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History of Adult Education at OlivetAdult education began at Olivet as early as 1949, when the North Central Association Studies committee at Olivet recommended that an increased emphasis be placed on adult education and the opportunities for lifelong learning. The focus of adult education at that time was educating returning war veterans and assisting local school teachers with certification requirements. Graduate education at Olivet had its beginning in 1961, when the Board of Trustees authorized a Master of Arts degree with a major in Religion. The chronology of Olivet's graduate programs: Degree-completion programs began at Olivet in 1980. The first official off-campus program was an Associate of Arts degree established for cadets from The Salvation Army School for Officers Training based in Chicago. The history of Olivet’s degree-completion programs:
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