OLLI All Year – Coming Fall '23!   

We're so excited to tell you more about OLLI All Year, starting in Fall 2023!

• Become an OLLI member for as little as $50 per year
• Three 10-week class terms spread out across the year
• No mid-term breaks to interrupt your learning
• Social meetups between class terms
• All memberships are good for three consecutive terms

This change has long been in process. OLLI members joined OLLI staff at a town hall-style conversation about these changes in October 2022. You can watch the recording, view the handout, or look at the revised term calendar. The changes have been refined through conversations with and feedback from members and volunteers, and they'll take effect in Fall '23.

Membership
Free Perks for All Members
Social Meetups
New Calendar
Which membership option is best for me?
Drop and Refund Policies
Waitlist Policy
Instructor Information

Membership

When we open up fall membership on July 3, you'll have two options for membership:

À La Carte: $50/year

Our À La Carte membership is perfect for those who are getting to know OLLI, need a lighter schedule, or are taking a term off. Pay a small annual fee plus a per-class fee* for each class you take each term based on the number of class sessions.

À La Carte members may upgrade during the first six months of their membership year. The $50 À La Carte membership fee will be applied to the upgrade. Previously-paid per-class fees will not be refunded.

Per-Class Fees:

• Class that meets only 1 time $15
• Class that meets 2-5 times $30
• Class that meets 6+ times $50

Unlimited: $300/year

Our Unlimited membership is ideal if you want to take advantage of the entire OLLI experience. It includes unlimited access to all OLLI classes, with no additional class fees*.

*Some supply and material fees may be requested at both membership levels for some classes.

Free Perks for All Members

Our many member benefits will be available to all members:

• Free parking and a discounted lunch option at our main classroom complex at The Social Chico
• Option to request a Chico State library courtesy card
• Subscription to the OLLI e-newsletter
• Invitations to all OLLI social meetups

Social Meetups

Social meetups are an exciting new part of OLLI! We know how much members want OLLI to continue on between terms. Now it will, with a focus on social activities between the class terms. You might join other OLLI members to make some art, have a conversation, or knit together – in person or on Zoom.

Social meetups are member-led: you decide what you want to do with other OLLI members. The OLLI office will send out the calendar of meetups each week to all members – and we'll have special weeks when we invite you to bring a friend to introduce them to OLLI.

Read more about social meetups.

New Calendar

Our new calendar has more learning time, new social meetups, and no mid-term breaks.

Which membership option is best for me?

With two membership options to choose from, you can pick the one that best fits your style. Here are some actual OLLI member schedules and how they'd be priced:

OLLI Power User!

Great for members taking lots of classes throughout the year.

I'm Going on Spring Break!

Great for times when life decides you need to take a term off.

Get Outta the Classroom!

Great for field trips and explorations with fewer class meetings.

Drop and Refund Policies

Membership fees: No refunds will be given for membership fees. Any unused membership fees will help support our programs. Thank you!

Unlimited Membership Class Drop Policy

If you will no longer be taking a class, please contact the OLLI office at olli@csuchico.edu or 530-898-6679 so we can offer that spot to another member.

À La Carte Class Fee Drop/Refund Policy

• If OLLI cancels a class, you will receive a credit on your account for the full amount of the class fee. Credits for cancellations can be issued as refunds upon request. Refunds for credit card payments will be processed within 2 business days. Refunds for check payments can take 4-6 weeks to process.
• The deadline to drop a class and receive a credit on your account for the full class price is the business day before the second class meeting for classes that meet 3 or more times and 2 business days before the first class meeting for classes that meet 1 or 2 times.
• If you drop a class after the drop deadline, we will issue a credit on your account for the class price minus an administrative fee of $10 for each dropped class.
• Credits from dropped or cancelled classes can only be used for class fees. They can not be used for membership payments.
• To qualify for a credit for a dropped class, you must contact the OLLI office at olli@csuchico.edu or 530-898-6679. Contact with the instructor will not constitute an official drop request.

Waitlist Policy

• If a class is full, you can be added to the waitlist.
• If space becomes available in a class with a waitlist, waitlisted members will be added to the class in the order they were added to the waitlist. We ask that you not attend the class until you have been officially registered.
• If you paid À La Carte class fees by check ahead of registration day and you were added to a waitlist for a class, the OLLI office will contact you to arrange for registration in another class of the same cost, a credit on your account, or a refund. Refunds for check payments can take 4-6 weeks to process.

Instructor Information

Volunteer instructors will also have two choices of membership. If you're teaching for OLLI, you can choose the Unlimited Membership at the discounted instructor price of $240 or the À La Carte membership at $50 with no additional fees if you don't take classes.

While OLLI will have 30 weeks of classes a year, you don't have to teach for 30 weeks. You always have the flexibility to teach in one, two, or all three terms in a year.