May 4, 2009
For Immediate Release

RCCC Offers One-Week QuickBooks 2009® Class

              SALISBURY, N.C. — Small business owners can learn how to use QuickBooks Pro® 2009 in one week through a daytime class offered by the Small Business Center (SBC) at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

               The SBC will offer the "QuickBooks Pro Level I" class May 11, 12, 14 and 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at RCCC's Cabarrus Business & Technology Center, in Concord. The course tuition is $79. The course is designed for small business owners who are pressed for time or simply want to learn the accounting software program quickly.

               To register or get more information, call the SBC at 704-216-3512, send e-mail to sbc@rowancabarrus.edu, or see the SBC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu/sbc/. The Cabarrus Business & Technology Center is located at 660 Concord Parkway North.

               The one-week course covers the same amount of material as the SBC's normal 15-hour class. The class also will be good for people wanting a refresher course or to acquaint themselves with the new 2009 version.

               QuickBooks is one of the most popular accounting software programs. Students will learn how to chart accounts, receive payments, pay bills, create lists, track cash sales, enter bills, create invoices, make deposits, reconcile bank accounts, and write checks using the software.

               RCCC's Small Business Center is a community-based provider of education, training, counseling, information and referral, assisting entrepreneurs with business ideas and existing small business ventures.

               RCCC is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. RCCC is one of 58 colleges in the state-supported North Carolina Community College System.

                RCCC offers fully-accredited associate-degree programs in more than 40 areas of study, including arts and sciences, business, information technology, health and public services, and engineering technologies. RCCC also offers accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career training, continuing education and basic skills education. RCCC provides a strong foundation and transferable credits for students moving on to four-year colleges and universities and helps adults get the additional training they need to start new careers.

               RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an overall enrollment of approximately 20,000 students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.