Co-Lin Natchez Campus to offer special interest classes this fall

NATCHEZ – Copiah-Lincoln Community College’s Natchez Campus is gearing up
to host Special Interest classes again this fall. Special interest classes are non-credit
classes open to community members of any age and offer a wide variety of topics to
appeal to a large audience who are interested in life-long learning.

For individuals wanting to increase their computer skills, digital awareness, or
business and office technology skills, there will be multiple class options.

Digital Citizenship teaches participants how to be safe, responsible, and kind in
the digital world. Participants will also learn what it takes to become comfortable using
the internet, applications, and devices. This class costs $50 and will be held from 5:30-
6:30 p.m. on September 6, 11, 20, and 25.

Computer Basics is for participants who are completely new to computers or
need a quick refresher. This course will begin with an introductory lesson in computer
concepts that will emphasize basic principles of a personal computer. Participants will
also learn how to manage files, perform tasks in program applications, and navigate the
internet. This class meets September 18 and 19 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The fee is $40.

Office Ready Using Microsoft Word will teach the functions of Microsoft Word
including creating professional documents, flyers, newsletters, forms, and mail merger.

Participants should have basic computer skills. Bring a notebook, pen or pencil and flash
drive to class. The class meets September 25 and 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and costs $40

Excel for Beginners teaches the basic skills and concepts necessary to create and
edit spreadsheets using function tools for managing worksheets and organizing data.
Requirements are a notebook, pen or pencil and flash drive. This class meets on October
23, 24, 30, and 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and costs $40.

PowerPoint Presentation for Beginners will cover the fundamentals of
formatting text on slides, enhancing the visual appeal by adding or modifying graphical
objects to a presentation, and adding tables and charts to a presentation to present
data in a structured form. Requirements are a notebook, pen or pencil and flash drive.
The class meets on November 6 and 7 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and costs $40.

Community members who are interested in health and wellness should consider
two class options.

BLS/CPR trains participants to save the lives of victims in cardiac arrest through
high-quality CPR. This course will demonstrate basic lifesaving skills and how to give
quality chest compressions and ventilations. Participants will earn a CPR certificate
backed by the American Heart Association at the conclusion of the course. The class
meets on Tuesdays from September 12- October 3 from 4:30-7:00 p.m. The cost is $50.

Healthy Tasty Bites will teach participants about proper nutritional meal
balance, how to correctly plan your means, and how/why to track your meals.
Participants will learn to prepare healthy dishes in bulk with foods you have on hand.
The class will meet on Thursdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m. from September 14 to October 5.
The cost is $80.

All classes will be held on the Co-Lin Natchez Campus. These classes do not offer
college credit. To register, contact Kimberly Grover at 601.446.1103 or
Kimberly.grover@colin.edu, or stop by the Willie Mae Dunn Library in the Tom Reed
Academic Building at 11 Co-Lin Circle; Natchez, MS, 39120. Pre-registration is required,
and space is limited for some classes.