September 16, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Offers Motorcycle Course
For Experienced Riders

          CONCORD, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, the North Carolina Motorcycle Safety Education Program and RideNow Powersports of Concord, are offering a safety course for experienced motorcycle riders.

           The one-day course will take place Oct. 4, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at RideNow Powersports, located at 254 Concord Parkway South. Tuition is $55, with a limit of 12 riders.

           To participate, students must have six months or 3,000 miles of riding experience and a valid driver's license with a motorcycle permit. Students must provide their own street-legal, properly licensed, inspected and insured motorcycle and show proof of insurance. All students must wear protective clothing, including NCDOT-approved helmet, eye protection, long sleeve shirt or jacket, full-fingered leather gloves, long pants and over-the-ankle footwear.

           Students will learn motorcycle dynamics, traction control, emergency braking, counter steering and counter balancing. The class is offered to provide important information to help riders reduce their risk of being involved in crashes.

           Registration is on a first-come basis. For more information, call Angie Corriher at 704-216-3513, or the RCCC Continuing Education Dept. at 704-216-3512.

           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.