A Division Built 
for Every Learner 

Our Mission 

The Division of Lifelong Learning and Innovation (LLI) expands access and opportunity to a Rutgers–New Brunswick education, so that learning continues for a lifetime and opportunity is open to everyone, at every stage of life. 

In partnership with schools, employers, and communities, we deliver responsive, technology-enabled learning that advances workforce development and makes lifelong learning a central part of the University's public mission.

Through flexible online, hybrid, and in-person programs, spanning noncredit courses, professional and workforce certificates, and credit-bearing pathways, LLI meets learners wherever they are.

What We Do 

Our work is organized around three areas: Workforce and Professional Development, Academic Pathways, and Community and Enrichment. Together, they cover the full span of learning before a degree, alongside one, and long after. 

We help people build in-demand skills, earn nationally recognized credentials, and retrain for new careers. We train New Jersey's municipal and state workforce, and we collaborate directly with employers to design targeted training around their open roles, bridging the gap between learning and hiring. 

Workforce & Professional Development 

We move learners forward including STEM professional development for K–12 educators, pre-college academies for high school students, and credit-bearing pathways back into a Rutgers degree. 

Academic Pathways 

We offer learning personal enrichment and the love of learning. Courses, trips, and workshops through OLLI-RU, and hands-on making at the Rutgers Makerspace. 

Community & Enrichment 

By The Numbers

Learners Every Year 

6,250+

At every age and career stage 

Courses Taken Each Year

390+

Noncredit and credit-bearing 

Global Reach

43

Countries

Our Leadership 

LLI is led by Vice Chancellor Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez and a leadership group drawn from across the division's centers and operations. 

Meet Our Leadership

Work With Us 

Employers, school districts, and municipalities partner with LLI to build training around the people they serve.