SUNY Oneonta will offer more than 30 non-credit courses on topics ranging from Argentine tango to kayaking this spring. All of the courses are open to members of the community. Some meet for one session; others have multiple meetings. Fees range from $15 to $150.

Back by popular demand are The Joys of Watercolor Painting and Vinyasa Flow Yoga. New offerings this semester include Flying Starts (a pre-flight course for people interested in becoming certified pilots), Beekeeping and Zumba.

Also new are several courses offered at SUNY Oneonta’s Cooperstown campus, home of the college’s Cooperstown Graduate Program. These one-session courses include Introduction to Cartooning, Nature Photography, Know Your Technology (a primer on getting the most out of social media, smartphones and tablets) and three wine appreciation courses.

SUNY Oneonta’s non-credit course program started in 2009 with eight classes and has grown to 33 courses this spring. “The purpose is to offer people an opportunity for personal enrichment — to add something educational that’s not a traditional three-credit course,” said Michelle Thibault, director of Continuing Education at SUNY Oneonta.

In addition to the knowledge and skills participants gain, there’s the fun of trying something new and interacting with people who share a common interest. “These courses are about the experience that you’re going to have and the people you’re going to meet. It’s as much social as it is academic,” Thibault said.

A complete schedule of courses is available here. For more information or to register, call (607) 436-2548 or visit the Office of Continuing Education in the Netzer Administration Building on the SUNY Oneonta campus.