September 3, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC's Compensatory Education Program
Is for Adults with Disabilities

          SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College invites adults with intellectual disabilities and their families to learn more about the college's Compensatory Education Program.

          Compensatory education is designed to help adults acquire basic and life skills needed to function successfully in daily living. The program of study includes community living, language arts, computer education, health, math, consumer education, social science and pre-vocational skills.

           RCCC will offer a new class starting Sept. 15. The class will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at RCCC's South Campus.

           Interested participants can learn more about the program at a Sept. 4 open house, scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. in Building 2000, room 2230, on the South Campus. For more information, call Barbara Gainey at 704-216-3508, or send e-mail to gaineyb@rowancabarrus.edu.

          RCCC's South Campus is located in Concord, at 1531Trinity Church Rd., just off I-85 and N.C. 73, at exit 55.

           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.