By Staff
June 14, 2001
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DECATUR Computer classes are being offered by the Workforce Development Center at East Central Community College. Class cost $30 for each three-hour session. Class schedules and times include:
June 15 Microsoft Word-Advanced, 9 a.m.-noon; Excel-Beginner, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; Excel-Intermediate, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
June 18 Internet for Beginners, 9 a.m.-noon; How to Build a Web Page, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; Excel-Beginner, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
June 20 Microsoft Word-Intermediate, 9 a.m.-noon; Publisher-Beginner, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; Excel-Beginner, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
June 21 Power Point-Beginner, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
June 22 Internet for Business, 9 a.m.-noon; Excel-intermediate, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; Word-Advanced, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
June 25 Internet for Beginners, 9 a.m.-noon; Word-Beginner, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; Word-Advanced, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Meridian Community College freshman orientation will be held Tuesday. For more information, call Quinn Carlisle at 484-8707.
DECATUR Orientation sessions have been scheduled at East Central Community College for students planning to attend fall classes.
Sessions will be held Thursday, June 21, Wednesday, July 11 and Saturday, Aug. 4. Registration for each session begins at 8 a.m. in the Vickers Fine Arts Center.
For more information, call the office of the vice president for student services at (877) 462-3222.
DECATUR Nominations for honors to be presented during this year's Homecoming observance at East Central Community College are being accepted. Nominees for Alumnus of the Year, Alumna of the Year, Athletic Hall of Fame, Academic Instructor of the Year and Vocational-Technical Instructor must be submitted by June 15.
For more information or to obtain nomination forms, contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, ECCC, P.O. Box 129, Decatur, MS 39327, or call 635-2111. The toll-free number is (8770 462-3222, ext. 323.
The second session of College for Kids will be held at Meridian Community College June 18-22. For more information, call Jeanette Norment at 482-7445.
SCOOBA East Mississippi Community College's Scooba campus will offer residual ACT tests Thursday, June 21, at 9 a.m. The tests will only be given to students who pre-register. For more information contact the admissions office at (662) 476-5041.
SCOOBA East Mississippi Community College's Scooba and Golden Triangle campuses will offer an orientation and registration session Saturday, June 23, at 8 a.m. For more information, call the Scooba Admissions Office at (662) 476-5041 or the Golden Triangle Admissions Office at (662) 243-1926.
DECATUR The following Command Spanish classes have been scheduled for July at East Central Community College to offer Spanish language skills needed in certain professions and occupations. All classes will meet in the Associate Degree Nursing/Childcare Technology Building, Room 15, on the Decatur campus:
Survival Spanish for Law Enforcement Officers Classes will meet each Tuesday and Thursday from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Course cost is $100.
Spanish for Retail Sales Classes will meet each Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Course cost is $75.
Spanish for Construction Sites Classes will meet each Saturday from 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Course cost is $75.
DECATUR Students planning to take night classes this fall at East Central Community College can register for the courses Thursday, Aug. 2, at 6 p.m. in the Vickers Fine Arts Center. For more information, call the Office of Adult and Continuing Education at 635-2111 or toll-free, (877) 462-3222 ext. 278 or 279.