October 30, 2009
For Immediate Release

RCCC Offers Activity Directors Course
Training for Long Term Care Facility Workers

                 SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will offer a training course for persons wanting to be state-approved activity directors at long term care facilities.

              RCCC will offer the 60-hour, state-approved course 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday and Thursdays, Jan. 11 to March 22. The class will meet at the Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, in Salisbury. The course registration fee is $175, plus a textbook costing approximately $56.
Participants will learn about state and federal regulations, how to plan and direct activities, and various other duties included in the profession. The course includes hands-on and classroom instruction.

              Space is limited, and advanced registration is required. For more information and to register, contact the RCCC Continuing Education Department at 704-216-3512 or by e-mail at coned@rowancabarrus.edu.

               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.