Wayne Community College Continuing Education will provide an evening Detention Officer Certification Course this fall.
The program provides 162 hours of training and covers 21 subject areas required for sworn detention officers. At the end of the course, students take a comprehensive exam which they must pass in order to be certified.
“This course has produced an excellent placement rate for students who come into it serious about making a career of being a Detention Officer,” said WCC Public Safety Division Chair Beverly Deans. “They will find the training strenuous but it has to be in order to prepare them for the State certification exam and the rigors of a job in a detention facility.”
The course runs Sept. 25 through Nov. 20, 6 to 11 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on some Saturdays.
Students must be high school graduates and will have to obtain criminal background checks and physical examinations prior to the first class. They will be given all necessary paperwork during the registration session that will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23 in Room 121 of the Pine Building on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro.
Total cost of the program is $320, which includes registration fees, uniform shirt, books, and miscellaneous supplies.
Contact Ms. Deans at (919) 739-6798 or bdeans@waynecc.eduwith any questions.
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Wayne Community College’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Department will host a presentation on career outlooks in agriculture.
Ashley Collins, a representative of AgCareers.com, will speak on agricultural job trends and how to use her company’s website to find and post openings. She will talk 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in Moffatt Auditorium in the Wayne Learning Center (main building) on the college’s campus in Goldsboro.
AgCareers.com, which is headquartered in Clinton, N.C., is the leading online career site and human resource service provider for the agriculture, food, natural resources, and biotechnology industries. In addition to job postings, the site provides educational articles, employer and job seeker tools, news, and product information.
The event is free and open to the public. To guarantee hand-out materials, registration is suggested, but it is not required. Contact Jennifer Johnson at (919) 739-6808 or jengjohnson@waynecc.edu to register or for more information.
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The Wayne Business and Industry Center will offer the free seminar “How to Get Financing for Your Small Business” 1-4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Room 101 of the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College’s main campus in Goldsboro.
Presenter Don Spry, a representative of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will discuss the current lending environment and issues shaping bank’s lending practices. He will also outline the information required to successfully obtain a commercial credit loan and approach lenders regarding an SBA loan guaranty.
Topics also include the steps to obtain and review personal and professional credit, the business plan, cash flow, business accounting, collateral requirements, commercial loan processes, and the many small business lending programs available with the SBA.
To pre-register, go to www.ncsbc.net, click on “Contact your Local SBC,” select “Wayne
County,” choose an event, and click “Register.” You also may call (919) 739-6940. Participants are asked to complete and bring to the seminar the registration form found under the “Small Business Center” heading at www.wayneworksnc.com.
The Wayne Business and Industry Center at Wayne Community College offers “on time” and “on target” training, counseling, education, and technical services to business and industry in Wayne County. WBIC involves all levels of business and professional organizations in the local community through four main avenues: the WORKS Initiative, Small Business Center, Military Business Center, and Customized Training Program.
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Wayne Community College Continuing Education will hold nurse aide program information sessions in October.
Anyone interested in enrolling in a Nurse Aide I or II course in the spring 2014 session must attend an information session about the registration process for the program. The sessions are free and do not require pre-registration.
The information sessions are scheduled for 11 a.m. and noon on Oct. 1, 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Oct. 9, 11 a.m. and noon on Oct. 15, 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Oct. 21, and 11 a.m. and noon on Oct. 29.
Each will last approximately 45 minutes and will be held in Room 101 of the Walnut Building on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro. Attendees must stay for the entire session to obtain registration paperwork and be allowed to sign up for a course during the Nov. 4-29 registration period.
Day and evening Nurse Aide classes will be taught in both seated (classroom) and hybrid (partially online) methods in the spring semester, which runs January through May. Course details can be found at www.waynecc.edu/continuing-ed.
For additional information on these or any other WCC Continuing Education allied health courses, contact Joyce Hamilton-Fleming at (919) 739-6929 or jhfleming@waynecc.edu or Terrie Wynn at (919) 739-6935 or tjwynn@waynecc.edu.
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Golden LEAF Foundation scholarships are available for college credit and Continuing Education occupational education students for Wayne Community College’s fall semester.
Curriculum students may receive a maximum of $750 and continuing education students may receive up to $250.
Golden LEAF Scholarships can be used to assist with tuition, fees, books, supplies, credentialing exams, transportation, and childcare expenses related to attending classes.
Completed applications should be turned in to WCC’s Financial Aid Office by Monday, Sept. 30. Application forms are available at www.waynecc.edu/scholarships and from the Financial Aid Office.
Eligible students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and demonstrate financial need, and reside in rural counties that are tobacco-dependent and/or economically distressed, including Wayne County. They must be enrolled full time to receive the maximum scholarship award.
Contact the college’s Financial Aid Office at (919) 739-6735 or wcc-finaid@waynecc.edu for more information about the scholarship program.
The Golden LEAF Scholarship program is funded through a grant to the N.C. Community College System from the Golden LEAF Foundation. More than 7,000 community college students have received Golden LEAF scholarships since 2001.
The Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform North Carolina’s economy. The foundation receives one-half of North Carolina’s funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAF Foundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions, economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The foundation has awarded 1,110 grants totaling more than $511 million since its inception. For more information about the foundation, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call (888) 684-8404.
