Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College

COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG
Community services
The Offce of Community Services
provides varied educational, vocational,
personal interest, and cultural
opportunities. The program, one of the
most innovative in the State University
system, strives to meet the lifelong
learning and personal enrichment needs of
area residents, both youngsters and adults,
by offering noncredit courses, training
programs, workshops, camps, community
events, and a highly acclaimed concert/
lecture program, which is part of the
Gemini Series. For more information, call
(518) 828-4181, extension 3342.
noncredit Courses
The noncredit program provides a wide
array of courses and workshops intended to
meet the personal enrichment and lifelong
learning needs of the general public. Areas
of instruction include arts and crafts,
computer literacy and software application
skills, personal fnance, health and personal
development, professional development
and topics of special interest such as music
and dance, defensive driving, foreign
language, motorcycle and boating safety,
and outdoor activities. The noncredit
program operates throughout the year.
The program provides opportunities for
collaboration with business, community
organizations, government agencies
and area professionals. Accessible and
affordable, noncredit classes can be
scheduled at community locations as well
as on the college campus.
training for Business
and industry
The Community Services Offce
administers the college’s quality-driven
training programs. The mission of these
programs is to assist organizations to
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achieve peak effectiveness by providing
employees, at all levels, with practical
tools and insights that enable them to
be more productive. The Business and
Industry Program is committed to working
closely with company managers to
achieve effective customized assessment,
training, scheduling and organizational
development services.
In addition, the Community Services
Offce works cooperatively with
the SUNY Workforce Development
Training Grants Program, Empire State
Development, The New York State
Department of Labor, The Workforce
Investment Board of Columbia and
Greene Counties, and other workforce
development programs to access resources
that meet specifc goals.
A brochure detailing specifc training
options is available by request from the
Offce of Community Services.
Workforce new York
The Workforce Investment Board of
Columbia & Greene Counties has
certifed the college, along with the NYS
Department of Labor, as a Workforce
New York agency. As such, the Workforce
Investment Offce is responsible for
providing residents of Columbia and
Greene Counties with a One-Stop Delivery
System for a variety of federal and state
educational support and employment
assistance programs. These programs are
designed to assist residents with fnding
appropriate employment opportunities
through services ranging from job search
assistance, to career planning, to funding
for occupational training programs.
All job seekers in the two counties can
use the Career Center located in the
Professional Academic Center. This