The CUNY School of Professional Studies designs custom education and training programs to help employers and other organizations address a wide variety of learning needs. We partner with businesses, government agencies, nonprofits, and organized labor to craft unique educational experiences that draw on the CUNY's tremendous academic resources.

Organizations come to SPS because our programs are:

• Customized
  SPS works closely with partner organizations during course development. We can tailor your program for a wide variety of industries, subject matter, and employee experiences. We develop individual non-credit training programs, credit and non-credit courses, credit certificates, and degree programs.



• High quality
  Programs integrate organizational requirements, state-of-the-art industry practices, and academic rigor. Working with SPS enables you to access the expertise of CUNY's 6,000 full-time faculty, top-ranked degree programs, and nationally recognized research centers and institutes. Our instructors include distinguished CUNY faculty with nationally recognized expertise and a dedication to teaching excellence.



• Flexible
  SPS is responsive to the needs of our partner organizations by developing programs to work in a variety of time frames. Programs can be offered:
  
  • At any of CUNY's 19 campuses, in the workplace, or online
  • Days, evenings and weekends
  • With flexible start and end dates


• A good value
  Prices are competitive with other education providers. Credit offerings enable participants to apply courses toward degrees.

SPS is experienced in developing custom programs for employers and organizations in areas such as:

• Business communications
• K-12 and higher education
• Ethics and governance
• Leadership development
• Nonprofit fundraising and development
• Project management
• Public transit

To learn more about how you can partner with SPS to create custom programs, contact Jill Hyland, Program Development Director, at jhyland@gc.cuny.edu or 212-817-7258.