July 29, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Offers Information Session
For BioWork Course

          CONCORD, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will host an information session Aug. 13 for persons interested in taking the BioWork course and learning more about career opportunities in the field of biotechnology.

           The college encourages prospective students to attend the information session before registering for the next BioWork course, which begins Aug. 25.

           RCCC will offer the Aug. 13 information session from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in room 9255 of RCCC's Cabarrus Business & Technology Center, located at 660 Concord Parkway North in Concord.

           The session will give prospective students an overview of the BioWork course and inform them of the course prerequisites. These include a high school diploma or GED, basic computer literacy and career readiness certification (CRC). The information sessions will explain how persons without the CRC credential can schedule a career-readiness assessment through RCCC's R3 Center in Kannapolis.

           For more information about the BioWork course and the Aug. 13 information session, call RCCC at 704-216-3542.

          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;
		Communication, Teamwork and Problem Solving: Success requires the ability to communicate and work in teams to solve problems; and
		Job Seeking Skills.

          RCCC offers the BioWork course through its Continuing Education department. For more information about the class starting Aug. 25, call 704-216-3542 or send an e-mail to coned@rowanbabarrus.edu. The class will meet until Dec. 17, on Mondays and Wednesday, from 6 to 10 p.m., at the Cabarrus Business & Technology Center.

           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.