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CCV to offer free business courses for spring 2014

CCV to offer free business courses for spring 2014

The Community College of Vermont will begin offering free three-credit business courses for the spring 2014 semester.  The courses will be offered at the College’s Center for Online Learning and at CCV’s Morrisville, Rutland, St Albans, Upper Valley, and Winooski academic centers. CCV’s free business classes are funded through a grant from the US Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training initiative (TAACCCT).

The courses are open to all interested business people or community members seeking to gain new skills or to advance current skills. In addition, area businesses may also contract with CCV for a free, college-level supervision course for their employees.  

    

These classes are part of CCV’s Applied Business Practices and Digital Marketing programs, which prepare students to work in the fast-paced, rapidly evolving business settings of the 21st century. Students learn current and relevant practices in change management, systems thinking, project management, and financial literacy. Credits earned for the successful completion of these classes can be used toward an Associate Degree in numerous CCV programs or may be transferrable to other accredited institutions. 

 

Courses to be offered in the spring include*:

·       Working in a Professional Environment
·       Introduction to Internet Marketing
·       Introduction to Web Analytics
·       Search Engine Marketing & Optimization
·       Principles of Supervision
·       Working in a Professional Environment
·       Storytelling through Media
·       Professional Financial Literacy
·       Health & Safety in the Work Environment

*Not all courses will be available at all locations, please visit ccv.edu for specific course locations.

 

“We are so pleased to offer these free classes to the Upper Valley community,” said Marianne Shaughnessy, the coordinator of academic services overseeing business, accounting and workforce development opportunities at the Upper Valley academic center.  “Our hope is that once students are introduced to our innovative campus and high-caliber faculty, they will be inspired to complete a college degree and help advance their careers.” 

 

In addition, CCV’s Morrisville, Rutland, St. Albans, and Winooski academic centers will also host Free Coffee and Free Courses Open Houses over the next few months to assist students in learning about and registering for free courses at CCV. Locations and times for the open houses are as follows:

 

CCV- Rutland

60 West Street • Rutland • 802-786-6996

Wednesday, December 11, 8 am – 9 pm

Thursday, December 12, 8 am – 9 pm

Friday, December 13, 8 am – 4 pm

 

CCV-Morrisville

197 Harrel St • Morrisville • 802-888-4258

Wednesday, December 11, 8 am – 6 pm

Thursday, January 16, 8 am – 6 pm

Monday, February 3, 8 am – 6 pm

 

CCV-St. Albans

142 South Main Street • St. Albans • 802-524-5216

Thursday, December 5, 8 am – 7 pm

Monday, December 16, 8 am – 7 pm

 

CCV-Winooski

1 Abenaki Way • Winooski • 802-654-0505

Saturday, December 14, 10:00am-1:00pm

Tuesday, December 17, 8:00am-6:00pm

 

Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, TAACCCT grants are designed to encourage community colleges across the country to deliver career training and educational programs that are completed in two years or less.  Programs prepare students for work in high-demand, high-wage fields.

 

Registration is now underway for the spring semester, which begins January 21. 

For more information on enrolling in these and other courses, visit www.ccv.edu.

December Open Houses: Free Classes this Spring

Registration by Appointment

New Faculty Member

Check our this heart-warming story of our brand-new faculty member, Daniel Jarvis, who will be teaching Geospatial Technology in the spring!

I grew up in Winooski spending much of my summers swimming and fishing along the Winooski River and my winters sledding at Landry Park. While I initially had no desire to continue my education beyond high school, a friend recommended CCV and after three years of part time school and exposure to some great instructors, my worldview had greatly expanded and I was hooked on education. I attended UVM for a year studying Environmental Science and then transferred to the University of Colorado in Boulder where I triple majored in Geography, Environmental Studies, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. After graduating from CU Boulder I entered graduate school at Clark University in Worcester, MA, attaining a Masters in Geography and am soon to receive my PhD in Geography as well. CCV is near and dear to me and I was very excited when I learned that they were setting up shop in Winooski, and am delighted to now be a part of this very important school here in my home town.

 

This spring I will be teaching a new course: Special Topics: Geospatial Technology - ENV-1711. This course will be an introduction to GIS mapping technology and the use of Remote Sensing (satellite and aerial imagery), GPS, and spatial analysis in a GIS environment. In addition, students will get to learn the nuances of cartographic design (the making of maps). I am very excited to be teaching this course because the material will be directly related to the research I have been doing for the past five years at Clark University. My research experience at Clark has been focused on characterizing Forest disturbances such as wildfires and insect outbreaks in the southern Rocky Mountains. While doing this research I have mapped fire and insect damage using satellite imagery, and analyzed spatial patterns of forest damage in a GIS environment, which has involved using all the skills that I will be teaching in Geospatial Technology. This is an exciting topic, with extremely high job prospects, and I encourage all students who may be interested in pursuing a career in any professional field to consider taking this course. The use of GIS technology has become nearly ubiquitous in the professional world, and a working knowledge of its use is indispensable.