New Classroom and Online Courses Offered This Fall at SUNY Rockland Community College

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: July 27, 2007

CONTACT: Lisa Saunders

(845) 574-4244

New Classroom and Online Courses Offered This Fall at SUNY Rockland Community College

Students can learn anything from Chinese to Automotive Technology

Suffern, NY - Seventeen new courses were added to the Fall semester credit offerings at SUNY Rockland Community College.

The new classroom courses teach a variety of subjects ranging from Computer Assisted Design (CAD) and Marine Biology to Chinese language and Latin dance. The new online courses range from Automotive Technology and Fire Protection to Art and Irish Literature.

Fall registration has begun, with the first day of classes starting Saturday, Sept 1st. There is still time to register through September 10.

CLASSROOM COURSES:

BIO 220, Marine Biology, Tues, Thurs, 8:00-9:15 a.m.

CHI 101, Elementary Chinese I, Mon, Wed, 1:00-2:40 p.m.

CAD 221, 3D Drafting/Intro to Solidworks, Tues 6:00-9:50 p.m.

CAD 222, Advanced 3D Drafting/Solidworks, Tues 6:00-9:50 p.m.

PED 103, Latin Dance/Zumba, Wed 8:00-9:50 p.m., Thurs 6:00-7:30 p.m.

ONLINE COURSES:

When you take a class online, you interact with the instructor and the other students through the Internet. You write papers, complete homework assignments, ask and answer questions, and participate in discussions on your computer at home, in your office or even in the computer lab on campus.

ART 117 A World of Art

AUT 111 Intro to Automotive Technology

BUS 203 Business Law I

COM 120 Mass Communication in a Pluralistic Society

ENG 232 Children’s Literature

ENG 250 Themes in Irish Literature

FIR 101 Intro to Fire Protection

FIR 103 Principles of Building Construction

INT 201 Principles of International Business

MGT 150 Principles of Management

PHL 260 Ethics in Business

PSY 222 Abnormal Psychology

For more information: To obtain the 2007-2008 Fall, Wintersession, Spring & Summer Schedule of Classes, visit or call Admissions, 845-574-4224, on the first floor of the Technology Center on the main campus in Suffern, Mon, Thurs, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Tue, Wed, Fri, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

To see the Fall ’07 course schedule, visit www.sunyrockland.edu and click on Web Advisor, then Main Menu. No password necessary.

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.