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Why choose College of Eastern Idaho?

Pursue your education goals at CEI and see the benefits of small class sizes that foster personalized attention, high-value programs designed to adapt to your life, and most importantly, learning at 1/3 of the price of universities with financial aid opportunities.

You belong at College of Eastern Idaho.

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You have a job, but you want a career

We designed CEI so you can keep working while building the most marketable skills in the best-paying fields. Our schedule adapts to your life with eight ways to learn.

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Transfer with Confidence

Take one class or many classes at CEI and transfer them everywhere. Learn from expert instructors in small class sizes at 1/3 the cost of a university class.

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Get Inspired

CEI gets young people to love learning with innovation. We build high school students’ confidence and credit counts with early college programs.

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Build and Keep Your Workforce

Prepare employees for promotions through degree programs, on-demand skills training, and a wide range of certifications. If you need a class, we can build it and launch it.

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs)

  • Communication: Students will effectively respond to the needs of various audiences by employing appropriate written, oral, and interpersonal methods.
  • Critical Thinking: Students will critically think in a disciplined and evaluative manner, to analyze and interpret processes by which various claims are made, and reliable conclusions are reached.
  • Civic and Global Learning: Students will develop the skills and knowledge to be socially responsible and engaged citizens in their workplaces, nation, and the global community.

No better time to start than NOW!

program

January

8-week and 16-week classes usually start the second week of January

March

8-week classes start in early March

Winter campus
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June

Summer Classes start early June

August

8-week and 16-week classes usually start the third week of August

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Campus in fall

October

8-week classes usually start mid-October

Want an apprenticeship, certificate, or skill? Many classes can start any day. Fall programs usually start in August and January, but we have many ways to invest in your career before then. Workforce Training and Continuing Education (WTCE) classes start all throughout the year.

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