPad Camera | Monday, Friday | Mar 12, 19 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $18.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| Demystifying Estate and Gift Tax | 3 Thursdays | Mar 12, 19, 26 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Designed for Disease: The Impact of our Food and Activity Environments | 2 Mondays | Mar 16, 23 | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Advanced Planning of Your Final Funeral Wishes | 3 Tuesdays | Mar 17, 24, 31 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Sir Karl Jenkins' Stabat Mater: Experience the Masterpiece | 3 Tuesdays | Mar 17, 24, 31 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Dining Out In Aiken: The Highs and Lows | 2 Tuesdays | Mar 17, 24 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Prepping for an Emergency | 3 Wednesdays | Mar 18, 25, Apr 1 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Henry David Thoreau | 4 Wednesdays | Mar 18, 25, Apr 1, 8 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Saratoga - Pivotal Battle | Thursday | Mar 19 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Apple Macbooks and Macs | 3 Tuesdays | Mar 24, 31, Apr 7 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $20.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| The Fall of Eagles | 4 Wednesdays | Mar 25, Apr 1, 8, 15 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Hazardous Weather That Can Impact the CSRA | Thursday | Mar 26 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| FDR: Selected Days in the Life of President Franklin Roosevelt | 2 Thursdays | Mar 26, Apr 2 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Apple Help Lab (Section B) | Thursday | Mar 26 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| When Kidneys Go Awry: An Introduction to Health, Disease, Failure, Transplant and Recovery | 3 Fridays | Mar 27, Apr 3, 10 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Introduction to Meditation | 2 Mondays | Mar 30, Apr 6 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Photographic Safari in Tanzania, Africa | Monday | Mar 30 | 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Postcards and What They Tell Us About U.S. and Aiken Society 1900-1930 | 2 Tuesdays | Mar 31, Apr 7 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| The American Revolution in the CSRA | 4 Wednesdays | Apr 1, 8, 15, 22 | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Memories of Growing up in Aiken | 2 Thursdays | Apr 2, 9 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| 2000 Years of Building Hungary From the Roman Empire to the Present | 3 Thursdays | Apr 2, 9, 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Using iCloud with iPhone/iPad | Thursday | Apr 2 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 238F |
| The Fowl and Grotesque Life of Flannery O'Connor | Thursday | Apr 2 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Preserving Family Heirlooms | 2 Fridays | Apr 3, 10 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Dr. Seuss: His Stories and Life | 4 Mondays | Apr 6, 13, 20, 27 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| The Roaring 20s: America in the 1920s | 4 Tuesdays | Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Researching Your Family History With familysearch.org | 4 Thursdays | Apr 9, 16, 23, 30 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Exploring Local History: Redcliffe Plantation | 4 Thursdays | Apr 9, 16, 23, 30 (4/30 is field trip) | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM; 4/30: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | $12.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144; 4/30: 181 Redcliffe Rd., Beech Island, SC |
| Martha Schofield (1839-1916) Aiken's Quaker Activist | Monday | Apr 13 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Meet Eulalie Salley | Monday | Apr 13 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Why is my Head Spinning? | Tuesday | Apr 14 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Paris to Lyon and a River Cruise Down the Rhone | 2 Tuesdays | Apr 14, 21 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Plant Vogtle Tour 1 - Section A | Wednesday | Apr 15 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $5.00 | Plant Vogtle (directions will be provided) |
| Writing the Declaration of Independence | 3 Wednesdays | Apr 15, 22, 29 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Plant Vogtle Tour 2 - Section B | Wednesday | Apr 15 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | $5.00 | Plant Vogtle (directions will be provided) |
| SC Secession From a Scottish Viewpoint, Cannon Talk of the Civil War, Deep Dive on the H.L. Hunley | 3 Wednesdays | Apr 15, 22, 29 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $10.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| The Battle of Port Royal Sound: "A Smoldering Fire" | 2 Thursdays | Apr 16, 23 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| History of Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch (Acquisition and Plans for Future) | Monday | Apr 20 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Why Wolves are Widely Hated and Feared, and the Myths That Surround Them | Monday | Apr 20 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| The Body in Motion | Tuesday | Apr 21 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| A Dream in the Making: The Graniteville Company and the Gregg-Graniteville Library | 2 Wednesdays | Apr 22, 29 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Vintage Photographs of Aiken | 2 Thursdays | Apr 23, 30 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $8.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Introduction to the Art of Paper Filigree (Quilling) | Friday | Apr 24 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $10.00* | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| Hitchcock Woods Recovery From Hurricane Helene | Tuesday | Apr 28 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
| US China Trade war: How Does the Trade war Reshape Great Power Relations | Tuesday | Apr 28 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | $5.00 | Business & Education Building, Room 144 |
*Canceled courses are not included. **Cost is in addition to a Center for Lifelong Learning membership fee of $35 per semester.
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