December 15, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Offers Six Sigma Courses

           CONCORD, N.C. — The Customized Training and Development Office at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will offer Six Sigma Yellow, Green and Black Belt courses in early 2009.

           The 12-hour Six Sigma Yellow Belt class will meet 8 a.m. to noon on Jan. 6, 13 and 20 at RCCC's Cabarrus Business & Technology Center (CBTC). The course fee is $80. Students will learn Six Sigma history and structure, basic statistical terms, the fundamentals of problem solving and problem mapping and Lean principles.

           The 24-hour Six Sigma Green Belt class will meet 4 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, Feb. 2 through April 13, at the CBTC. The course fee is $950. The class will cover basic principles, how to apply DMAIC/L methodology and include a Six Sigma project.

           The 40-hour Six Sigma Black Belt class will meet 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Jan. 8 through March 12, at the CBTC. The course fee is $1,716.50. Students will learn statistics, measurement, sustaining and maximizing return on investment, analysis of variance, linear regression and control charts.

           For more information and to register for any of the Six Sigma courses, call RCCC at 704-216-3530. RCCC's Cabarrus Business and Technology Center is located at 660 Concord Parkway North, in Concord.

           RCCC's Corporate and Professional Development Office, part of the college's Continuing Education Department, provides on-site quality and process improvement training for large manufacturing operations and small business environments. Offerings include Lean, Six Sigma, ISO, project management and more. The customized training is client driven. Course content, schedule, methodology and location are based on the client's needs and preferences.

           Call DeAnn Basden, director of corporate and professional development, for more information at 704-216-3530.

           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.