<p>How do summer courses work? Are there colleges that let just about anyone take classes during summer sessions? Or do you have to go through a specific program usually?</p>
<p>At a CC anybody can take a summer course. You have to register. Classes usually fill up quickly.</p>
<p>I am taking four classes this summer. I guess I chose some pretty obscure classes, because none of mine are even half full.</p>
<p>I could never let a summer go by without taking a class or two. It kept me in working college mode. If I had three months off with no classes I would get very lazy.</p>
<p>As long as you don’t take classes at a top tier school, you can take classes almost anywhere without much of a problem. </p>
<p>I’m taking classes this summer at UMass Amherst to catch up on a semester I took off. Anyone can sign up for classes there, but if you want to take over 7 credits, you need to get special permission.</p>
<p>If you are planning on taking classes THIS summer, you’d better get on it, many registration deadlines have already passed or are coming up within the next few weeks!</p>
<p>Thanks, I’m just trying to get an idea of possibilities for next summer. I can not stand another summer in the boring hometown, particularly not after venturing out to college.</p>