November 24, 2008
For Immediate Release

Conversational Spanish Classes
Offered at RCCC

          CONCORD, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will offer conversational Spanish classes beginning in January.

           The classes will meet one evening a week for two and one-half hours. There is a registration fee of $55, plus a textbook costing approximately $30. Advanced registration is required. The schedule is as follows:

• Conversational Spanish I – 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Jan. 8 through April 2, at RCCC's South Campus;
• Conversational Spanish I – 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Jan. 13 through March 31, at RCCC's North Campus;
• Conversational Spanish II – 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays, Jan. 12 through March 30, at RCCC's South Campus.

           RCCC also is offering an activity director course for persons wanting to pursue a career as a state-approved activity director for nursing homes. The course will cover state and federal regulations, how to plan and implement activities, and other duties involved in such positions. The 60-hour, state-approved course meets all North Carolina qualification requirements.

           The activity director class will meet 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday and Thursdays, Jan. 12 through March 23, at the Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, in Salisbury. The course fee is $60, plus a supplies fee of $18. Advanced registration is required.

           For more information or to register for the conversational Spanish or activity director courses, contact the RCCC Continuing Education Department at 704-216-3512 or by e-mail at coned@rowancabarrus.edu.

           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.