Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)

Join OLLI: Buy Your Annual Membership

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OLLI at USCB is a membership-led lifelong learning community, and you must be an OLLI member to attend classes, tours, community band and trips.  All memberships are individual and are $45 per person and is good for 365 days from the day you join.

Benefits of your OLLI membership include:

  • Ability to participate in OLLI term classes. Classes are offered in-person, Live on Zoom, Live Streamed and OLLI Digital Library (term fees apply)
  • Free pop-up OLLI lectures and events held throughout the year
  • Free summer OLLI classes (June and July)
  • USCB campus library membership and access to research
    • Access to over 125 academic databases, such as Academic Premier, Business Source Premier, Novelist, and Opposing Viewpoints
      • Access to e-books
      • Access to computers
      • Access to printers (.10 b/w, .25 color)
      • Research assistance from librarians and library staff  
      • A place to read, work, and visit
      • A children’s collection for young readers (or grandchildren!)
      • Lending privileges to check out books with USCB ID card (free)
      • Book collections feature popular fiction, art (special art collection on Beaufort Campus), local history, and more
      • Borrow 6 books at a time for a 3 week loan period (renew online or in person)
      • Connect to public wifi in the libraries for internet use
      • Access to Interlibrary Loan for materials that aren’t in our collection. 
      • Popular magazines in print and e-magazines  
      • In the first quarter of 2023, the USCB library will have access to ancestry.com and Kanopy.
  • Discounted meals at USCB dining facilities
  • Discounted ticket to USCB Chamber Music concerts
  • Discounted fee to USCB Continuing Education classes
  • Free USCB student parking permit valid for all campuses ($25 value)
  • Opportunity to play an instrument and perform with USCB OLLI's Lowcountry Community  Band

Taking OLLI Classes:

If you would like to participate in classes during a term, OLLI offers flexible payment options.

  • PAYGO: Pay as you go. Each class – no matter the number of sessions or whether in-person or Zoom – costs $15, which is paid upon registration. This option does not include OLLI Digital Library.  Pay-Per-View is now available for certain courses @ $8.00 per course.
  • UNLIMITED: $125 per member.  Take as many courses as you like in-person, Zoom and have access to our OLLI Digital Library.

View the Current OLLI Curriculum Guide