PO Box 28099
San Diego, CA 92198-0099
We offer 100 classes each year ranging from history and music to art and science. Our classes are for personal enrichment and are about 1-1/2 hours long.
The classes are led by university professors, former professors, and specialists in a variety of fields. Classes are held at Pacifica Senior Living of Poway (Formerly The Gateway) at 12751Gateway Park Road, Poway, CA 92064. Most classes cost $8 and all classes are also offered simultaneously via Zoom.
Don McLean & Lynyrd Skynyrd Band
Lisa Campbell plays and sings songs from Don McLean, who wrote and sang “America Pie,” and the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band that popularized the Southern rock genre with songs like “Sweet Home Alabama.”McLean’s “America Pie” was the Number One hit song in the United States for four weeks in 1972 and hit the top of the charts in English-speaking countries around the world.It has been described as one of the most successful and debated songs of the 20th century.The Lynyrd Skynyrd Band was formed in Florida in 1964 and quickly released five albums including the hit song “Free Bird.”In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the band No. 95 on its list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.”Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.As of 2023, the band had sold more than 28 million records in the U.S. March 18 (Tue) 10 a.m.
The Continuing Education Center at Rancho Bernardo is a 501(c)(3) organization established in 1978. For our first 25 years we were part of San Diego State University's Extended Studies Department. In 2003, we became a free-standing, non-profit organization offering 100 classes a year for personal enrichment.
CEC is a non-sectarian and apolitical organization. We offer a platform for the exchange of ideas and do not endorse the views of those who speak in our classes.
Our classes are taught by university professors, retired professors, and experts in various fields.
As with most non-profit organizations, about two-thirds of our operating funds are derived from the generosity of donors. We can't do it without you. Thanks.
Annual memberships are available for $30 for one person and $50 for a family. Sustaining memberships include free classes for the year and cost $200 for one person and $250 for a family. If you would like to join CEC and support our good works, and save money at the same time, just mail a check to: The Continuing Education Center at RB" to the address below.