Online Learning
Why SCPS
Flexibility for Adult Learners
For more than a century, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) has been educating adult learners and working professionals, helping them pursue new opportunities and achieve their goals.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Loyola’s online bachelor’s degree programs among the top 25 nationally, recognizing the excellence and value of our programs. Our online courses provide high-quality content and are taught by invested, expert faculty.
The SCPS Advantage
Accessibility
Loyola University Chicago and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) excel at providing an accessible, high-quality education to a diverse community of adult learners in the Chicago area and, increasingly, across the U.S. SCPS’s success is rooted in a sincere respect for the adult learner and a profound understanding for the responsibilities students hold beyond the classroom, such as full-time employment and family obligations.
Affordability
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) at Loyola University Chicago understands the cost of higher education stimulates anxiety in many adult learners and, in some cases, even hinders them from returning to the classroom. Through a combination of financial aid, scholarships, community partnerships, and knowledge-based credit, SCPS creates opportunities for students to pursue their academic goals free of economic barriers.
Flexibility
Building upon Loyola’s commitment to educational outreach and inclusiveness, SCPS designs its programs with flexibility and relevance top of mind. Whether online, evening, or weekend, SCPS’s transparent scheduling options present students the freedom to learn in the way and on the timeline best suiting them.
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Haris Dzebic (BA '25)
A Public Servant's Experience at Loyola SCPS
Chicago police officer Haris Dzebic (BA '25) shares his experience as an adult learner in the Applied Psychology program at Loyola University Chicago's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

Yvette Garcia (BA '25)
Taking a New Path
Yvette Garcia (BA '25) leveraged Loyola SCPS's flexible Paralegal Studies program to balance work, family, and personal challenges while advancing her career.
Recognized Among the Nation's Best

U.S. News & World Report '26
Nationally Recognized Leader in Online Education
Loyola University Chicago has once again earned national recognition for its online education programs in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Online Programs rankings, with SCPS programs earning top spots nationwide.
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