Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning
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Fall 2025 Term Runs from September 15th through November 14th. These 9 weeks include a week for inclement weather cancellations.
CALL FALL Course Catalog: Click HERE for a downloadable PDF.
Registration: Click HERE to register!
Parking Pass Instructions: Click HERE
Please note that you need to look at the instructions for the New (I have never had a parking permit before) or Returning (I am renewing my permit and I have a permit store account) holder, depending on which category you fit into.
Keene State’s Institute for Learning in Retirement is the Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL). The program is affiliated through the Institute Network with the internationally known Road Scholar program.
CALL is an educational program aimed at seniors and/or retired folks. The difference between Road Scholar and Institutes for Lifelong Learning like CALL is that the institutes are typically non-residential.
Our classes are led by members, community experts, and Keene State faculty. Classes are offered for eight weeks in the fall and eight weeks in the spring, with a four-week “mini-session” offered in January and February.
Program History
Keene State College was one of the original five schools to host Elderhostel (now known as Road Scholar) at its founding back in the early 1970’s. After a long hiatus, Elderhostel returned to KSC in the early 1990’s when a former Dean of Arts and Humanities, Michael Haines, re-introduced a Summer Elderhostel program.