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Learn film literacy, use hypnotic suggestion on yourself and others, research your family history, write your life story, move beyond divorce, assist your aging parents, and more.

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Aging Parents, Assisting  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Marsiea Warren

Assisting Aging Parents Are your parents in their golden years? Learning how to help parents or other loved ones through their transition can prepare us for our own. This compassionate and comprehensive class will give you the tools,...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Communication, Keys to Effective  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Dawn Lianna

Keys to Effective Communication Lost for words? Don't be! Learn to build rapport, trust, warmth, and respect through conversation.  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Difficult People, Achieving Success with  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Judy Snyder

Achieving Success with Difficult People Do you know people whose behavior makes completing even the simplest tasks difficult? Would you like to learn how to have more successful relationships with difficult bosses, co-workers, students, neighbors or...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Genealogy Basics  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Bob Moyer

Genealogy Basics Who will you discover? What new branch of your family will you find? If you're a newcomer or an amateur genealogist, this course will help guide you to the most useful Web sites where you can search for family...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Green at the Workplace, Going  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Brad Bergman

Going Green at the Workplace Learn how to position your business as a responsible environmental leader in a world of green consumers and carbon-conscious regulators. Explore ways to save energy, save money, and save the environment by maki...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Hypnosis, Healing Through  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Lillie Barnes

Healing Through Hypnosis Learn to use hypnotic suggestion on yourself and others with amazing results.  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Life Story, Write Your  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Eva Shaw

Write Your Life Story It’s your story. It’s time to write it so you can tell history, share your secrets and successes, and better understand yourself. Learn what it takes to write essays, a legacy letter (sometimes call...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Lose Weight and Keep It Off  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Donna Acosta

Lose Weight and Keep It Off Do you want to lose weight and keep it off? Now you can! In this course, you'll discover how to establish a healthy approach to successful weight loss and weight maintenance for a lifetime. You'll master how to...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Luscious, Low-Fat, Lightning-Quick Meals  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Donna Acosta

Luscious, Low-Fat, Lightning-Quick Meals Do you want to save money and prepare home-cooked meals that are fast, easy and so delicious your family won’t even realize they’re healthy? If so, then this is the cooking class for you! Find out j...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Medical Coding  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Jennifer Della'Zanna

Medical Coding Take your first step toward a lucrative career as a medical coder! In this course, you'll learn how to find medical codes for any disease, condition, treatment, or surgical procedure. We'll discuss how medical...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Medical Transcription  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Jennifer Della'Zanna

Medical Transcription Take your first step toward a lucrative career as a medical transcriptionist! You'll learn how to transcribe the most common medical reports used in both inpatient and outpatient settings. We'll review a lot of...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Nonfiction Book, Write and Publish Your  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Lisa Adams

Write and Publish Your Nonfiction Book One of the great things about nonfiction book writing is that you're 10 times more likely to get published than you'd be if you wrote fiction. Whether you dream of becoming a full-time author, writing books to...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Speed Reading, Merrill Ream  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Merrill Ream

Merrill Ream Speed Reading Are you struggling to keep up with a flood of email, articles, reports, books, and other printed matter? Save yourself oodles of time by learning to read faster and with better comprehension from acclaimed spee...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17

Travel Photography for the Digital Photographer  $ 89. (USD) Instructor-Facilitated Course
Instructor:  Beverly Schulz

Travel Photography for the Digital Photographer The lure of travel is surpassed only by the inevitable desire to bring home pictures and share your adventures. Join us and discover the world through a photographer's eye. This course will address the tools an...  more
Classes start: November 11 | January 20 | February 17


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