Students who wanted to enroll at Cape Fear Community College this semester but missed the chance now have another opportunity starting later this month.

CFCC will offer two special mini-sessions with over 100 additional full semester credit courses during the spring semester. The courses are compressed into a shorter time frame, but still cover the same material and offer a full semester of college credit.

College officials decided to offer the mini-session after noticing students who applied to the college were not able to get into the classes they wanted – or not registering at all.

“Some are our classes are in high demand and fill up very quickly. These mini-sessions will give students a second chance to get the classes they need to graduate on time,” said CFCC Vice President of Instruction Dr. Amanda Lee.

Interest among prospective students remains high. New student applications were up by 8% over last year, but enrollment was slightly down.

“This shows us that the interest in the college is still at an all-time high, but many of those students were not able to register due to reasons related to finances, work and family,” Dr. Lee stated.

“For many non-traditional students, taking a full semester-long course is too much of a time commitment. By compressing the course material into a shorter amount of time, we hope to help students strike a balance between education and other obligations,” Dr. Lee explained.

One solution is by offering a “hybrid” class as part of the mini-session. Most of the classes in the mini-sessions are offered partially online and on-campus to help students with busy schedules.

The ten-week session starts on Feb. 17 and an eight-week session starts on March 2. All courses offer a full semester of credit.

For the full list of courses or for more information, visit http://cfcc.edu/pio/minisession2012.html.

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This will be a great class for serious beginners and those who want to travel.  Learn one of the most romantic languages on earth in this fun, but educational class starting in February 2012.  All interested students should email tparris@cfcc.edu to pre-register for this upcoming course.  Classes will meet Mon/Wed nights from 6-9p, February 1-27, 2012, at the downtown campus.  

Course cost is $68 plus book.  We must have 15 students to start the class. An intermediate class will follow beginning March 26 and ending April 18,  if the enrollment criteria is satisfied.

Cape Fear Community College, in partnership with The Income Tax School, is providing an educational solution for regional tax professionals seeking to comply with new IRS suitability standards.

Effective January 1, 2011, the IRS implemented new requirements for “unenrolled” tax preparers (those who are not CPAs, attorneys, or enrolled agents).  The new requirements include:  mandatory preparer tax identification numbers (PTINs), continuing education, and competency testing.  These requirements have increased the demand for tax education.

The CFCC Continuing Education Department will be offering The Income Tax School series of online tax preparation courses.  The Income Tax School partners with several colleges, universities, career schools, and adult education programs nationwide to provide quality tax preparation training resources.  Developed by experienced tax professionals, The Income Tax School Curriculum is designed to provide students with a solid foundation of tax preparation skills.  The tax program is designed to meet the needs of those choosing to start a career as a tax professional, as well as for the experienced tax preparer seeking continuing education or assistance with preparing for the upcoming IRS Competency Exam.

Online course offerings begin November 1, 2011.  For more information about the new tax education courses, please visit www.cfcc.edu/ce or contact Kris Sipe, Professional Development Training Coordinator, at (910) 362-7617 or ksipe@cfcc.edu.

Each workshop will meet on a Saturday afternoon from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room S-302 of the McLeod Building at 411 North Front Street in Downtown Wilmington.

Workshops are free, but require pre-registration and are limited to 15 participants each. Please register at 910-362-7316 or email: roundtableseries@cfcc.edu.

The first workshop is called “The Driver’s Seat: Creating Memorable Characters in Fiction” and will be held on October 29. The workshop will be taught by Michelle Boyajian, author of Lies of the Heart (Viking 2009) and a graduate of NYU, Miami University, and UNC Wilmington. Her stories have appeared in Third Coast, Timber Creek Review, and she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.  

The second workshop, “Tension in Poetry,” will be held on November 12 and will be led by the current NC Poet Laureate, Cathy Smith Bowers, whose poetry has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Georgia Review, Poetry, and The Southern Review . She is author of four volumes of poetry and was awarded the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Award. 

Two other workshops will be held in January and February. Topics and authors will be announced later.

The series is made possible through a contribution from Louise McColl of Wilmington.

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The class is called Sustainable Agriculture and it’s offered by the Small Business Center. The class meets once a week and runs for eight weeks. Course topics include an introduction to agricultural enterprise, soil and site analysis, seeds, plants and water, whole farm design, weed, insect and disease management, and harvesting and distribution.

The class starts on August 23 from 6 – 9 p.m. and costs $79. Pre-registration is required. Call 362-7216 for more details.

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Courses include:

• Kids Camp (for children under 18)
• Medical Coding
• Computers
• Video Production
• Woodworking
• Green Technology
• Photography
• Small Business Center classes

And much more!

Click here to see the new Fall 2009 course schedule online!

The construction management technology program will begin in the fall semester and is designed to prepare individuals for careers in the construction management field. Such positions may include project manager, superintendent, estimator, or foreman.

Course work includes safety, planning, scheduling, cost control, productivity, human relations, estimating, and building codes. Students will also gain proficiency in specific construction related skills.

Upon completion of the program, graduates will earn an associate in applied science degree and should qualify for entry-level positions in the field of construction management.

For more information call 362-7291.

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