Tuition-free OLLI

OLLI 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 Spring 2025, 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 Spring 2025 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 Literary and Visual Study of Early Mexicanidad (NCC-Grass Valley)
Instructor: Ellen Sander
Dates: 6/23/2025 - 7/28/2025
Days: M
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Grass Valley Campus
Building-Room: N8-108
Seats Available: 21 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 62031

The rich literary and visual foundations of Mexicanidad—the post-revolutionary cultural renaissance that celebrates indigenous and rural heritage—will be explored through the literary and visual works of Conrado Espinoza, John Steinbeck, the Alvarez Bravos, and Paul Strand. Key texts in this study include Espinoza's evocative El sol de Texas/Under the Texas Sun (1926) and Steinbeck's poignant The Forgotten Village (1941), which collectively offer a powerful foundation for an emerging and resilient Mexican identity in the face of change.

*Class Dates: 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, & 7/28.

*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

A Literary and Visual Study of Early Mexicanidad (Rocklin)
Instructor: Ellen Sander
Dates: 6/24/2025 - 7/29/2025
Days: Tu
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Rocklin Campus
Building-Room: W-203
Seats Available: 20 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 62030

The rich literary and visual foundations of Mexicanidad—the post-revolutionary cultural renaissance that celebrates indigenous and rural heritage—will be explored through the literary and visual works of Conrado Espinoza, John Steinbeck, the Alvarez Bravos, and Paul Strand. Key texts in this study include Espinoza's evocative El sol de Texas/Under the Texas Sun (1926) and Steinbeck's poignant The Forgotten Village (1941), which collectively offer a powerful foundation for an emerging and resilient Mexican identity in the face of change.

*Class Dates: 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, & 7/29.

*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

Franz Schubert - Musical Selections (Rocklin)
Instructor: Steve Miller
Dates: 6/16/2025 - 7/21/2025
Days: M
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Rocklin Campus
Building-Room: W-110
Seats Available: 10 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 62132

Symphonies, Ballet Music, and Song Cycles by this early 19th century composer.

*Class Dates: 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, & 7/21.

*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

Franz Schubert - Musical Selections (NCC-Grass Valley)
Instructor: Steve Miller
Dates: 6/17/2025 - 7/22/2025
Days: Tu
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Nevada County Campus
Building-Room: N15-101
Seats Available: 22 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 62133

Symphonies, Ballet Music, and Song Cycles by this early 19th century composer.

*Class Dates: 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, & 7/22.

*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

Miss Friman's War (Rocklin)
Instructor: Ellen Sander
Dates: 6/24/2025 - 7/29/2025
Days: Tu
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Rocklin Campus
Building-Room: D-12
Seats Available: 6 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 62032

Swedish Homes, a late 19th to early 20th-century cooperative women's guild, empowered housewives as consumers while giving a political voice to marginalized women. This series examines four key movements from 1905 to 1908 that shaped Swedish reforms: the grocery cooperative, suffrage, prostitution, and gendered labor, each highlighting the struggle for women's rights and social change. Swedish films with English subtitles.

*Class Dates: 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, & 7/29.

*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

Miss Friman's War (NCC-Grass Valley)
Instructor: Ellen Sander
Dates: 6/25/2025 - 7/30/2025
Days: W
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Nevada County Campus
Building-Room: N6-206
Seats Available: 7 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 62033

Swedish Homes, a late 19th to early 20th-century cooperative women's guild, empowered housewives as consumers while giving a political voice to marginalized women. This series examines four key movements from 1905 to 1908 that shaped Swedish reforms: the grocery cooperative, suffrage, prostitution, and gendered labor, each highlighting the struggle for women's rights and social change. Swedish films with English subtitles.

*Class Dates: 6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, & 7/30.

*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Spring 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!

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