About Us

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. In 1853 the founders purchased a 379-acre tract of land on the shore of Lake Michigan 12 miles north of Chicago. They established a campus and developed the land near it, naming the surrounding town Evanston in honor of one of the University's founders, John Evans. After completing its first building in 1855, Northwestern began classes that fall with two faculty members and 10 students.

Northwestern is recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of its educational programs at all levels. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the University's undergraduate programs among the best in the country.

The mission of the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) is to extend the resources of Northwestern University to undergraduate and graduate students whose lives include significant professional and personal commitments that place limitations on their schedules and affect the pace at which they may achieve their educational goals. Consistent with Northwestern's dedication to excellence, SCS makes distinguished teaching available to nontraditional students.

Our strategic alliances with organizations such as the Dalton Education provide students with the highest caliber of materials to develop their financial planning skills and successfully pass the CFP® Certification Examination.

About Dalton Education

Dalton Education, LLC is a leading provider of innovative education solutions in financial planning.  The founders of Dalton Education have helped thousands of financial professionals earn the CFP® certification marks.  Our program consists of providing the highest quality CFP® education through premier university partners and the leading CFP® examination review course in the industry,  THE DALTON REVIEW® for the CFP® Certification Examination.  

The founders of Dalton Education have developed, implemented and managed some of the premier CFP® education programs in the country. 

Joe Gillice, president of Dalton Education, implemented and managed the traditional classroom programs at Georgetown University, Duke University, Xavier University and over 20 other premier universities across the country.  In addition, he has developed and implemented live, online (web-delivered/synchronous) CFP® education programs at DePaul University, New York University, UCLA Extension and Rice University. 
Kevin Dalton, senior vice president of Dalton Education, is a former Sales Executive for a large financial services education company. He is a Certified Financial Planner® and has taught Fundamentals of Financial Planning and Capstone Case course for Duke University's Executive Certificate in Financial Planning program. Mr. Dalton has designed and implemented customized financial planning education programs for financial service firms and universities across the country.


Dalton Education also has a long history of providing high quality curriculum and instruction, which has consistently led to the highest CFP® exam pass rates in the country.  Over 90% of Dalton Education students ultimately become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. 

Dalton Education offers THE DALTON REVIEW® which is the #1 CFP® examination review course for the CFP® exam.  The review course was developed by former members of the CFP Board of Examiners.  No other review course is as comprehensive and exam focused as THE DALTON REVIEW® for the CFP® exam.

 
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About Our Program

Students receive access to the program for nine months.  Access is extended in three-month increments, at no additional cost.  Details.

Upon enrolling, students receive the following

  • Immediate access to the program.
  • Interactive, online content that is easy to manage and work through.
  • One-on-one coaching with a mentor to assist students through the program and answer questions regarding the material.
  • Program syllabus outlining step-by-step instructions to complete the course in nine months or less.

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