November 2, 2009
For Immediate Release

RCCC Offers Residential Contractor Course

                 SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) will offer a residential contractor license examination review course beginning in January.

                  The 25-hour course will prepare students to take the North Carolina residential contractor licensing examination. The class will meet 5:45 to 8:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 12 through Feb. 11, at RCCC's North Campus, in Salisbury. The course fee is $120, plus three textbooks.

                  Advanced registration is required, and seats are limited. For more information, call RCCC's Continuing Education Department at 704-216-3512.

               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.