July 7, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Announces Upcoming 'BioWork' Class

                 SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) is accepting students for an upcoming class of the "BioWork" biotechnology course. The class begins Aug. 25 and meets until Dec. 17, on Mondays and Wednesday, from 6 to 10 p.m.

                  RCCC encourages interested adults to contact the college as soon as possible to pre-register and schedule a career readiness assessment. Both are required to take the BioWork course. The course registration fee is $65.

                  BioWork is a 132-hour introductory course bringing together the basics of manufacturing technology and the fundamentals of science. BioWork gives students a broad overview of the biotechnology industry.

                  The BioWork course includes the following topics or modules:

		Your New Job: Orientation to process manufacturing industries;
		Working Safely: Basic safety attitudes and approaches;
		Building Quality into the Product: Say what you do and do what you say and current "Good Manufacturing Practices" (cGMP);
		Measuring Process Variables: The metric system and variables critical to controlling processes;
		Learning the Nuts and Bolts: Process manufacturing equipment, systems, and plant utilities;
		Maintaining Sterile Processes: Working in aseptic manufacturing environments; and
		Communication, Teamwork and Problem Solving: Success requires the ability to communicate and work in teams to solve problems.

                 Students must have a high school diploma or GED, basic computer literacy and go through a career readiness assessment.

                  RCCC will offer the BioWork course at its Cabarrus Business & Technology Center, 660 Concord Parkway North in Concord.

                  To pre-register and schedule the required career readiness counseling, call 704-216-3542 or e-mail to coned@rowanbabarrus.edu. RCCC offers the BioWork course through its Continuing Education department.

           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.