Community Education

• .499 0 credits

  Driver and Traffic Safety Education

  Driver education students will learn to be safe, efficient drivers in today’s driving environment. Special emphasis is on the decision-making process, development of defensive driving skills, and the establishment of a responsible approach to driving. Course is graded on a pass/no pass basis. Prerequisite: Students must have one of these Oregon DMV documents: 482.160 special permit for persons over the age of 14; 482.161 instructor or beginner’s permit for those 15 or older; 482.162 30-day temporary permit issued by Salem DMV to prepare an operator for a special test.

• .516 0 credits

  Written English Review for Spanish Speakers

  Covers English grammar, punctuation and spelling. Improves written English skills for the workplace setting, including job applications, memos, correspondence and reports. Designed for intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers.

• .517 0 credits

  GED Preparation

  Covers basic skills needed to successfully pass the General Education Development tests.

• .601 0 credits

  Foreign Language

  Introduces beginners to basic vocabulary and conversational skills in a variety of languages including French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, and German.

• .603 0 credits

  Sign Language

  Introduces basic skills in American Sign Language.

• .652 0 credits

  Student Success Strategies

  Assists students in adjusting to school and improving their abilities to study and learn. Emphasizes skills, attitudes, and behaviors that characterize successful students. Reviews instructional and federal financial aid policies and stress and time management strategies, as well as methods for academic goal setting will be explored.

• .656 0 credits

  Growing Through Divorce

  Learn coping skills for beginning again including forgiveness, single parenting, getting your life in order, establishing healthy relationships, custodial and non-custodial issues, and managing the legal process.

• .657 0 credits

  Caregiving

  Includes reactions to aging parents, physical health changes, psychological problems (memory loss, depression), parent's increased dependency, finances, family roles/relationships, and options for providing care.

• .658 0 credits

  Parenting/Family Life

  Explores strategies for building healthy family relationships. Applies understanding of time use, priorities, standards and expectations in household management.

• .659 0 credits

  Financial Planning

  Helps students develop skills in handling family finances and in making decisions concerning immediate family financial problems: long range financial planning, family budgeting, family decision-making, consumer laws and rights, and retirement planning.

• .661 0 credits

  Neighborhood Leadership Academy

  Increases communication, cooperation with others, and self-awareness around issues of civic engagement and effective communication/enhanced dialogue in personal, community, school and work settings. This course emphasizes leadership, facilitation, networking, resource development, community assessment and coordination, as well as project planning.

• .664 0 credits

  Investing

  Explores legal tax advantages, goal setting techniques, and risk taking, and helps make sense of investing in a complex world.

• .665 0 credits

  Family Relationships

  Explores relationships within the family. Includes discussion of the traits of functional and dysfunctional families, the impact of early childhood experiences on adults including cognitive distortions and addictive behaviors, and surveys therapeutic approaches dealing with issues for adults who grew up in dysfunctional families.

• .666 0 credits

  Personal Effectiveness

  Helps students develop a sense of personal power, effectiveness and control over life situations.

• .668 0 credits

  Communication Skills

  Improves basic communication and decision making skills, and emphasizes practical solutions to common problems students may encounter.

• .669 0 credits

  Understanding Diversity

  Encourages an understanding of the feelings and aspirations of various segments of American society, and assists in seeking more effective communication with minority groups.

• .671 0 credits

  Tools to Manage Stress and Anxiety

  A well-rounded and practical presentation of tools to prevent distress. Methods to reduce stress and increase effectiveness will be presented as well as general information regarding the psychology and physiological effects of stress. Practical strategies for reducing math and test anxiety will also be presented. Permission required.

• .701 0 credits

  Computer Applications

  Provides hands-on training in a variety of computer applications.

• .702 0 credits

  Equipment Technology

  Covers use of equipment, technical processes and related technologies.

• .703 0 credits

  Welding

  Covers the safe use of basic welding processes including mig, stick welding, oxyacetylene welding and cutting for the workplace. Geared to individuals wanting to improve their welding skills.

• .776 0 credits

  Career Development

  Surveys techniques for marketing individual occupational skills. Includes preparing for the job search process, preparing and writing a resume, preparing for an interview, and what characteristics employers want in employees.

• .779 0 credits

  Volunteer Training

  Explores the skills needed for helping others as community volunteers.

• .783 0 credits

  Group Development

  Examines techniques for working effectively in groups with emphasis on communication skills, interpersonal relationships and group discussions. Provides students with a forum to discuss the challenges of balancing relationships, school and work.

• .793 0 credits

  Writing to Get Published

  Introduces a simplified approach to publishing and selling books including standard submission formats and publishing contracts.

• .794 0 credits

  Home Buying

  Learn about the basics of choosing and qualifying for a new home. Covers mortgages, closing costs, and insurance.

• .850 0 credits

  Physical Fitness/Health

  Provides physical fitness classes and various consumer health topics that encourage and promote a healthier lifestyle.

• .852 0 credits

  First Aid/CPR

  Provides training and practice in first aid and CPR techniques.

• .853 0 credits

  Nutrition

  Focuses on good nutrition habits for individuals an families.

• .901 0 credits

  Snowmobile Safety

  Introduces novices to safe and effective snowmobile riding skills.

• .902 0 credits

  Adult Driver Education

  Offers behind-the-wheel instruction for adult drivers and prepares them to perform driving tasks in accordance with the standards of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Course is graded on a pass/no pass basis.

• .903 0 credits

  Weight Equipment Use and Safety

  Prepares and encourages students and staff members to begin a physical conditioning program to maintain lifelong health. Emphasizes proper and safe warm-up, stretching, aerobic, and weight training equipment techniques.

• .905 0 credits

  Basic Boating Skills and Safety

  Covers the basic skills needed to become a safe boater. Meets the basic state requirements determined by the Oregon Marine Board and Oregon Coast Guard Auxiliary for Oregon boaters.

• 9.011 1 continuing education unit

  Training for Non-profit Employees

  Offers training for non-profit employees in a variety of topics.

• 9.016 1 continuing education unit

  Art Workshop for Professionals

  Explores various techniques in a variety of media to enhance the skills of professional artists. Skills in preparing portfolios for the new medium, marketing and presentation standards, and strategies for purchasing specific materials and supplies are included.

• 9.050 1.6 continuing education units

  Small Engine Maintenance

  Covers common troubleshooting and maintenance requirements of two- and four-stroke gas engines. Emphasis is on equipment designed for commercial use where service schedules and troubleshooting are a daily part of operation. Prerequisite: Employment in landscape or other fields requiring use of two- and four-stroke engines.

• 9.257 .6 continuing education units

  Web Site Development

  Provides education in creating an Internet Web site to be used as a marketing tool for business owners and managers.

• 9.411 1.6 continuing education units

  Wilderness First Aid

  In collaboration with Wilderness Medicine Institute and The Siskiyou Field Institute, teaches recognition, treatment principles, decision-making skills, and prevention of wilderness emergencies. Covers wilderness medicine topics for people 16 and older who travel and work in the outdoors. Certification is valid for two years.

• 9.412 3 continuing education units

  Adult Foster Care Provider Training

  Meets state regulations for becoming an adult care provider. Course covers the rules and regulations needed for becoming an adult foster care provider.

• 9.424 1.6 continuing education units

  Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

  Covers the signs those considering suicide often use to signal distress and covers ways caregivers can respond to prevent immediate risk.

• 9.490 3.6 continuing education units

  Activity Director Training for Residential Care Facilities

  Teaches necessary skills needed to acquire state certification as an activity director within a care facility. Addresses the responsibilities for documentation, activity coordination, staffing, resident’s rights, understanding of physical and behavioral changes associated with aging, communicating and motivating residents, and ethics in the workplace.

• 9.931 1 continuing education unit

  Child Care Provider Training

  Provides training for child care providers to enhance skills in building positive relationships with parents. Increases knowledge and application of early childrearing techniques, and covers resources available to providers and children in the region, state and nationally.