Continuing Education
Programs that improve your life/job skills are available through the Community Outreach office.
SPRING 2012 COURSES
COMPUTER CLASSES
Bluffton - HHG Campus = Sci/Tech Bldg Room 123 on the Highway 278
Beaufort - HB Campus = CFA Room 102 or Sandstone 111 on Carteret Street
Click here for a registration form
NEW COMPUTER COURSES -- "Social Media for Your Business" "Social Networking for Newbies" and "Photoshop for Photographers" coming Spring 2012!!!
Social Media for Your Business
Social media has become a central part of daily life. When it comes to marketing, PR or other business purposes, not everyone understands how to effectively use social media. Do you post or tweet too much or not enough. What should you post? Are you effectively managing your social media outlets? Are you blogging or using YouTube to help market your business? Learn the basics of social media to help expand your business. Social Media for Businesses participants will learn how to create a professional page in Facebook, use YouTube to promote your business, use blogging as a marketing tool and to network with other professionals via LinkedIn.
WED February 22 6 pm - 9 pm HHG - SCIE 123 $50
Social Networking for Newbies
Are you new to Facebook or Twitter? Would you like to communicate with friends and family members? "Social Networking for Newbies" is a beginner's guide to communication today. Social Networking for Newbies will provide users new to Facebook or Twitter the ability to effectively communicate with friends and family members. Learn how to create a Facebook or Twitter account (email account is required), find friends, post pictures and videos, post and tweet, and to learn the different security settings for Facebook.
MON February 20 4:30 pm - 6 pm HHG - SCIE 123 $35
Photoshop for Photographers: From Image Capture to Finished Print
Treat yourself to three full-day workshops, each a month apart, with Pulitzer nominated photographer Phil Dunn that will make you a better digital photographer. $100/workshop; $275 for the entire series. **Students must possess a digital camera with a 10-megapixel sensor. Seating is limited! Click here for more information
Workshop 1 - Introduction to Photoshop CS5: Building a Workflow in Camera Raw -- CLOSED
Become accomplished with Adobe's Camera Raw interface. Master the seven steps necessary to optimize the quality of every image you capture
CLASS IS CLOSED
Workshop 2 - Mastering Tools, Layers, Selections and Curves in CS5 -- CLOSED
Acquire skills in how to use basic and advanced features in Adobe Photoshop to manipulate the image after it has been optimized.
CLASS IS CLOSED
Workshop 3 - High Dynamic Range Photography
Learn how to extend your camera’s ability to respond to a wider range of light. Use Photoshop to simulate HDR by double processing images and delve into true HDR imagery by combining a range of exposures into one HDR image.
FRI April 20 9 am - 4 pm HB - Sandstone 111 $100 individual or
$275 series
QuickBooks Level I teaches key features and capabilities of QuickBooks. Learn how to create a company, work with accounts, customer & vendor lists, enter sales, and create invoices.
W/TH February 15 & 16 6 - 9 pm HHG - SCIE 123 $100
QuickBooks Level II users will learn how to handle "tricky" situations including NSF checks, special transactions, track employee time, set up payroll, and be prepared at tax time.
W/TH March 28 & 29 6 - 9 pm HHG - SCIE 123 $100
Excel Level I will equip users the basic skills needed to create and use spreasheets. Learn how to enter and edit data, format cells, columns & rows, and create basic formulas. (Version 2010)
SAT March 10 9 am - 4 pm CFA - Room 102 $95
W/TH March 21 & 22 6 - 9 pm HHG - SCIE 123 $95
Excel Level II will prepare more users to develop spreadsheets that produce effective results. Learn how to generate charts and graphs, enter numbers as labels or values, and manage multiple worksheets. Reference Guide included with registration.(Version 2010)
PowerPoint will provide users the introductory features of PowerPoint so not only will they learn the basic steps to create and edit presentations, they will also learn how to enhance the look and functionality of them.
W/TH March 7 & 8 6 - 9 pm HHG - SCIE 123 $70
For more information, contact Staci Breton at 843.208.8246 or sjbreton@uscb.edu
**QuickBooks I & II are offered in conjuction with the Small Business Development Center of South Carolina."The South Carolina Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is partially funded under Cooperative Agreement No 6-603001-Z-0043-26 by the US Small Business Administration." The SBDC operates in partnership with the US Small Business Administration. The support given by the US Small Business Adminstration through such funding does not constitute and expressed or implied endorsement of the co-sponsor(s) or participants' opinions, products or services." All SBDC programs are non-discriminatory and available to individuals with disabilities.
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LANGUAGE CLASSES
Conversational Spanish
Basic............ 6 – 7:30 pm.............. M/W........... 1/23 – 3/12....... Bluffton Harg.159...... $170 + TEXT
Conversational Italian
Basic….......6 - 8pm….....…….Mon………..1/23 – 4/2……...Bluffton Harg.270……$170 + TEXT
Basic………5:30 - 7:30pm…….Wed………..1/18 – 3/28…… HHI-Pnld304A……….$170 + TEXT
Adv. Basic…6 - 7:30pm……….M/W……….1/17 – 3/6……... HHI-Pnld304A……….$170 + TEXT
Adv. Basic…..6 - 8pm…...……Tues………..1/17 --3/27….… Bluffton Harg.270……$170 + TEXT
For more information or to register, contact Marilyn Arseneau at 843.208.8237 or arseneau@uscb.edu
ESL (English as a Second Language)
Information: Marilyn Arseneau at 843-208-8237 or arseneau@uscb.edu.
Refund & Cancellation Policy for Continuing Education Classes
A $35 administrative fee will be charged for cancelling after you have registered. A minimum enrollment is required for each class; therefore, classes can be cancelled due to low registration. If a class is cancelled, registrants have the option of receiving a full refund or transferring the fee to a later class. Please note, refunds typically take 3-4 weeks and will be made in a form of a check.
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ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Safe Boating Courses are offered in collaboration with the Hilton Head Sail & Power Squadron
Safe Boating Course – prepares students to skipper a boat safely & with confidence. Course covers boat handling, seamanship, equipment, navigation aids, radio use, and more. Registration required includes text and lunch.
Sat/Sat March 31 & April 7 8:30 am to 4 pm $145 PP
Seamanship - students build on the basics learned in Safe Boating. Course covers basic deck seamanship, marlinspike (knots and ropes), anchoring and rafting, basic boat care and maintenance, and nautical and USPS customs and etiquette. Registration required includes membership in the HHSPS and course materials.
Sat/Sat May 5 & 12 8:30 am to 4 pm $150PP / $200 Per Couple
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For information or to register contact Leslie Gilroy at 843 - 785-8876 or leslie_gilroy@yahoo.com
Boating is fun... We’ll show you how!
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