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Facts about the IEL
The Institute for Extended Learning is a network of innovative services, offering traditional and non-traditional education and customized training throughout the 12,312 square miles of our six-county district.
During the 2011-12 Academic Year, the IEL made the following impact:

WHO WE SERVED

  • 56 percent of students were female, 44 percent male
  • Over 14,347 (unduplicated) students took a class at the IEL
  • Students at the IEL are more diverse than Spokane, Spokane Valley, or Spokane County
  • Over 9,385 students took a credit course (830 annualized FTEs)
  • Over 28,390 students took a non-credit course (3,356 annualized FTEs)
  • Over 4,670 students took an ABE course (1,322 annualized FTEs)
  • Over 2,690 students took an ESL course (895 annualized FTEs)
  • Over 920 students took a GED course (238 annualized FTEs)
  • Over 4,390 students took a Business & Community Training course (179 annualized FTEs)
  • Over 1,690 students took an Online course (164 annualized FTEs)

WHAT WE OFFER

  • 1,604 credit course offerings
  • 3776 non-credit course offerings
  • 713 ABE course offerings
  • 264 ESL course offerings
  • 323 GED course offerings
  • 702 Business & Community Training course offerings
  • 324 Online course offerings
  • The IEL always extends classes leading to a bachelor's degree via distance education to Stevens, Ferry, and Pend Oreille counties through a cooperative agreement with Washington State University.

WHERE WE ARE

  • Six rural sites
    • Colville, Republic, Inchelium, Ione, Newport, and Pullman
    • Predominately offer credit courses for two-year degrees and certificates
  • Over 35 sites in Spokane
    • Predominately offer non-credit courses in ABE, Head Start, and BCT

WHEN WE SERVE

  • 4,549 course offerings during the day (29,816 students enrolled)
  • 524 course offerings during the evening (1,808 students enrolled)

WHY WE EXIST

  • To provide students in rural cities and counties the same opportunity to education that Spokane residents have.
    • (Head Start/ECEAP/Early Head Start & ABE)
    • To prepare students for the job market by offering entry-level career training, as well as courses for adult students who want to upgrade their skills for workforce re-entry or advancement.
    • To serve as a bridge from high school to college by providing courses for transfer toward a Bachelor's Degree. Four out of 10 college-bound high-school graduates start their college education this way.

HOW WE SERVE

  • We generate over $17.3 million in grants and contracts
  • We employed over 1,100 full- and part-time people
  • We teach an average of 1,000 immigrants and refugees a year.
  • We helped more than 330 families enhance their parenting skills in our parent cooperative preschools.
  • We serve about 2,000 infant, toddler, and preschool children a year in our Head Start, Early Head Start, ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance) and Extended Hour Care programs. 
  • We meet the educational needs of over 1,000 adults incarcerated by the Washington Department of Corrections. More than 240 of these students earn their GED certificate each year.