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Tuition-free OLLI   

Tuition-free OLLIOLLI at Sierra College has two types of courses: Club OLLI and Tuition-free OLLI. Each requires a different registration process. The OLLI Tuition-free courses are part of the Sierra College curriculum, but are still noncredit with no test or grades. You must be a Sierra College student to take these classes hence this separate registration process. Below is the information on how to register for these courses. It’s a bit more cumbersome but they are free!

  • If you are a new student or did not take a tuition-free course in Fall 2024, you will need to complete an application along with your course registration form. Complete the application/registration form
  • If you did take a tuition-free course in the Fall 2024 semester, you are a current student and only need to complete the course registration form.

Please return your form(s)in one of the following ways listed below. Once we receive the forms, we will process your registration and send you an email confirmation separate from your Club OLLI confirmation.

  • Email to: olli@sierracollege.edu
  • Fax: 916-781-6248
  • In Person:
    • OLLI Office: 5100 Sierra College Blvd, W-205, Rocklin, CA 95677
    • Admissions & Records Office – Nevada County Campus, Student Services Building N1
  • Mail: OLLI at Sierra College, 5100 Sierra College Blvd, W-205, Rocklin, CA 95677
  • If you have any questions, please email first or call the OLLI office at 916-781-6290
 
  • A Musical Potpourri: Part 1 (Rocklin)
  • Instructor: Steve Miller
    Dates: 2/3/2025 - 3/17/2025
    Days: M
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Rocklin Campus
    Building-Room: W-203
    Seats Available: 25 | Max Enroll: 40
    CRN: 42115
    In this class we will sample chronologically the music of various composers written during the past 350 years. Every class is a surprise! 

    *Class Dates: 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, & 3/17.

    *No class: 2/17

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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  • A Musical Potpourri: Part 1 (NCC-Grass Valley)
  • Instructor: Steve Miller
    Dates: 2/4/2025 - 3/11/2025
    Days: Tu
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Nevada County Campus
    Building-Room: N15-101
    Seats Available: 35 | Max Enroll: 40
    CRN: 42118
    In this class we will sample chronologically the music of various composers written during the past 350 years. Every class is a surprise! 

    *Class Dates: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, & 3/11.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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  • A Musical Potpourri: Part 2 (Rocklin)
  • Instructor: Steve Miller
    Dates: 3/31/2025 - 5/5/2025
    Days: M
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Rocklin Campus
    Building-Room: W-201
    Seats Available: 26 | Max Enroll: 40
    CRN: 42122
    In this class we will sample chronologically the music of various composers written during the past 350 years. Every class is a surprise! 
    You did not have to take Part 1 to take Part 2. 

    *Class Dates: 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, & 5/5.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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  • A Musical Potpourri: Part 2 (NCC-Grass Valley)
  • Instructor: Steve Miller
    Dates: 4/1/2025 - 5/6/2025
    Days: Tu
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Nevada County Campus
    Building-Room: N15-101
    Seats Available: 35 | Max Enroll: 40
    CRN: 42123
    In this class we will sample chronologically the music of various composers written during the past 350 years. Every class is a surprise! 
    You did not have to take Part 1 to take Part 2. 

    *Class Dates: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, & 5/6.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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  • La otra mirada - The Other Viewpoint : Part 2 (Rocklin)
  • Instructor: Ellen Sander
    Dates: 2/12/2025 - 3/19/2025
    Days: W
    Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Rocklin Campus
    Building-Room: D-12
    Seats Available: 24 | Max Enroll: 30
    CRN: 42120
    Set in a boarding school in early 1920s Seville, Spain, the traditional education of girls is challenged by the arrival of a new professor who embraces global points of view that include the modernist perspective. Education reflects the steeped traditions of the city and the time, challenged by the arrival of European Modernism influencing literature, politics, and gender roles. This series examines intergenerational perspectives and challenges women faced from the female point of view. In Spanish with English subtitles. Historical material will accompany each episode.  

    *Class Dates: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, & 3/19.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
    If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

 

  • La otra mirada - The Other Viewpoint : Part 2 (NCC-Grass Valley)
  • Instructor: Ellen Sander
    Dates: 2/13/2025 - 3/20/2025
    Days: Th
    Times: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Nevada County Campus
    Building-Room: N12-103
    Seats Available: 17 | Max Enroll: 30
    CRN: 42121
    Set in a boarding school in early 1920s Seville, Spain, the traditional education of girls is challenged by the arrival of a new professor who embraces global points of view that include the modernist perspective. Education reflects the steeped traditions of the city and the time, challenged by the arrival of European Modernism influencing literature, politics, and gender roles. This series examines intergenerational perspectives and challenges women faced from the female point of view. In Spanish with English subtitles. Historical material will accompany each episode.  

    *Class Dates: 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, & 3/20.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
    or... Determine which scenario applies to you below
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
    If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

 

  • La otra mirada - The Other Viewpoint : Part 3 (Rocklin)
  • Instructor: Ellen Sander
    Dates: 4/9/2025 - 5/14/2025
    Days: W
    Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Rocklin Campus
    Building-Room: D-12
    Seats Available: 24 | Max Enroll: 30
    CRN: 42437
    Set in a boarding school in early 1920s Seville, Spain, the traditional education of girls is challenged by the arrival of a new professor who embraces global points of view that include the modernist perspective. Education reflects the steeped traditions of the city and the time, challenged by the arrival of European Modernism influencing literature, politics, and gender roles. This series examines intergenerational perspectives and challenges women faced from the female point of view. In Spanish with English subtitles. Historical material will accompany each episode.  

    *Class Dates: 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, & 5/14.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
    or... Determine which scenario applies to you below
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
    If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

 

  • La otra mirada - The Other Viewpoint : Part 3 (NCC-Grass Valley)
  • Instructor: Ellen Sander
    Dates: 4/10/2025 - 5/15/2025
    Days: Th
    Times: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Nevada County Campus
    Building-Room: N12-103
    Seats Available: 17 | Max Enroll: 30
    CRN: 42438
    Set in a boarding school in early 1920s Seville, Spain, the traditional education of girls is challenged by the arrival of a new professor who embraces global points of view that include the modernist perspective. Education reflects the steeped traditions of the city and the time, challenged by the arrival of European Modernism influencing literature, politics, and gender roles. This series examines intergenerational perspectives and challenges women faced from the female point of view. In Spanish with English subtitles. Historical material will accompany each episode.  

    *Class Dates: 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, & 5/15.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
    or... Determine which scenario applies to you below
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
    If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

 

  • Literary Consumption - The Conditioned Consumer in the Urban Setting: Part 2 (NCC-Grass Valley)
  • Instructor: Ellen Sander
    Dates: 4/7/2025 - 5/12/2025
    Days: M
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Grass Valley Campus
    Building-Room: N8-108
    Seats Available: 15 | Max Enroll: 20
    CRN: 42977

    The desires and whims of the 1960s to early 21st century modern citizens were governed (conditioned) by consumerism. We will read and study the short stories and novels of global authors Georges Perec, Haruk Murakami, Michel Tremblay, and Annie Ernaux.

    *Class Dates: 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, & 5/12.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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  • Literary Consumption - The Conditioned Consumer in the Urban Setting: Part 2 (Rocklin)
  • Instructor: Ellen Sander
    Dates: 4/8/2025 - 5/13/2025
    Days: Tu
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Rocklin Campus
    Building-Room: W-201
    Seats Available: 13 | Max Enroll: 20
    CRN: 42978

    The desires and whims of the 1960s to early 21st century modern citizens were governed (conditioned) by consumerism. We will read and study the short stories and novels of global authors Georges Perec, Haruk Murakami, Michel Tremblay, and Annie Ernaux.

    *Class Dates: 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, & 5/13.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
    or... Determine which scenario applies to you below
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
    If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

 

  • Literary Consumption - A New World of Material Goods: Part 1 (NCC-Grass Valley)
  • Instructor: Ellen Sander
    Dates: 2/3/2025 - 3/17/2025
    Days: M
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Grass Valley Campus
    Building-Room: N8-108
    Seats Available: 19 | Max Enroll: 24
    CRN: 42975

    Branding, advertising, and sales shaped the modern citizen, cultural behavior, and societal norms. European and American short stories and novels written by Kate Chopin, Hope Mirrlees, Emile Zola, Charles Baudelaire, Virginia Woolf, Lola Ridge, and Eudora Welty will teach us about early consumerism and its influences.

    *Class Dates: 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, & 3/17.

    *No class: 2/17

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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  • Literary Consumption - A New World of Material Goods: Part 1 (Rocklin)
  • Instructor: Ellen Sander
    Dates: 2/4/2025 - 3/18/2025
    Days: Tu
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Rocklin Campus
    Building-Room: W-201
    Seats Available: 14 | Max Enroll: 20
    CRN: 42976

    Branding, advertising, and sales shaped the modern citizen, cultural behavior, and societal norms. European and American short stories and novels written by Kate Chopin, Hope Mirrlees, Emile Zola, Charles Baudelaire, Virginia Woolf, Lola Ridge, and Eudora Welty will teach us about early consumerism and its influences.

    *Class Dates: 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, & 3/18.

    *No class: 2/18

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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  • Ongoing Memoir Writing (NCC-Grass Valley)
  • Instructor: Judie Rae
    Dates: 2/4/2025 - 3/11/2025
    Days: Tu
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Grass Valley Campus
    Building-Room: N8-103
    Seats Available: 13 | Max Enroll: 20
    CRN: 42116
    This class is designed for people who have already taken the Beginning Memoir course, though all are welcome, and I will provide handouts for newcomers to acquaint them with the material. Every week students are given prompts, which they may choose to respond to.

    *Class Dates: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, & 3/11.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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  • Poetry Writing (NCC-Grass Valley)
  • Instructor: Judie Rae
    Dates: 2/5/2025 - 3/12/2025
    Days: W
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Grass Valley Campus
    Building-Room: N8-103
    Seats Available: 16 | Max Enroll: 20
    CRN: 42980

    This class will focus on the basics of writing poetry, paying attention to image, sound, rhythm, density.  We'll explore various poetic forms and discuss poems by well-known poets, noting how they sucessfully created memorable works.

    Please keep in mind that poetry is a deep, personal sharing of your world, which when successful, can involve a certain amount of personal ris.  Be willing to share your efforts with others in class.

    *Class Dates: 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, & 3/12.

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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    If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2024, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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  • Truckee-Tahoe Community Band (Truckee)
  • Instructor: Randy Humphreys
    Dates: 1/29/2025 - 5/14/2025
    Days: W
    Times: 6:00 PM - 9:05 PM
    Sessions: 15
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: 
    Building-Room: Tahoe-Truckee-T1-231
    Seats Available: 22 | Max Enroll: 30
    CRN: 42126
    Were you in Band in High School? Middle School? Do you wish you still played? Do you consider yourself a music loving amateur performer? If so, this class is for you! Welcome to the Truckee-Tahoe Community Band. If you have the desire to play with others in an ensemble setting, and prior but not necessarily current experience, then join us on Wednesday nights for a musical adventure. We will work together to interpret and perform fun band literature. The class will culminate in a performance. Music builds community – come join us!

    *Class Dates: 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, & 5/14.

    *No class: 3/26

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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  • Truckee-Tahoe Community Chorus (Truckee)
  • Instructor: Brittney May
    Dates: 1/27/2025 - 5/12/2025
    Days: M
    Times: 5:45 PM - 8:35 PM
    Sessions: 14
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: 
    Building-Room: Tahoe-Truckee-T1-231
    Seats Available: 40 | Max Enroll: 50
    CRN: 42125
    Truckee-Tahoe Community Chorus: The course is designed for college-aged students through seniors for the study of selected styles and periods of music culminating in the performance of selected repertoire. The course curriculum includes discussion of musical elements, composition, vocabulary and history as well as vocal technique.

    *Class Dates: 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, & 5/12.

    *No class: 2/17 and 3/24

    *Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
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