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Fall 2008: Community Education Second Chance

Community Education StudentDiscover. Write. Play. Dance. Golf. Mix.

This fall, bring a new verb into your life with a Community Education class at Portland Community College. The fall term began September 22, but there's still time to register for Community Education classes.

Classes are starting all the time and many of them start next week or later. Check out the classes below or see the online schedule of noncredit courses to browse all of our Community Education classes.

Art of Writing (Non-Credit)

Editing and Publishing

 
Beginner's Guide to Getting Published
 
Grammar Refresher
 
The Keys to Effective Editing

Fiction Writing and Novels

 
Fiction Writing: Advanced
 
Writing for Children
 
Write Fiction Like a Pro

Non-fiction

 
Travel Writing

Writing Fundamentals

 
Beginning Writer's Workshop
 
Mystery Writing
 
Romance Writing Secrets
 
Writeriffic: Creativity Training for Writers

Careers (Non-Credit)

Discover a New Career

 
Administrative Assistant Fundamentals
 
Start Your Own eBay Consignment Store
 
Get Paid to Travel

Starting Your Own Business

 
Start and Operate Your Own Home-Based Business

Computer Skills (Non-Credit)

A+ Certification Prep

 
A+ Certification Prep
 
A+ Certification Prep II
 
A+ Certifcation Prep III

Databases

 
Access 2003: Level II
 
MS Access 2007 Level I
 
Access 2003: Level I
 
Cyrstal Reports 10: Level I

Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design

 
Design Proj Adobe Illust CS2
 
Photoshop CS3 Level II
 
Photoshop CS2: Level I
 
Photoshop CS3: Level I
 
Photoshop CS2: Level II
 
Publisher 2007 Level I
 
Publisher 2003: Level I

Get Going on Your Mac

 
101 Tips & Tricks for the iMac and Macintosh

Internet Exploration and Tools

 
Intro to the Internet
 
Outlook 2003: Level I
 
Outlook 2007 Level I

Networking and Troubleshooting

 
PC Troubleshooting: Level I
 
Wireless Networking

PowerPoint Presentations

 
PowerPoint 2003: Level I
 
PowerPoint 2007: Level I

Programming

 
C# Programming: Level I
 
C# Programming: Level II
 
Java Programming: Level I
 
Perl Programming: Level I
 
SQL: Level I
 
Visual Basic 2005 I
 
Visual Basic 2005 II

Project Management

 
MS Project 2003 Level I
 
MS Project 2007 Level I

Spreadsheets and Accounting

 
Excel 2003: Level I
 
Excel 2003: Level II
 
Excel 2003: Level III
 
Excel 2007: Level I
 
Excel 2007 Level II
 
QuickBooks 2007: Level I
 
QuickBooks: Performing Payroll in 2007

Web Page Development

 
Creating Web Pages
 
Dreamweaver 8: Level I
 
Creating Web Pages II
 
Java Programming: Level I

Web Page Graphics and Enhancements

 
CSS and XHTML: Level I
 
CSSXHTML: Level II
 
Flash 8: Level I
 
PHP and MySQL: Level I
 
PHP/MySQL Level II
 
Achieving Top Search Engine Positions
 
Creating Web Graphics w/Photoshop CS3

Windows and Other Operating Systems

 
Intro to Linux
 
Intro to Windows Vista

Word Processing

 
Word 2007: Level I
 
Word 2003: Level I
 
Word 2003: Level II
 
Word 2003: Level III

Digital and Photo Art (Non-Credit)

Digital Photography

 
Discover Digital Photography
 
Photographing People with a Digital Camera

Photography

 
Secrets of Better Photography

Photoshop for Photographers

 
Photoshop CS2 for the Digital Photographer
 
Photoshop CS3 for the Digital Photographer
 
Photoshop Elements 4.0 for the DP: Level I
 
Photoshop Elements 5.0 for the DP: Level I
 
Photoshop Elements 5.0 for the DP: Level II

Educational Services (Non-Credit)

 
Merrill Ream Speed Reading

Test Preparation

 
GMAT Preparation
 
GRE Preparation I: Verbal and Analytical
 
GRE Preparation II: Quantitative

Fine Arts (Non-Credit)

Glass Art

 
Fused Glass: Stars and Snowflakes
 
Fusing Fun: Glass Jewelry
 
Fused Glass: Make a Plate

Woodcraft

 
Building Willow Furniture

Food and Wine (Non-Credit)

 
Luscious, Low-Fat, Lightning-Quick Meals

Wine Appreciation

 
Be a Couple of Wine Snobs in Under Three Hours

Wine Pairing with Food

 
Holiday Food and Wine Pairing

Health and Wellness (Non-Credit)

Wellness and Prevention

 
Medical Terminology: A Word Association Approach

Home Improvement (Non-Credit)

Home Improvement, Remodeling, and Repair

 
Hardwood Floors: Installation
 
Hardwood Floors: Sand and Finish

Languages (Non-Credit)

French

 
Beginning Conversational French

Italian

 
Instant Italian

Spanish

 
Speed Spanish I
 
Speed Spanish II
 
Speed Spanish III

Survival English

 
Grammar for ESL
 
Writing for ESL

Money Matters (Non-Credit)

Internet Selling

 
Learn to Buy and Sell on eBay

Investing

 
The Analysis and Valuation of Stocks
 
Stocks, Bonds, Investing, Oh My!

Managing Your Money

 
Debt Elimination Techniques that Work
 
Personal Finance

Performing Arts (Non-Credit)

Art, Theater and Performance

 
Storytelling: A to Z

Personal Paths (Non-Credit)

Self-Discovery

 
Interpersonal Mindfulness Advanced
 
Second Saturday

Techniques and Tools

 
Get Assertive!

Resume Boosters (Non-Credit)

Grant Writing

 
A to Z Grantwriting
 
Writing Effective Grant Proposals

Professional Skills

 
Accounting Fundamentals
 
Accounting Fundamentals: II
 
Business Writing
 
Creating a Successful Business Plan
 
Computer Skills for the Workplace
 
Effective Business Writing
 
Marketing Your Business on the Internet
 
Project Management Fundamentals
 
Fundamentals of Technical Writing

Sports (Non-Credit)

Winter Sports

 
Snowshoe Lesson and Tour with Transportation
 
Snowshoe Lesson and Tour - No Transportation
 
Cross Country Ski Lesson and Tour - No Transportation
 
Cross Country Ski Lesson and Tour with Transportation

World View (Non-Credit)

Travel Classes

 
Be a Group Travel Leader: See The World For Free