Workers were busy putting the final touches on the new Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center campus building Friday. The signs were installed and faculty, staff and maintenance began moving from the old PJC-Sulphur Springs campus on Houston Street to the new location at 1137 East Loop 301 where spring semester classes will begin on Tuesday.
A wide variety of interests will be met through continuing education classes offered to the public at the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center in February. Classes will meet at the new location at 1137 Loop 301 East. Call 903-885-1232 for more information or to sign up for a course.
Microsoft Excel Level 1: Essentials will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Feb. 5-12. Learn the basics of creating a worksheet; working with formulas and functions; formatting a worksheet; working with charts, and analyzing data using formulas.
Child Development Associate Training – Hybrid teaches core competency standards as part of career advancement in early childhood education. Students will learn how to help children successfully move from one developmental stage to the next. The class meets Mondays, Feb. 9-June 21, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Seniorific – Computer Essentials Level 3: Email teaches the basics of sending, receiving and forwarding emails, and how to set up an email account for those who haven’t yet done so. The class meets Tuesdays, Feb. 9-16, from 4 to 5 p.m.
The Initial Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers teaches lifesaving skills for respiratory and cardiac emergencies. The class will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12. The American Heart Association certifies the class.
Microsoft Excel Level 2: Beyond the Basics will be held from 4 to 5:45 p.m., Thursdays, Feb. 18-Mar. 10. Learn more advanced techniques to analyze data, enhance charts and to automate worksheet tasks.
Holiday Cookie Decorating will create a dozen sugar cookies that you and your child or grandchild has decorated together. Tuition includes one adult and one child. All supplies will be included. The class is scheduled on Monday, Feb. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Microsoft Word Level 1: Essentials covers creating, saving and opening documents; editing documents; cut/copy/paste and find/replace; formatting text and paragraphs; formatting documents; creating and formatting tables. The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 22-Mar. 9, from 4 to 5:45 p.m.
The Seniorific – Computer Essentials Level 1: Basics course is designed for the person with very limited, if any, computer training. Learn navigation of the Windows operating system; proper mouse and keyboard techniques; computer lingo and “buzz” words; and editing documents using cut/paste/copy. The class will meet Friday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
