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TABLE OF CONTENTSBUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. page 4PERSONAL ENRICHMENTFitness/Health. page 8Food. page 9Law & Money. page 9Personal Interest. page 11Pet Care. page 17Safe Driving. page 17COMPUTERS. page 18ONLINE CLASSESEducation2Go. page 21HEALTH CARE & EMERGENCY SERVICESNursing CEUs. page 22Health Care Certificate Programs. page 22Health Care & Emergency Medical Services for Professionals. page 22American Heart Association Courses. page 23PUBLIC SAFETYFirefighter. page 27Law Enforcement. page 27SUMMER CAMPSCareer Education & Exploration. page 28Sports. page 33COLLEGE FOR KIDS. page 35REGISTRATION & INFORMATIONHow to Register. page 38Refund Policy. page 38Continuing Education Units (CEUs)Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are awarded to a student at the rate of 1 CEUfor every 10 hours of contact. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure torecord an individual’s continuing education. CEUs do not correlate to college creditclasses. The college maintains student records of CEU accomplishments and copiesare available through the Records Department.Notice of NondiscriminationWestmoreland County Community College will not discriminate in its educational programs, activities or employment practicesbased on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, ancestry, union membership or any other legallyprotected classification. Announcement of this policy is in accordance with state law including the Pennsylvania Human RelationsAct and with federal law, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972,Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Actof 1990. Inquiries should be directed to the Affirmative Action Officer (presently Sylvia Detar) at 724.925.4190 or in Room 4100D,Business & Industry Center, Youngwood, PA 15697.3

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTAccounting & Finance forNon-Financial Managers8Every successful person in the workplaceutilizes financial information to aid effectivedecision making. Gain an understandingof the financial concepts and accountingprocesses to be able to analyze resource allocation and evaluate financial performance.Sharon deFonteny, 195 tuition, 1.6 CEUsFINX 0025-W1 June 3-28 (online)Everyone Communicates,Few ConnectBased on the book, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, by John Maxwell, youwill explore the principles of connectingwith other people and discover why connecting is important for success. To determine your individual communication style,a full DISC assessment is included. Bring acopy of the book to class. James Teague,MS, and Michelle Teague, MS, both certified John Maxwell trainers, 89 tuition 27 material fee, 1.25 CEUsJREX 0943-01 5 Mondays startingJune 10, 6-8:30 p.m.Developing the Leader within You 2.0Develop or enhance your leadership skillsby developing the vision, values, influenceand motivation that is required of successfulleaders. The concepts shared will help youcreate a positive atmosphere in your lifeand the lives of the people you influence inall areas of your world. The class is basedon John Maxwell’s book, Developing theLeader Within You 2.0. Bring a copy ofthe book to class. James Teague, MS, andMichelle Teague, MS, both certified JohnMaxwell trainers, 89 tuition 2 materialfee, 1.25 CEUsJREX 4854-01 5 Tuesdays startingJune 11, 6-8:30 p.m.Change Management Skills8Strategically applying/utilizing the variousdisciplines in order to cause organizationalchange and add value is often referred toas “change management.” Learn how tosuccessfully plan, implement, communicate,create employee involvement and commitment, and add value during change. SallySchmall, MSW, SPHR, 195 tuition, 1.6 CEUsJREX 4862-W1 June 3-28 (online)Marketing with Social MediaLearn how to develop an integrated marketing plan that includes search engineoptimization, display marketing, contentmarketing, email, Google Adwords andmore to meet your goals. Larry Tavlarides, 65 tuition, .9 CEUsSMBX 1350-01 3 Thursdays startingJune 13, 6-9 p.m.Boosting Your Website TrafficArt of NegotiationEnhance your negotiation skills by learningbest practices and understanding how emotions impact results, and how negotiationcan resolve differences. Lesley Katancik,MBA, 25 tuition, .3 CEUsJREX 6002-01 Tuesday, June 18,6-9 p.m.Introduction toCategory ManagementThe purpose of category management isto prioritize cost-saving goals by reviewingcurrent and long-range initiatives. Basicstrategic sourcing guidelines will be reviewed followed by an outline of the stepsto transform strategic sourcing practicesinto a category management ideology. Lesley Katancik, MBA, 55 tuition, .9 CEUsJREX 0925-10 3 Thursdays startingJuly 11, 6-9 p.m.Productivity eTools:Be Organized & Get Stuff Done8Find out the top 40 favorite applications andeTools of productive workers. Then discoverhow to select the right tools for your needs,evaluate your productivity system and develop a framework that gets things done.Dr. Jennifer Selke, 245 tuition, 1.6 CEUsJREX 6824-W1 July 1-26 (online)ENROLL EARLY! Decisions to hold a class are based uponenrollment approximately one week prior to the start date.48Acquire the basic skills to boost your website traffic, including how to analyze yourvisitor traffic, how to use search engineoptimization to get greater visibility andexposure in Google searches, and how toredesign your web site copy to increaseyour visitors and results. No experiencenecessary, but if you are at an advancedlevel, your instructor is an SEO expert andcan answer your toughest questions as well.Dan Belhassen, 195 tuition, 1.6 CEUsSMBX 9004-W1 July 1-26 (online)

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTIntroduction to Data Analysis8Data analysis is quickly becoming one of themost sought-after skills in the workplace.Companies have vast amounts of data, butit is rare to have someone with the abilityto analyze that data to see trends and makepredictions. This course will give you a basicunderstanding of how to analyze data in abusiness setting. John Rutledge, 195 tuition, 1.6 CEUsJREX 3029-W1 June 3-28 (online)Excel 2016 Boot CampGoogle AppsGoogle offers a web-based software suitethat allows you to create documents,spreadsheets and presentations and savethem in the cloud on Google Drive. Thesuite allows you to create, edit, save andshare documents. This class will instructyou in this technology whether you need toutilize the tools because your child’s schooldistrict is using them with their students,you work for a company who uses them forday-to-day operations or you want to accessyour information from any computer withInternet access. Must have a Gmail account,password to access the account and computer experience. Textbook available at thecollege bookstore. Patricia Roose, 95 tuition required textbook, 1.2 CEUsDAPX 2307-10 4 Tuesdays starting July 9,6-9 p.m.8Denotes Online ClassYou will be introduced to the essentialExcel features. You will create worksheetsby entering and editing data, manageand navigate worksheets and workbooks,create formulas, use functions, manipulateworksheet data, format worksheet contentsand prepare, set up and print information.Windows knowledge is required. Textbookavailable at the college bookstore. Bringflash drive to class. 30 minute lunch on yourown. Richard Martz, 55 tuition requiredtextbook, .6 CEUsDAPX 1778-01 Friday, June 14,9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Windows 10 Boot CampWindows 10 is full of new features. Thishands-on boot camp will show you how tonavigate the new interface; use the Windowsapps and desktop applications to completetasks; install new apps and multi-task withmultiple programs; work with files and folders; use Cortana and Edge for web browsing; customize the Windows 10 environmentand use the security features. Previousexposure to personal computers and the Internet is required. Textbook available at thecollege bookstore. Bring flash drive to class.30 minute lunch on your own. Patricia Roose, 55 tuition required textbook, .6 CEUsDAPX 9117-01 Friday, June 28,9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.For more information aboutBusiness & ProfessionalDevelopment classes, contactSylvia Detar, director/Continuing Educa tion ,1.800.262.2103, ext. 4190 ordetars@westmoreland.edu.To register, call 724.925.4204 or 1.800.262.2103, ext. 4204.Unless otherwise noted, classes are for ages 18 and older.5

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTWord – Advanced FeaturesKeep the information in your Word document easy to read using tables, charts orheaders and footers. Explore QuickPartsto insert preformatted text and reach beyond your desktop to work with documentssaved and stored in your OneDrive cloudstorage. Inspect a document before sharing, limit others editing, track the editingand formatting changes others have made,create comments, and combine or compareseparate reviewer’s comments. Work withmass mailing tools to communicate witha large number of people. Windows andWord knowledge is required. Textbookavailable at the college bookstore. Bringflash drive to class. 30 minute lunch on yourown. Patricia Roose, 55 tuition 2 material fee required text, .6 CEUsDAPX 9204-01 Friday, June 7,9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.QuickBooks8Manage the financial aspects of your smallbusiness quickly and efficiently with thispowerful accounting software program.QuickBooks is designed especially for thesmall to midsized business owners to create and print invoices, track payables andreceivables, and more. New course sessionsbegin monthly. For class start dates, pricesand to register, go to www.ed2go.com/wcconed.Youth Mental Health First AidYouth Mental Health First Aid teaches youhow to identify, understand and respondto signs of mental illnesses and substanceuse disorders. This eight-hour traininggives adults who work with youth the skillsneeded to reach out and provide initial support to adolescents (ages 12-18) who maybe developing a mental health or substanceuse problem and help connect them to appropriate care. Provided in partnership withWestmoreland Casemanagement and Supports, Inc. 49 tuition, .8 CEUsJREX 5251-10 3 Tuesdays startingJuly 16, 6-9 p.m.(last class 6-8 p.m.)Food Safety Certification –ServSafe (Non-Credit offering)A study of food and the methods neededto control contamination and microbialgrowth. The principles of HACCP and foodsafety standards and regulations will be presented. Emphasis is given to developing aworking environment which will provide theconsumer with wholesome, safe food thatconforms to the standards of the regulatoryagencies. This course is offered in conjunction with the Educational Foundation of theNational Restaurant Association.Class total hours are 16. Classes meet twotimes face-to-face with an additional 8-hourself-study component. You must completeall 16 hours to be eligible to sit for theServsafe certification exam. To be eligibleto apply to the Pennsylvania Departmentof Agriculture for the Food EmployeeCertification, you must successfully passthe ServSafe exam (75%). The textbook,ServSafe Manager, 7th Edition, is availablein the college bookstore. Please purchasetextbook and read before the first class. Answer sheets can be purchased separately.Registration Deadline: July 15. No Refundsafter the registration deadline.For more information, call Paula Rendine at724.925.4082. Cheryl Shipley, 99 tuition 2 material fee, 1.6 CEUsMEDX 7495-10 2 Mondays, July 22 &August 5, 5:30-9:30 p.m.,and 8 hours self-studyCertification exam will occur on the secondclass day.8Denotes Online ClassTo register, call 724.925.4204 or 1.800.262.2103, ext. 4204.6