In 2024, Georgia Tech strengthened its reputation as an innovative, visionary institution by establishing the College of Lifetime Learning to expand the work of its professional learning, K12 STEM learning, and efforts to innovate learning in colleges, while the Institute conceptualizes, researches, and leads in the creation of lifetime learning as a priority for higher education. And we are underway on that exciting journey!

The College of Lifetime Learning will amplify and enable learning as a lifelong pursuit, not just four years of study and a handshake, but a lifetime commitment to support learning across the lifespan. We integrate learning science, technology, and policy into accessible, scalable, and deeply relevant offerings that address the needs of all learners in modalities that fit their needs for growth. Our research informs the complete temporal arc of learner needs, from K-12 through post-retirement, and everything in between. 

Whether it's expanding opportunities for rural computer science education in K-12, creating career-sustaining pathways through credentials and affordable degrees, or generating research to optimize learning in these and other forums, this is where the future of learning takes shape.  

The College of Lifetime Learning is a foundational part of that future—a future in which learners of all ages and stages can thrive, a future where everyone is a learner seeking pathways of personal meaning and career strategy for the betterment of everyone.

Thank you for joining us on this journey! 

In progress and service, 
William Gaudelli, Ed. D.
Inaugural Dean, College of Lifetime Learning