Lifetime Learning by Ball State offers non-credit online career training, certification exam prep, and custom business programs to upskill Indiana teams. Our programs help individuals and businesses grow strategically, boost employability, and drive community growth.

We believe funding should never be a barrier. That’s why we provide access through Indiana’s Next Level Jobs Employer Training Grants, Workforce Ready Grant (WRG), Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). We even offer two new part-time Cloud and Cyber tracks that are eligible for GI Bill® funding. With 28 funded programs covering in-demand fields, participants gain competitive, market-ready skills.

At Ball State, we partner with businesses and communities to maximize these resources. Whether reentering the workforce, innovating, or empowering future leaders, we help you reach your goals faster. Together, We Fly.

We’re dedicated to helping adult learners achieve their career goals with flexible, expert-led education. Our faculty, industry experts, and success coaches provide the knowledge and skills you need on your schedule. We’re here to meet your team where it’s at and help take it to the next level.

Lifetime Learning specializes in key growth sectors and skills training programs that are in-demand across sectors, including but not limited to:

Clinical Medical Assistant, Patient Care Tech, and Medical Billing and Coding Training

IT and Project Management Certifications (CompTIA, CAPM and PMP)

Customer Experience Excellence (CXX) 

Cloud and Cybersecurity Training

Professional Development for K-12 Educators

Certified Public Manager®

Where are you headed in your career? If you are unemployed or under-employed, you may be eligible to receive free career training and get certified in high growth fields through the WIOA federal grant re-training program. Lifetime Learning by Ball State offers 28 approved programs, so you can choose your next in-demand career destination. Certification exam fees are included.  Our Enrollment Specialist will walk you through the process!

The Workforce Ready Grant (WRG) applies to Indiana students with a high school diploma and less than a bachelor’s degree (citizens and eligible non-citizens). Qualified students will receive free certification training through the grant. Options include Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA), and more!

Show us your pain points, and we will create a tailored solution to help you build the team you need!

The Employer Training Grant will reimburse employers up to $5,000 per employee who is trained, hired, and retained for six months after approved professional development for in-demand industries, up to $50,000 per employer. Training can be customized for a group of future leaders or individualized certifications. Your input into the process makes the end product so much more rewarding and your team will feel valued by your efforts. Check out our popular group training or leadership experiences below. Email grzirkle@bsu.edu for details. 

Ball State University’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute is the United States host site for this breakthrough process for unleashing creativity and problem-solving within your organization.

Our experts will come to your site, meet you for a retreat, or host you at one of our own beautiful properties to walk you through this proven innovation process. 

CXX is a highly interactive exercise in casting a vision, mapping your customer journey, and improving each touchpoint with your customer’s expectations in mind. If you want to differentiate your customer experience from the competition, this is your training!

This program is accredited by the National Public Manager Consortium and offered exclusively by the Bowen Center for Public Affairs in cooperation with Lifetime Learning. Public managers will improve their organizational skills to produce public value and facilitate a results-oriented team culture. This program is delivered in two phases. 

"The collaboration between myself and the other participants, knowing that there are other communities with the same type of needs and being able to discuss that in an open environment, has been very helpful."

 - Beth Shellman, Town of Albion, IN

Course: Certified Public Manager®

 "The fact that the program was 100% online was absolutely what I enjoyed best. Also, having access to all the videos and online resources so that I can go back and review whenever I want was absolutely perfect."

- Christopher Ittenback, Ball State Alumus

Course: Clinical Medical Assistant Program

 "This is different than any continuing education that we have done before. This was fresh and new, and I benefitted personally."

- Dave P, Three Rivers Ambulance Authority Fort Wayne, Indiana

Course: Customer Experience Excellence (CXX) Training

Lifetime Learning by Ball State, in partnership with SkillStorm, is the place to build your civilian career and fly to your next mission, using your GI Bill benefits! Our career-focused, instructor-led certification pathways help military-connected learners fast-track their way into high-demand tech careers. All courses are 100% online, instructor-led, and designed with real-world success in mind using official AWS & CompTIA curriculum and labs.

Learners do more than prepare for exams—they prepare for impact. These certification pathways are trusted by federal integrators, Fortune 500s, and veterans nationwide because they bring military precision to tech training.

Do you have a spouse looking for training options too? Ask us about MyCAA scholarships for military spouses by emailing lifetimelearning@bsu.edu.

*GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

An ever-changing world requires that working adults continually adapt and learn new skills to be successful. Whether you are seeking a promotion, upskilling in place, returning to the workforce, or preparing for a career change, Ball State is attuned to marketplace needs and in-demand skills and credentials.  

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