The following classes are available through the Continuing Education Department at BCCC. To register, call 252-940-6375 or email continuingeducation@beaufortccc.edu.

 

Small Engine Repair

Students will learn to become their own repairperson, and enjoy learning to fixing their stuff. In this class, students will gain the skills needed to diagnose, repair and maintain both two-cycle and four-cycle engines. These include weed eaters, tillers, chain saws, leaf blowers and small lawn mowers. Students will receive classroom instruction and hands-on experience. Students are encouraged to bring their own equipment to our shop for tune-up and repair. The program costs $78.75, and runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6-9 p.m., Sept. 13 through Oct. 6 and Oct. 25 through Nov. 17.

 

Critical Incident Preparation and Response

Todd Alligood, BCCC’s director of law enforcement training, will share his expertise and perspective on this very serious subject. Students should attend to learn how to make their workplace safer. Alligood will explain what to do if a critical incident, like an active shooter, occurs on or near the premises. Learn to prepare for critical incidents and how to correctly summon help. This class will help students protect their employees, clients and themselves should something happen. They will receive guidance on precautions to take and procedures to implement in these troubling times. This class takes place on Sept. 12 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and costs only $15.

 

Beekeeping Basics

Keeping bees can facilitate pollination in gardens and on farms. Students can also learn about beekeeping to better understand the importance of bees to food crops and garden success. Either way, this class will give students a good foundation for beekeeping and a greater appreciation of these vital pollinators. Berry Hines Sr., a certified N.C. Master Beekeeper and a lifetime keeper of bees, will lead this class. In five sessions he will address the biology of bees, hive structure, site selection, beekeeping resources, hive health, pest control, honey extraction and more. One evening, the class will visit a beekeeping operation, and students will be allowed to don a bee suit and inspect hives up close. The $45 class starts on Sept. 22 and runs every Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. through Oct. 20. Students will get lots of good honey to sample!

 

Welding for Fun

There are so many artful and useful applications for welding. From go-carts to yard art, welding could be the missing step to take students’ structures from mundane to marvelous. Fire pits have been popular in previous classes. This class has all the material needed and provides a safe environment to learn the skill. Students will learn the basics of Mig (GMAW), Tig (GTAW) and stick (SMAW) welding. By the end date, they will have made their own art project to keep. This $120 class runs on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon from Sept. 17 to Oct. 15.

 

Bow Hunting Basics

This sport is gaining popularity with women and men in eastern North Carolina. Here’s an opportunity to learn all about it without having to purchase any equipment. The class provides bows and arrows for left and right-handers. And students will experience the fun of archery and learn to apply those skills to hunting. Students will learn about game species, the seasons for each, rules and etiquette for bow hunting, equipment choices, local resources for hunting and tournaments. Every evening the class will use the BCCC range to practice using the bows and arrows. The Monday classes run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and take place from Sept.12 through Oct. 3.