Leisure and Recreation
Leisure and Recreation courses are designed to provide lifelong learning for adults. These courses also contribute to the community’s overall cultural, civic and intellectual growth. Leisure and Recreation course offerings include a focus on an individual’s personal or leisure needs. These courses cover a wide variety of areas in the fine arts, consumer education, and other cultural and civic needs.
Availability for the courses below can be found in the Course Schedule under “Leisure and Recreation Programs.”
Courses Offered:
American Sign Language Basics
This course gives the student a basic understanding of sign language and familiarizes the student with deafness and some of the problems involved. The students will develop the ability to sign a basic conversation, and to develop a basic sign language vocabulary. Lecture and hands-on activities are the principal methods of instruction.
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Beginning Quilting
This course teaches students how to make a four-square patch quilt by cutting, measuring, and sewing fabric. Upon class completion, students will learn to make a quilt from the beginning to binding the finished quilt.
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Beginning Sewing
This course is designed for beginner students. The students are taught how to operate a sewing machine and how to use a pattern, fabric, and thread to create a finished project. Sewing terms, tools of the trade, how to read patterns and layout instructions are introduced.
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Bison Community Concert Band
The Bison Community Concert Band offers an inviting atmosphere for band musicians of all skill levels to enjoy performing as a part of an ensemble. Participants ages 16 and older are welcome and must provide their own band instrument. Instrument rentals are available at local area music stores. Concerts will be performed at the end of each semester at WCC and at various community events throughout the year. All concerts are open to the public.
Participants can rent instruments from Music & Arts Rentals.
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Classical Music - Piano
Course description coming soon.
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Painting Bob Ross
This course teaches the proper use of Bob Ross paints, brushes, and the techniques involved in completing a landscape or seascape painting. It also teaches the foundation needed to experience the joy of the Bob Ross method of wet-on-wet oil painting. A painting is completed by the end of each class.
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Weaving
Course description coming soon.
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Contacts
Coordinator Workforce & Community Service Programs
Workforce Continuing Education Services
919-739-6931
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