Online courses from Umpqua Community College

Gain a solid foundation in drawing and become the artist you've always dreamed you could be!

Learn to use this powerful new operating system, including how to customize your desktop, manage files and folders, and navigate the web with the new Microsoft Edge browser.

Learn to use the basic features of Word 2016 (now available through Office 365) to type, edit, format, spell check, and print professional-looking documents, letters, and reports.

Discover how to create worksheets, workbooks, charts, and graphs quickly and efficiently in Microsoft Excel 2016, now available through Office 365.

Learn how to create your very own blog and podcast using the tools that you already have available on your computer.

With the Speed Spanish course, you will immediately start creating sentences and conversations in Spanish. Each lesson will introduce new techniques to increase your fluency quickly and allow you to start speaking Spanish right away.

Gain a marketable new skill by learning the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, financial reporting, and more.

Learn to master American Sign Language through immersive, silent instructional videos that emphasize proper sign techniques and facial expressions for effective communication. You will become skillful at fingerspelling and an array of signs to engage in conversations confidently.

With the Speed Spanish course, you will immediately start creating sentences and conversations in Spanish. Each lesson will introduce new techniques to increase your fluency quickly and allow you to start speaking Spanish right away.

If you're interested in increasing your financial awareness while also gaining a marketable skill, this series of courses is perfect for you. You will learn the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, while also learning how to analyze and record financial transactions, as well as prepare various financial reports at the end of the fiscal period.

Intro to PowerPoint is a beginner-friendly course that teaches you how to create clear, engaging presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint—with no prior experience required. You will start with the basics, then learn to build slides, add visuals, and use tools like SmartArt and charts as you prepare to design and deliver polished presentations for school, work, or community settings.

Intro to PowerPoint is a beginner-friendly course that teaches you how to create clear, engaging presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint—with no prior experience required. You will start with the basics, then learn to build slides, add visuals, and use tools like SmartArt and charts as you prepare to design and deliver polished presentations for school, work, or community settings.

Take your spreadsheet skills to the next level when you learn Excel online! This hands-on course is designed for those ready to go beyond the basics. Master advanced tools like Sort & Filter, create polished visuals, clean and combine data, and collaborate securely—all to build smarter, more effective spreadsheets.

Take your spreadsheet skills to the next level when you learn Excel online! This hands-on course is designed for those ready to go beyond the basics. Master advanced tools like Sort & Filter, create polished visuals, clean and combine data, and collaborate securely—all to build smarter, more effective spreadsheets.

This course will provide you with an overview of what student discourse looks like in the classroom and how to plan for it.