News Release

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College Offers Classes to Sharpen Your Academic Skills

December 14, 2009

Cerro Coso Community College is offering classes this Spring to help sharpen your academic skills and make your college career run more smoothly. Under Personal Development, the College is offering "Study Strategies" (PDEV C025, CRN #30390) on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:00 a.m. until 9:05 a.m. This 2-unit course, instructed by Bonita Robison, is designed to develop study skills and learning strategies for success in college classes. Students will learn time management, memory tips, note taking skills, test strategies and planning for a term project. Also being offered is "Reading Skills (READ C005, CRN #30522) on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:30 p.m. until 2:35 p.m. This 0-unit free course, instructed by Bonita Robison, is designed to develop basic reading skills from the phonics level through basic reading comprehension. This class is beneficial for students who struggle with sounding out words or make frequent spelling errors. It is also designed to benefit students learning the English language by teaching them the skill of reading English.

Access the College website at www.cerrocoso.edu for online registration or to view the Spring 2010 schedule of classes. The Spring semester officially starts on Monday, January 18 which is a Federal holiday; classes will convene on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Register early for best class selection.

The College will be closed for Winter Recess from Monday, December 21 through Friday, January 1, 2010. The College will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2010. Most offices are open from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon on Fridays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Clark, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230