With spring and summer approaching, what better time of the year to learn how to use your camera!  Mother’s day, graduations, weddings, birthdays, etc. are all special occasions to photograph and reproduce.  This 4 week course will teach you how to use your camera, take better pictures, and reproduce them for you and your loved ones.  Bring your camera and owner’s manual to each class.  The instructor makes the class fun and provides a vast amount of knowledge in photography.  Class is April 13-May 6, 2010, Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00-9:00 p.m., on the CFCC North Campus, room NB-238. Cost $73; seniors 65 plus $8. Payments will be collected on the first night of class. Call 362-7370 or 362-7196 to register for this class.  CFCC employees, who have not already taken a spring class, can take this class for $8.

This course teaches the student to create numerous publications using MS Office 2007.  Also covered are MS PowerPoint 2007 and MS Excel 2007.  Register online today with WebAdvisor. Class is March 15-May 10, 2010, Monday and Tuesday, 1:00-4:00 p.m., at the CFCC Burgaw Center, room B-105. Cost $128. To pre-register, call (910) 362-7912.

Worried that your computer may become infected with a virus?  What does Internet do for you?  Did you know that your computer is at risk every time it is connected?  What are the security issues with home networking?  These questions and more will be covered during this 4 week course.  The student will learn how to prevent any danger that may affect the user’s computer presented by the Internet and the remedies to resolve the issue. If you own a computer, this class is for you. No prerequisite for this course. Class is March 15-April 7, 2010, Monday and Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 p.m., on the Downtown campus, room S-503.  Cost $73; seniors $8. To pre-register, call (910) 362-7196 or email tparris@cfcc.edu.

Later this month, Cape Fear Community College will offer a new class for people interested in rowing. Entitled, Rowing on the River: An Introductory Course in Recreational Rowing, the class is a four-session introduction to rowing, held in partnership with the Cape Fear River Rowing Club. The course will provide students with the knowledge and skills required to participate safely as a member of a rowing crew.  There will be some classroom participation, but the majority of the course will be on the water.

This free seminar will help you learn more about the types of insurance and reasons for them that you will have to consider when starting a small business, including liability, worker’s comp, umbrella policies, etc. Seminar is Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m., on the Downtown campus, room L-107.  To pre-register call (910) 362-7469 or email dtarble@cfcc.edu.