(I'm a university professor) What kind of "program" exactly are you looking for? I'd expect that most good state schools admit non-degree students. Mine (the

(I'm a university professor) What kind of "program" exactly are you looking for? I'd expect that most good state schools admit non-degree students. Mine (the University of South Carolina) does. I've had some in my classes, who were excellent students. That said I'm unaware of any "program" or organizational structure. You fill out some paperwork, sign up for the classes you want, and that's it. At any university, some of the classes will be great and some of them will suck. Beyond that -- - If you want advising as to what courses to take, find out who the undergraduate director is in whatever department you're interested in and ask if you can make an appointment. If you have questions about an individual class, look up and email whoever is teaching it next. - If you want to participate in the university's social or intellectual life beyond your classes, then these are often open to the public anyway. - If you want to form study groups, these usually aren't organized by the university; just try to make friends with the people sitting next to you. - If you want tutoring or advising, you can probably access the same resources available to degree-seeking students. Unfortunately (for you), classes are likely to be 8-5 MWF. For popular classes there might be classes available at off-hours, but for smaller niche classes there isn't enough demand for them. My suggestion would be to drop your (3) and seek opportunities at any good university that's close to where you live. Good luck!