Online Defensive Driving Class only $25 per person!
Class is available 24/7/365 with
online support available.
Click here for more information and to sign up for class.

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for more information about our Drama Kids Int'l Teen Acting Academy.

Attention MISD Planet Kidz attendees: Earn a special end-of-year party for your school! The MISD elementary or middle school campus with the highest attendance at Planet Kidz will earn a cool end-of-summer event!
Visit our Planet Kidz page for more details and to view current attendance counts.

Online Classes

According to the U.S. Distance Learning Association, more than 2.3 million students will take an online course in the next few years. MISD Community Education recognizes the fact that not everyone's schedule allows for the attendance of classes in person. Based on this fact, MISD Community Education is proud to offer online classes in partnership with three great companies - Education 2 Go [Ed2Go], Gatlin Education Services [GES], and Invest in Your Debt [IYD].

To get started, click on one of the following links:

MISD Community Education has partnered with Education To Go to offer quality opportunities for online learning. Through our partnership, students can register for and complete their choice of more than 300 online courses. Online classes offer convenience and ease of completion. Classes start once a month and lessons are released twice a week. Most classes are completed within six weeks. An instructor is available for questions and concerns and technical assistance. You can select your class and complete it at the time and place which is most convenient to you. For example, if you choose to complete your class while on your lunch hour at work, you can do so. If you feel more comfortable studying at home in your pajamas, you have this option, too. Based on enrollment of over 750,000 satisfied students, Ed2Go is the world's leading provider of online courses for adults. Many of their instructors are nationally known authors and they are experts in their fields.

Ed2Go offers over 300 different programs in the following topics:

• Basic Computer Literacy
• Graphic Design
• Web Page Design
• Web & Computer Programming
• PC Troubleshooting, Networking & Security
• Digital Photography & Digital Video
• Writing & Publishing
• Test Prep
• Health Care, Nutrition & Fitness
• Child Care & Parenting
• Math, Philosophy & Science
• Grant Writing & Nonprofit Management
• Personal Development
• Sales & Marketing
• Health Care Continuing Education
• Career Development
• Computer Applications
• The Internet
• Web Graphics & Multimedia
• Database Management & Programming
• Certification Prep
• Languages
• Entertainment Industry
• Personal Finance & Wealth Building
• Personal Enrichment
• Art, History, Psychology & Literature
• Accounting
• Start Your Own Business
• Business Administration
• Law & Legal Careers
• Courses for Teaching Professionals

Click on one of the above links to see a list of classes available. With such a high volume of classes, we know you will find the exact course you need or want. Select your course(s); register and complete payment information, go through orientation, and then complete your course. You will have gained knowledge and worked toward a better job in just a short time. After successfully completing your course(s), you will also receive a certificate of completion.

Click on the following link to view or print Ed2Go's Summer 2012 catalog:

The printable schedule is in Adobe .pdf format. You will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer. If you do not already have this software installed, simply click the link below and follow installation instructions.

MISD Community Education has partnered with Gatlin Education Services to offer quality career certificate programs GES is the world's largest provider of online workforce development programs. What this means to you is that like Ed2Go classes, you register for your program online and you complete your program online at your convenience 24/7/365.

The GES catalog of online education courses are designed to provide the workforce skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many in-demand occupations. Our programs are designed by a team of professionals from each respective field, who work to provide the most effective web-based learning experience available today. Instructors/mentors are actively involved in your online learning experience. They respond to any questions or concerns, as well as encourage and motivate you to succeed.

Each program includes a set of lessons and evaluations; grades are a combination of the instructor/mentor's evaluation of students' work and computer graded tests. We know you'll appreciate the quality as well as the convenience of anytime, anywhere learning!

GES offers over 100 different online certificate programs in the following topics:

• Healthcare and Fitness
• Business and Professional
• IT and Software Development
• Management and Corporate
• Media and Design
• Hospitality and Gaming
• Skilled Trades and Industrial

Click on one of the above links to see a list of programs available. With such a great selection of programs, we know you will find the exact course you need or want. Select your course(s); register and complete payment information, go through orientation, and then complete your course. You will have gained knowledge and worked toward a better job in just a short time. After successfully completing your course(s), you will also receive a certificate of completion.

To get financial aid for these programs, click in the following link:

Please note: Once the course is accessed either by requesting materials or viewing lessons, there are no refunds.

MISD Community Education is proud to introduce a new program -
TEA-approved online defensive driving for only $25, available 24/7/365!

Complete defensive driving on YOUR schedule! This Texas Education Agency [TEA]-approved defensive driving class helps to dismiss your traffic ticket, reduces insurance premiums and provides insurance discounts. This 100% online class is available 24/7/365 and offers around-the-clock customer support. You will have an opportunity at the time of registration or the successful completion of this class to request your Texas state driving record for court ticket dismissal purposes. The class fee includes complete access to the course, customer support and a free certificate of completion for ticket dismissal.

SafeMotorist.com was created as a service of the American Safety Council to provide online training that helps students meet their requirements for all their driving-related license and insurance courses. SafeMotorist.com is designed to help drivers of all ages and needs with any part of their driver's license or driving record.

The American Safety Council assists and educates Americans in ways to make our world a safer place. American Safety Council, Inc. and its affiliate organizations have provided educational courses for state regulatory agencies and court systems for more than ten years. Through several operating divisions, the American Safety Council offers a diverse line of products and services, including state approved traffic safety education, safety-related training, continuing education for regulated professionals, in addition to self-help, non-credit and pre-licensing education.

To register and complete online defensive driving, click in the following link:

Please note: Traffic dismissal, insurance premium reductions and insurance discounts are subject to current Texas state laws, rules and regulations. For more information and specific questions, contact your insurance agent and/or court where ticket was received to get specific information regarding your situation.

No matter how you stack it, LIFELONG LEARNING offered through MISD Community Education & Ed2Go is a great deal!
Online learning anytime, anywhere...just a click away.

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MISD Community Education
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Mesquite, Texas  75149  USA
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