OLLI - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Chico State

We are a community of lifelong learners aged 50+ who work together to help create and deliver educational, cultural, and social opportunities – without exams or grades! Faculty members, retired teachers, and members simply passionate about a subject they know well enjoy sharing their expertise with others whose life experience enriches the exchange of ideas. With three ways to learn – in the classroom, outdoors, and online – OLLI offers a unique way to explore new topics.

Join OLLI for the Spring and Summer!

Registration is open!

You must be signed in and have a current membership to register for classes. When you find a class you want to take, add it to your cart. When you’ve chosen all your classes, check out.

View all classes or browse the Spring '23 catalog by topic, day of week, or learning style.

Easily printable pdfs are also available:

Community Speaker Series

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Irv Lubliner, professor emeritus at Southern Oregon University (SOU), will share excerpts from Only Hope: A Survivor's Stories of the Holocaust.

Friday, January 27, 3-4:30pm

Free and open to the public!
Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
Meeting ID: 867 6227 3603
Passcode: OLLI2023

Spring Class Previews

Watch the recording of our Live-Online Spring Class Preview to learn about Spring classes, plan your schedule, and hear from some of the volunteer instructors who'll be leading classes.

New Fees, More Learning: An OLLI Town Hall

OLLI members joined OLLI staff at a town hall-style conversation about proposed changes to OLLI's fee and term structures.

Watch the recording, view the handout and the revised term calendar, and find out what we had to share.

COVID-19 Policy: Proof of vaccination is required for all in-person classes. Boosters are not required. Click here for instructions. Masks are strongly recommended in inside classrooms. Masks are always welcome. There are HEPA air purifiers in all four of our main classrooms at The Social Chico. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or any other communicable illnesses, such as a cold or the flu, please stay home.