News Release
CONTACT: Della Elliott, Public Information, (619) 644-7690, della.elliott@gcccd.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2006
Last 2006 summer session classes begin
Free parking available through Aug. 3
EL CAJON – – It may seem like summer’s
just begun, but if taking a summer session class is on your “to-do” list,
you’ve got one last opportunity.
Monday, July 10, is the start of the fourth and final summer session for the
year. Students have until Friday, July 14, to sign up for the four-week
classes. The regular fall semester begins Aug. 21, with registration for
those classes also beginning Monday.
A new offering this summer – free parking -- remains in effect at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges until the end of summer session Aug. 3. Enrollment fees – the lowest in California -- are $26 per unit. Fee waivers are available for qualifying students, as well as other financial aid.
“It’s great to see so many students take advantage of these summer opportunities,” said Chancellor Omero Suarez. “Our colleges are an education bargain that can’t be beat About 10,000 students are already saving a few dollars, thanks to free summer parking.”
Summer session is a great way to pick up a high-demand class that’s tough to get during the regular semester, such as Grossmont’s Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Introductory Psychology, or, at Cuyamaca, Principles of Microeconomics and Modern American History. Summer classes are also ideal for those wanting to get on the fast track toward completing transfer requirements for a four-year university. For the recent high-school grad, it’s a way to ease into the campus scene before the fall rush.
An array of general education classes is offered for students planning to transfer to four-year universities. Many are designated equivalent to courses offered at California state universities, making the summer classes a quick, economical way for university students to satisfy GE requirements.
At Cuyamaca College, additional course offerings for the last summer session include Beginning Tennis and History of Rock Music. Two personal development courses -- Lifelong Success, and Study Skills and Time Management -- are also available. Lifelong Success is a unique course designed to increase self-understanding and to identify learning styles, in addition to providing useful tips on time, money and stress management.
At Grossmont College, additional offerings for the final four-week session include Drawing I and Studio Workshop in Public Sculpture, designed for the advanced student with an interest in producing sculpture in a public context and/or commissioned public art.
Other four-week courses include Principles of Microeconomics; Interpersonal Communication; Body Tone and Strengthening, offered through the dance program; Beginning Tennis; Modern World History; Intermediate Algebra; Motion Picture Film Analysis through the media communications program; Great Music Listening; and Career Decision-Making, a personal development course.
A one-weekend Artist-in-Residence class is offered July 27-29. In collaboration with the Museum of Photographic Arts, students will have an opportunity to work one-on-one with a visiting photographer, exploring a specialized aspect of photography.
Another short-term course, Essential Skills for Workplace Success, is offered through the business program, and includes instruction in basic keyboarding skills, as well as basic literacy and arithmetic. The course runs July 31-Aug. 10.
For those interested in learning other office skills, both Grossmont and Cuyamaca offer several Business Office Technology Flex Courses, or self-paced classes, in everything from basic keyboarding to computer programs, such as Microsoft Publisher and PowerPoint.
For a full listing of classes, class schedules are posted at both college Web sites and campus entrances. The schedule is needed for either telephone or on-line registration, once a student has applied for admission.
New students must first file an application online or in the colleges’ admissions and records offices. Driving and campus maps, in addition to the online application and the registration service, WebConnect, are available at www.grossmont.edu and www.cuyamaca.edu.
After applying with admissions, phone registration is also available by calling College Connection at (619) 668-4040 for either college.
Grossmont College is at 8800 Grossmont College Drive in El Cajon. Cuyamaca College is at 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway in Rancho San Diego. Cuyamaca’s admissions and records office is located in the Student Services One-Stop Center near the campus’ Fury Lane entrance.
Hours for both WebConnect and telephone registration are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, except on holidays.
For more information, call Grossmont College at (619) 644-7186, or Cuyamaca College at (619) 660-4275.
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