About Us
The Stanford Center for Professional Development makes it possible for today's best and brightest professionals to enroll in Stanford University courses and programs while they maintain their full-time careers. Courses and programs from the School of Engineering and related Stanford departments are delivered online, at Stanford, at company work sites and international locations—providing a global community of learners with flexibility and convenience and enabling them to apply their education to their careers.
Our History
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Over fifty years ago, Frederick Terman, the 'Father of Silicon Valley' and former Dean of the School of Engineering, collaborated with industry leaders to inaugurate Stanford University's part-time graduate degree program to meet the continuing education needs of engineers, technology professionals, and managers in industry. Today, the Stanford Center for Professional Development makes it possible for today's best and brightest professionals to enroll in Stanford University courses and programs while they maintain their full-time careers.
Our Mission
"The Stanford Center for Professional Development upholds the mission of Stanford Engineering to encourage life-long learning and forge the future by educating tomorrow's leaders in industry. Emerging learning technologies open new opportunities in how we teach and the ways in which students learn."
James D. Plummer
Dean, School of Engineering
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
