Beaufort County Community College has upcoming classes to help you move forward in your real estate career or get set up to substitute teach. The classes are held in Building 8 on BCCC’s main campus. Call 252-940-6375 to register or do it online.

Marketing and Advertising for Your Business

Drawing attention to your business is tougher than ever before. Large chain stores, a challenging economy, the Internet, etc. have made the small business venture often times frustrating. You can take matters into your hands and discover what you can do to bring customers to you. In this seminar, David Mayo will teach low cost advertising/marketing strategies and methods, creating a marketing plan, scoring greater sales with current customers, and other “tricks” of the trade. Marketing and Advertising for Your Business is a seminar you will want to be a part of and it is absolutely free! This workshop will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10.

Substitute Teacher Training

This 24-hour course prepares individuals to substitute teach in the local school system. This course provides information on learning expectations, time management, monitoring student interaction, classroom management, and many other topics related to being a substitute. Textbooks are available in the BCCC bookstore. Books will not be sold in class. One class will run from 5 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Feb. 11 to Feb. 27. Another class will run from 5 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays from March 9 to March 25. The class costs $70.

Post-Licensing 301: Broker Relationships and Responsibilities  

This is one of three required course for provisional brokers seeking full licensure. The Post 301: Broker Relationships and Responsibilities course is one of the three 30-classroom hour courses in the North Carolina mandatory post-licensing education program. Topics addressed in this course include: a review of agency relationships in residential and commercial sales and commercial property management transactions, a broker’s legal duties to clients and customers, a step-by-step review and discussion of the functions and responsibilities of a broker when working with sellers and buyers, a review of issues associated with transactions in progress when a broker leaves a firm, and a review of license status and education issues. For more information, go to http://www.ncrec.state.nc.us/ Students must have a North Carolina Real Estate Provisional Broker License. This $125 class runs from Feb. 17 to March 9 on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m.

Real Estate–General Update

This four-hour mandatory course satisfies the continuing education requirements required by the N.C. Real Estate Commission. The General Update course is developed by the NC Real Estate commission each year. You can register and pay online for this $50 class. One session takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 2. A separate session takes place from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7.

Real Estate–Broker in Charge Update

This four-hour mandatory course satisfies the continuing education requirements required by the NC Real Estate Commission. The Broker in Charge update course is developed by the N.C. Real Estate Commission each year. You can register and pay online for this $50 class. One session takes place from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9. Another session takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28.

Real Estate–Elective

This elective will satisfy the 4-hours of continuing education required by the N.C. Real Estate Commission. The book is available in the bookstore. You can register and pay online for this $50 class. One session takes place from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. Another session takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 23.