Due to low enrollment and utilization, the American Red Cross has made the determination to eliminate a few courses from the course catalog, in part due to low enrollment and utilization. Additionally, we received internal and customer feedback indicating that the large number of duplicative courses made web searches cumbersome and confusing

These courses consist primarily of programs that were designed for local markets and were not part of our national curriculum. Although only a very small amount of activity has occurred around these programs, we do want to bring this change to your attention.

In total, 84 courses are scheduled to be discontinued and eliminated from the course catalog. Another 57 courses will be re-coded to match the national Red Cross database. At no point in this review was any valuable or unique course content lost.

[To see a complete list of courses that will be removed, click here.] The remaining 57 courses have been retained because they continue to deliver key training for state certifications. [To see a list of the courses retained, click here.]

Authorized provider Instructors who currently offer these programs may continue to do so until September 1. Records for these programs may continue to be entered or submitted to the American Red Cross until September 1.

The American Red Cross will continue to review existing and future course inventories to ensure their ongoing value and relevancy to our communities.