BUAD 301A: Launching Your Business

Section #S6662

To RSVP for this class, please continue to fill out the registration in this CourseStorm system. However, since this is a zero-unit Shasta College course, enrollment in this course requires additional steps outside of the Community Education CourseStorm registration system.

Important: Please see www.shastacollege.edu/academics/noncredit-education/ for more information and next steps.

This course is designed to give students the necessary knowledge and skills to explore, plan and develop a business. The business entrepreneur utilizes the understanding of business concepts, strategies, and technology to shape ideas into opportunities supported by research, data, and business models. This course may be offered in a distance education format.

Dates: February 13 - March 3, 2023 

Instructor: Trish Funk

Fee: No Cost

Techniques for Managing a Nonprofit Organization

Do you want an overview of the techniques and functions of managing and operating a nonprofit organization and how the many parts must work together? Topics include mission, strategic planning, boards, programming, staffing and volunteers financial, fund raising and marketing. This class can be valuable if you are staff, volunteer, or a Board member, as well as those considering starting a nonprofit organization.

Dates: February 28 – March 14, 2023

Schedule: 3- Tuesdays, 7:00 pm-9:00pm

Location: Live Virtual via Zoom

Facilitator: Bob Reich

Fee: $89

Note: the instructor will email the Zoom link to participants prior to the start of class. 

BUAD 301B: Developing Your Business Model

Section #S6663

To RSVP for this class, please continue to fill out the registration in this CourseStorm system. However, since this is a zero-unit Shasta College course, enrollment in this course requires additional steps outside of the Community Education CourseStorm registration system.

Important: Please see www.shastacollege.edu/academics/noncredit-education/ for more information and next steps.

This course is designed to build on the business plan, research, and strategies that were developed in BUAD 301A. This course sequence can also be taken independently from BUAD 301A. Students will explore financing, bookkeeping, budgeting, legal/business law, and leadership when launching and owning a business. This course may be offered in a distance education format.

Date: March 6 - March 24, 2023 

Instructor: Trish Funk

Fee: No Cost

Counterbalanced Forklift Operator Training and Certification

The program you are about to participate in has been recognized by regulatory authorities, courts of law, and the industrial truck training industry as meeting and exceeding all regulatory requirements and national standards for the safe operation of forklifts. The law requires that you – regardless of your previous experience operating forklifts – receive theoretical and hands-on training on safe forklift operation. In addition, your knowledge and ability to operate a forklift safely must be evaluated.

Date: March 10, 2023

Schedule: Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Location: Tehama County, address TBA

Facilitator: Offered in partnership with the Shasta Builders' Exchange

Fee: $199

Beginning Excel 2016

Did you know that Excel know-how can increase your job prospects as well as your starting salary? Excel is a transferrable skill that any hiring manager understands is critical. That’s the beauty of knowing such a universal computer program: It gives you options. By using Excel, you’ll save a lot of time at your job and/or in your personal life, and it’s guaranteed to be more accurate than something you could’ve done by hand. What’s not to love?

Topics covered: Create and save a workbook. Enter cell data. Create formulas and insert functions. Insert, delete and adjust cells, columns, and rows. Apply text and number formats. Align cell contents. Apply styles, themes, and basic conditional formatting. Preview and print a workbook. Set up the page layout. Create headers and footers.

Date: March 14 – March 23, 2023

Schedule: Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Shasta College Downtown Redding Campus, Room: 8111

Facilitator: Melissa Ray

Fee: $149, includes a thick student handbook that you take with you as an ongoing guide for future reference.

IMPORTANT registration deadline: please register by February 28, 2023. 

Beginning Word 2016

The job market is already incredibly competitive. And as the number of graduates increases yearly, it grows even more competitive. So to succeed in your career field, you need the computer skills to appeal to employers.  By learning Word 2016 you add so much value to yourself as an employee. The great news is that developing valuable computer skills in this area can be easy. With Beginning Word you can learn to navigate this program and even expand your knowledge to progress in your current role.

Topics covered: Create, edit, save, and print documents. Manage and customize workspace. Format text and paragraphs. Use bulleted and numbered lists. Apply borders and shading. Align text using tabs. Sort and format lists. Insert, modify, and format tables. Insert symbols, special characters, and images. Add page borders, headers, footers, and watermarks. Check spelling and grammar.

 Date: March 28 – April 6, 2023

Schedule: Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Shasta College Downtown Redding Campus, Room: 8111

Facilitator: Melissa Ray

Fee: $149, includes a thick student handbook that you take with you as an ongoing guide for future reference.

IMPORTANT registration deadline: please register by March 10, 2023

Effective Fund Raising and Grant Writing to Support Your Organization

Is asking for and bringing in funds to support your organization or program a challenge? You are not alone. You don’t have to apologize when asking for support and contributions for your organization. Do you want to learn the processes to bring in funds and resources for your project or organization? This workshop is valuable for staff, Boards, volunteers, and anyone who is involved with raising funds for a nonprofit organization.

Dates: March 28 – April 11, 2023

Schedule: 3- Tuesdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location: Live Virtual via Zoom

Facilitator: Bob Reich

Fee: $89

Note: instructor will email the Zoom link to all participants prior to the start of class. 

Beginning PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is synonymous with presentations. Whether in an office, a classroom, or a conference: there is simply no better tool for creating professional presentations than Microsoft PowerPoint. It is an absolute must-have skill for any career that requires communicating with groups of people.

Topics covered: Create, edit, save, and print presentations. Build a presentation. Format characters, paragraphs, and text boxes. Insert images and shapes. Edit, format, group, arrange, and animate objects. Create and format a table. Create and format a chart. Insert tables and charts from other Microsoft Office applications. Apply transitions.

Date: April 18 – April 27, 2023

Schedule: Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Shasta College Downtown Redding Campus, Room: 8111

Facilitator: Melissa Ray

Fee: $149, includes a thick student handbook that you take with you as an ongoing guide for future reference.

IMPORTANT registration deadline: please register by April 3, 2023