BCCC’s Best announced for February

February’s honored character trait at Beaufort County Community College was “respectful,” someone who shows respect to faculty/staff/fellow students at all times. Shaquoya May, a criminal justice student from Greenville, and Tyquisha Davis, an LPN student from Pantego, could not be present for photos.

For more information, please contact Kimberly Jackson, director of Counseling at 252-940-6252 or kimberly.jackson@beafortccc.edu.

Upcoming courses at BCCC Small Business Center

The Small Business Center at Beaufort County Community College is putting on a series of workshops for nonprofit organizations, including “There’s Always Money for Good Ideas” and “How to Start a Nonprofit Business.”

A two-part series, “There’s Always Money for Good Ideas,” will help experienced grant seekers. A “good idea” meets a need, solves a problem or improves a condition for individuals or a community. Successful entrepreneurs in the non-profit or for-profit sectors are able to identify problems, propose solutions and convince funders to invest in their ideas. In this two-part workshop, Michele Oros will provide hands-on experience researching and writing needs assessments; designing concrete, measureable objectives; and creating justifiable budgets. Unlike introductory grant writing courses Oros previously taught for the SBC, this workshop is designed for more experienced grant seekers who are ready to put their ideas into words. Michelle Oros has been actively and successfully seeking grant opportunities for Beaufort County Schools since 2003. The workshops will take place on March 12 and March 19 from 9 a.m. to noon in room 822 of Building 8. They are free to attend, but participants should pre-register.

A second workshop, “How to Start a Nonprofit Business,” is designed to help set up the structure of a nonprofit organization. There is a tremendous interest coming from communities wanting to know how to form a non-profit business. Careful consideration should be given to this process, including following all the proper steps. Failure to do so could result in serious consequences for individuals as well as becoming detrimental to the organization’s cause. This workshop will help community members considering starting a non-profit organization. Participants will learn what a non-profit organization is and refine their definition of a non-profit. They will find out the steps to forming a non-profit, what forms and documents need to be files and what takes place at the first board meeting. They will evaluate whether an attorney is necessary. Sam Gore, the workshop leader, was a professor of Supervised Ministry at the Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute for nine years and served as a pastor for 21 years. Gore is also trained as a Christian mediator, helping churches solve conflicts without entering litigation. The workshop is free to participants and will take place March 17 from 6-9 p.m. It is free to attend, but participants should pre-register.

For more information about Continuing Education programs or to pre-register call 252-940-6375, email Eva Peartree at EvaP@BeaufortCCC.edu or go to https://sites.google.com/site/conedbccc/contact-information.

 

Upcoming courses at BCCC

The following classes are available through Beaufort County Community College.

Adobe InDesign (24130): Could you, your church, or your business use creative and attractive brochures and newsletters? Ben Deck will help students learn more about Adobe InDesign, the industry-standard software for document design, and how to take graphics to complete various projects. This course will cover how to create page layouts, insert and manipulate images, and put them together to create great looking letterheads, business card, brochures, newsletters, and more.

Students will need to supply their own laptop or computer with Adobe InDesign installed. The course fee includes a $70 registration fee and $5 technology fee. It will be on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m., March 3-April 7, or online.

Adobe Photoshop (23930): Do you enjoy photography? Do you have a portfolio of pictures, but want more out of them? Photoshop can be overwhelming for the beginner photographer. Marilyn West will teach students more about optimizing images, retouching, sharpening, converting images into black and white, and much more.

Though this is not an advanced course, students will learn enough about Photoshop that they can feel comfortable editing their own pictures. This is an ideal class for those who enjoy photography and want to learn more about what Photoshop has to offer or those who just want to brush up on the basics. Students will be attending class on campus Monday nights and will be participating on Blackboard for course projects. Students within this class will benefit from having a digital camera. Students will need to supply their own laptop or computer with Adobe Photoshop installed. The course fee includes a $70 registration fee and $5 technology fee. It will take place Mondays from 6-8 p.m., March 7-April 25, or online.

Ed2Go: This program provides all online, six-week, 24-hour classes starting at $70 through the website below. These classes are perfect for working professionals, teachers, or anyone who needs or wants to learn a new skill or complete Continuing Education hours in an easy to follow online format. Hundreds of new classes begin each month and you can even demo the first week of each class for free. Registration is easy and you can call in and pay over the phone. Also, feel free to browse our classes at www.ed2go.com/beaufortccc.

Windows Workshops: Through March 24, Scott Bradshaw will be the instructor for five different workshops that focus on basic Windows 10 topics from taking your computer out of the box to navigating the Internet and email. Students will need to bring their device with Windows 10 installed. These workshop are three hours long and cost $25 each.

GED Orientation: Heather Collins will host GED (High School Equivalency) orientations on March 15 and March 29 at 9 a.m. in room 827 of Building 8.

For more information about Continuing Education programs, call 252-940-6375, email Eva Peartree at EvaP@BeaufortCCC.edu or go to https://sites.google.com/site/conedbccc/contact-information. For Ed2Go, check out https://sites.google.com/site/conedbccc/ed2go-online-classes.