Learning: The Education Component

In my opinion, the learning component of the Disney College Program is the most special part of the program. When else do you have the opportunity to take classes from one of the largest, most successful companies in the world—for free?! At the Disney College Program in Florida, classes are optional, unlike at the Disney College Program in California. You can take two classes per program for Spring and Fall and four for Spring Advantage and Fall Advantage.

There are two types of courses offered: Collegiate and Seminar. Collegiate offerings can be recommended for credit by the American Council on Education (ACE), unlike Seminars. Collegiate offerings have the same academic rigor of a college/university course and have required textbooks (that are a minimum charge), papers and projects.

Here is a list of Collegiate Offerings:

Advanced Studies in Hospitality Management
Human Resource Management
Corporate Analysis*
Interactive Learning Program
Corporate Communications
Marketing You: Personal and Career Development Strategies*
Creativity & Innovation: Gaining the Edge
Organizational Leadership
Experiential Learning

*These are the Collegiate Offerings available at the Disneyland Resort. However, all are available at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Seminar Offerings often include guest speakers, field experiences, etc. 

Here’s a list of Seminar Offerings at the Disneyland Resort:

Blended Learning Series
Leadership Speaker’s Series
Professional Development Study: The Business of Show Business

Seminar Offerings at the Walt Disney World Resort (these last for eight weeks and are once a week for two hours):

Exploring Disney Heritage
Exploring Marketing
Exploring Guest Service
Exploring Cast Engagement & Human Resources
Exploring Leadership
Environmentally and Sustainability Pilot

Finally, there’s a Professional Development Studies available at the Walt Disney World Resort and are major-specific.You can only be enrolled in these courses if you are declared in majors in the following fields of study. These classes meet for two-three hours, once a week, for eightt weeks.

Here’s a list of the Professional Development Studies:

Engineering
Entertainment Show Production
Security

They Disney College Program website provides all the syllabi for all of its courses offered. You can view them here.

Disney strongly recommends bringing a computer with you if you are planning on taking an education course. While there are computer labs available at the Walt Disney World resort, a personal computer might be a more reliable and convenient resource for students.

In addition, the Disney College Program offers exam proctoring if you are taking online classes at your university. These proctoring services are available at the Vista Way Disney Learning Center. 

To find out even more about the Learning component of the Disney College Program, check out the Education Overview on the Onboarding website.