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Weekend College offers new choices

Photos and Story by James Hill

The demands of modern life can make it difficult to find the time for many things that people may want to do, from recreational activities to going back to school. A new PCC initiative, though, makes it a little easier to fit classes into a busy life.

Starting in April, PCC will offer Weekend College, an assortment of classes scheduled exclusively on weekends, from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. Weekend College will offer a slate of courses from a range of academic departments, including art, biology, business administration, computer applications, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, education, history, math and multimedia.

“The Weekend College is a great opportunity for people who desire to improve their job skills, earn a degree and further their education, but who may have family obligations, jobs and other factors that prevent them from going to college during the week,” said Algie Gatewood, Cascade Campus president.

Gatewood said the classes will be identical to those offered in the regular college schedule, including laboratory time, materials and quality of instruction. The only difference will be longer class periods made necessary by the weekend schedule. Just like regularly scheduled classes, Weekend College classes can be used to earn credit toward an eventual degree or certificate.

“In a nutshell, it’s a package of courses aimed at working people, parents and others who have a difficult time attending college during regular hours,” said Gatewood. “If the program is successful, it will eventually be offered at each of PCC’s comprehensive campuses.”

Beth Fitzgerald, head of Cascade’s Multimedia Department, said that people looking to get started in a multimedia career can use Weekend College to begin that journey. Cascade’s introductory Multimedia course, Fitzgerald added, offers a thorough look at the demands and possibilities of the discipline, and leaves students in a good position to decide on their next educational step.

“It enables students to make a good decision about where their education is going,” she said, “as well as good consumer decisions in terms of the kinds of hardware and software they want to purchase.”

Course Options

Weekend College makes its debut at the Cascade campus this spring term. It’s aimed at people with day jobs, people with families, people like you who have a hard time attending class at regular hours. Choose a subject below to see what will be available this spring term:

Art
ART 181	Painting I	21637	Sat. 9am-2:50pm
ART 281	Painting II	21906	Sat. 9am-2:50pm
Business Administration
BA 101	Intro. to Business	20482	Sat. 9am-12:50
BA 131	Computers in Business	27106	Sun. 1pm-4:50pm
BA 177	Payroll Accounting	24509	Sat. 9am-11:50am
BA 211	Principles of Accounting I	27318	Sun. 10am-3:50pm
BA 212	Principles of Accounting II	27319	Sun. 10am-3:50pm
BA 250	Small Business Management	22806	Sat. 9am-11:50am
Biology
BI 101	Biology	27324	Sat. 9am-11:50am Lecture
		27325	Sun. 9am-11:50am Lab
BI 112	Cell Biology for Health Occupations	26287	Sat. 9am-4:50pm Lecture
		26288	Sat. 11:30am-2:20pm Lab
BI 145	Intro. to Wildlife Conservation and Management	26289	Sat. 9:30am-12:20pm Lecture
		27148	Sat. 1pm-3:50pm Lab
BI 231	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	27326	Sat. 9am-11:50am Lecture
		27327	Sun. 9am-11:50am Lab
BI 233	Human Anatomy and Physiology III	24091	Fri. 6pm-8:50pm Lecture
		25659	Sat. 9am-11:50am Lab
		OR
		25660	Sat. 9am-11:50am Lecture
		25661	Sat. 1pm-3:50pm Lab
Computer Applications and Office Systems
CAS 111D	Beginning Website: Dreamweaver	22237	Sat. 8am-12:50pm
CAS 140	Beginning Access	24159	Sat. 8am-12:50pm
CAS 175	Introduction to Flash	22239	Sat. 1pm-5:50pm
CAS 216	Beginning Word	21132	Sat. 8am-12:50pm
CAS 217	Intermediate Word	20991	Sat. 8am-12:50pm
Chemistry
CH 104	General Chemistry	24082	Sat. 9am-11:50am Lecture
		24083	Sat. 12 noon-12:50pm Recitation
		24085	Sat. 1:30pm-4:20pm Lab
		OR
		27321	Sun. 9am-11:00am Lab
Criminal Justice
CJA 112	Intro. to Justice Systems: Courts	25917	Sat. 1pm-3:50pm
CJA 279	Policy Analysis for CJ Professionals	26991	Sat. 8am-5:50pm
Economics
EC 201	Principles of Economics: Microeconomics	27311	Fri. 6pm-7:50pm, Sat. 9am-11:50am
Education
ED 112	Intro. to Children’s Literature	26273	Sat. 9am-1:50pm
ED 224	Foundations of Education	22480	Sat. 12 noon-2:50pm
Emergency Medical Technician
CEU931I	EMT Basic/CPR Recertification	24786	Sun. 8am-5pm
CEU983B	Paramedic Recertification	28050	Sat. 8am-5pm, Sun. 8am-5pm
Fire Protection
FP 203am	Intro. Firefighting Tac. & Strat.	22218	Sat. 8:30am-4:50pm
FP 211	Bldg. Constr. for Firefighters	22694	Sun. 8:30am-4:50pm
FP 243	Laws Affecting Firefighting	22922	Sat. 8am-5:50pm
FP 9020	Fire Department Budgets	20894	Sat. 8am-5:50pm
FP 9050	Public Rel. Information & Ed.	20896	Sat. 8am-5:50pm
History
HST 201	History of the U.S. I	27310	Fri. 6pm-7:50pm, Sat. 9am-11:50am
Multimedia
MM 110	Introduction to Multimedia	21134	Fri. 3pm-6:50pm, Sat. 9am-3:20pm
MM 120	Multimedia Design	21135	Fri. 3pm-6:50pm, Sat. 8am-2:20pm
MM 130	MM Graphic Video & Audio Prod	21138	Fri. 3pm-6:50pm, Sat. 9am-3:20pm
MM 140	Multimedia Authoring I	21142	Fri. 3pm-7:50pm, Sat. 9am-4:50pm
MM 150	MM Proj. Review, Test & Delivery	21143	Fri. 3pm-6:50pm, Sat. 9am-2:50pm
MM 233	3D Character Model and Animation	28015	Sat. 12 noon-2:50pm
Math
MTH 111B	Col. Alg.-Bus., Mgmt., Life, Soc. Sci.	26889	Sat. 10am-12:20pm, Sun. 10am-12:20pm
MTH 60	Introductory Algebra, First Term	26886	Sat. 9am-9:50am + 4 hours per week online.
Physics
PHY 202	General Physics	23974	Sat. 9am-11:50am Lecture
		25644	Sat. 1pm-3:50pm Lab
Writing
WR 121	English Composition	28165	Sat. Sun. 1pm-2:50pm

For weekend classes at other PCC campuses, see the online class schedule.