--- title: Community education success description: With the tightening of budgets and the increase in competition, community education programs have had to work hard to remain relevant and successful. image: https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/Greg__Mike_Seppi.jpg --- [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/) [![lern-logo.png](https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/June-folder/lern-logo.png "lern-logo.png")](http://lern.org) ** # Articles # Community education success Mon, Aug 10,2015 @ 11:23 AM by Greg Marsello | ![Greg__Mike_Seppi](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Greg__Mike_Seppi.jpg?width=278&name=Greg__Mike_Seppi.jpg)With the tightening of budgets and the increase in competition, community education programs have had to work hard to remain relevant and successful. Parkway-Rockwood Community Education in the St. Louis area is a true success story. The two cities merged their community education programs to pool resources to ensure their patrons get the highest quality and diversity in programming possible. Mergers are a trend in lifelong learning, and the Parkway-Rockwood Community Education Program is an excellent example of doing it right! Photo: Parkway-Rockwood Director, Mike Seppi at a St. Louis Cardinals game [![Case study: How the Parkway-Rockwood community education districts partnered for success](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/119076/8f5c6677-d989-458c-9900-34f073a84f06.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/119076/8f5c6677-d989-458c-9900-34f073a84f06)       ### LATEST NEWS Video: How to Get the Most From a LERN Membership LERN Video - The LERN Program Review: Position Your Unit for Success LERN Cancellation Rates and New Programs: A Lesson From Netflix Kathryn Lynch-Morin Ready for Liftoff: Drones and Drone Courses are More Popular Than Ever Kathryn Lynch-Morin Working with the University of Nebraska - Omaha LERN [Tweets by @LernUpdates](https://twitter.com/LernUpdates) [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/)