June 17, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Offering Microsoft Word, Excel Classes

             CONCORD, N.C.— The Customized Training and Development Office of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is offering Microsoft Word® and Microsoft Excel® classes for beginning, intermediate and advance users.

              Classes are offered July through October, lasting one to two weeks, and will meet at either RCCC's Cabarrus Business & Technology Center or South Campus. The class schedule includes the following.

             MS Word 2003 Basic

• 8 a.m. to noon, July 2 and 9 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 1-5 p.m., July 2 and 9 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 4-8 p.m., July 3 and 10 at RCCC's South Campus
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 9 and 16 at RCCC's South Campus

             MS Word 2003 Intermediate

• 8 a.m. to noon, July 23 and 30 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 1-5 p.m., July 23 and 30 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 4-8 p.m., July 17 and 24 at South Campus
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 23 and 30 at South Campus

             MS Word 2003 Advance

• 8 a.m. to noon, Aug. 6 and 13 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 1-5 p.m., Aug. 6 and 13 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 4-8 p.m., July 31 and Aug. 7 at South Campus
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 6 and 13 at South Campus

             MS Excel 2003 Basic

• 8 a.m. to noon, Aug. 20 and 27 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 1-5 p.m., Aug. 20 and 27 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 4-8 p.m., Aug. 14 and 21 at South Campus
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 20 and 27 at South Campus

             MS Excel 2003 Intermediate

• 8 a.m. to noon, Sept. 3 and 10 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 1-5 p.m., Sept. 3 and 10 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 4-8 p.m., Aug. 28 and Sept. 4 at South Campus
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 4 and 11 at South Campus

             MS Excel 2003 Advanced

• 8 a.m. to noon, Sept. 17 and 24 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 1-5 p.m., Sept. 17 and 24 at Cabarrus Business & Technology Center
• 4-8 p.m., Sept 11 and 18 at South Campus
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 18 and 25 at South Campus

             The classes are open to adult learners. Seating is limited, and advanced registration is required. Class fees range from $50 to $55, plus a text/materials fee. Call 704-216-3598 for more details.

              The Cabarrus Business & Technology Center is located at 660 Concord Parkway North, in Concord. RCCC's South Campus is at 1531 Trinity Church Rd., near I-85 and N.C. 73, at exit 55.

              RCCC's Customized Training and Development Office, part of the college's Continuing Education Department, provides on-site quality and process improvement training for large manufacturing operations and small business environments. Offerings include lean thinking, six sigma, statistical process control, process improvement and more. The customized training is client driven. Course content, schedule, methodology and location are based on the client's needs and preferences.

             Call DeAnn Basden, director of customized training and development, for more information at 704-216-3530.

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.