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Paris Junior College Continuing Education Department will offer a selection of classes during the first two weeks of December.

NOTE: Paris Junior College campuses will close for Christmas break on Dec. 21. Offices will open Jan. 4, 2010.

Paris Campus

• How to Start Your Own Business will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. This free seminar is for anyone who’s ever dreamed of owning a business. Topics to be covered include legal requirements, feasibility studies, forms of business ownership and their advantages and disadvantages, the business plan, finding the money, what lenders want to know, SBA loans, and other loan sources.
• The Kids Hurt Too seminar will meet from 6 p.m. to p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1. This seminar is designed to help parents understand the needs of their children throughout the process of divorce. This seminar is a supportive, educational session to assist parents with the knowledge necessary to nurture their children through this traumatic time in their lives. There is strong evidence that the way a parent deals with the divorce directly affects the emotional response of their children. The seminar does not address personal or legal issues of the parent, and it is not a therapy session.
• Developing Others is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. This course provides leaders, coaches, and mentors with the necessary skills and a practical process to develop talent. It focuses on a leader’s critical role before, during and after a development plan.
• The Basic Life Support Class, including CPR instruction, is approved by the American Heart Association and will meet from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. This class covers instruction in lifesaving skills of respiratory (choking and near drowning) and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children, and infants.
• The Basic Life Support (CPR) Recertification for Health Professionals will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday, Dec. 11. This class offers an update and review for current CPR certified cardholders. Written examination and successful demonstration of skills is required to complete this class that is certified by the American Heart Association.
• Computer Fun for Seniors will meet from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Dec. 7-11. This class will introduce senior adults to the fun of playing games and working crossword puzzles in the online newspaper format. It will also explain how to determine if a site is a secure site. Participants will learn to play many games and even how to play against opponents from around the world.
• An eight-hour childcare pre-service is required of all new employees in regulated childcare facilities. The course is scheduled on an individual basis. Call 903-782-0447 for more information. Applicants must have a high school diploma or a GED.
• The Defensive Driving class is offered by Paris Junior College #067 in accordance with the standards established by the National Traffic Safety Institute of Texas, Inc., under license #C0297. This class is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 7-8. The class consists of six hours of classroom instruction and may be applied toward automotive insurance discounts or, in some instances, for traffic ticket dismissal.

To register for any of these classes, call 903-782-0445 or 903-782-0447.

Greenville Campus

• Developing Others is the next course in the Leadership Series. Developing Others is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. This course provides leaders, coaches, and mentors with the necessary skills and a practical process to develop talent. It focuses on a leader’s critical role before, during and after a development plan.
• Finding Money to Start a Business will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. Participants will learn what it takes to raise capital to start or expand a business. Topics will cover what lenders are looking for when making a business loan, getting a commercial loan from your bank, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loans, other business loan sources, and preparing a loan package.
• Free counseling to start or expand a small business is offered in Greenville every Wednesday and Friday at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, 2713 Stonewall St. To make an appointment for free counseling contact the Greenville Chamber at 903-455-1510.

To register for these classes, call 904-454-9333.

Sulphur Springs Campus

• How to Start Your Own Business will meet from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. This free seminar is for anyone who’s ever dreamed of owning a business. Topics to be covered include legal requirements, feasibility studies, forms of business ownership and their advantages and disadvantages, the business plan, finding the money, what lenders want to know, SBA loans, and other loan sources.
• Developing Others is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. This course provides leadrs, coaches, and mentors with the necessary skills and a practical process to develop talent. It focuses on a leader’s critical role before, during and after a development plan.

To register for these classes, call 903-885-1232.