Continuing Education Division
Continuing Education Division General Information The basic philosophy underlying Beaufort County Community College’s Continuing Education programs is that education is a lifelong process - education does not stop with the completion of formal schooling at an early age, but continues throughout life. Rapid changes in our modern society have necessitated a continuing education program. The needs of the adult population help determine the scope of the program. Programs offered by the College provide occupational retraining and upgrading in vocational and professional areas, help raise the educational levels of adults, and make available instruction in home and family education and leisure activities.
Nature of Courses The continuing development of adult programs is based upon the community’s particular and varied needs in areas of formal academic learning, cultural advancement, vocational improvement, and creative personal interest. Adult education may vary in length and setting. Workshops, programmed instruction, lab or shop experience, and lecture demonstrations reflect the scope of instruction. Appropriate courses may be offered to an adult group provided a qualified instructor is available, necessary equipment is available, and sufficient number of students register for the course.
Online Classes These courses are designed to meet student needs and interests by enabling learners to take classes in the comfort of their own homes and study at a time that is most convenient for them, without the need for attending classes on campus. Students not having the necessary equipment for online courses and live in the Beaufort County Community College service area may use Brown Library in Washington, Pettigrew Library in Plymouth and Tyrrell County Library in Columbia as well as BCCC library to take these courses. BCCC’s Project PLACE (Public Library Access to College Education), provides internet ready equipment available for accessing online classes. Classes are available in a wide variety of subject areas that meet requirements for teacher recertification, employment requirements for continuing education, computer applications, or general interest courses. There are non-curriculum courses available online that meet the requirements for students to sit for national certification exams in many career-training programs. For additional information on continuing online education programs check out our website at www.beaufortccc.edu and go to the drop down box on the left, select Distance Learning, then Education To Go or Alpha Sprout online classes. Volume 34
BCCC General Catalog 2013-2014
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