TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS

TECHNOLOGY

& COMPUTERS

COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

GET STARTED WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE

An absolute must if you are new to Microsoft Office! Get a hands-on introduction to fundamental skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. First, dive into Word and master ribbon and navigation techniques, character formatting, text editing, table creation, AutoComplete and AutoCorrect usage, and special text effects. Next, utilize Excel to enter/ edit data, construct simple formulas, and illustrate data using column and pie charts. Finally, develop a new presentation, explore layouts and design themes, and create animations and transitions using PowerPoint. *Basic keyboarding and mouse skills required. Prior keyboarding class highly recommended.

Tuition: $205 Instructor: Crystal Armentrout Wed, 6:00-9:00 pm | Sept 16 – Oct 14, 2020

GET STARTED WITH COMPUTERS

Overwhelmed by technology? Build your confidence by exploring Windows 10, completing basic computer tasks, creating simple documents, and safely navigating the Internet with a welcoming instructor as your guide.

Tuition: $205 Instructor: Crystal Armentrout Wed, 6:00-9:00 pm | Oct 21 – Nov 18, 2020

MICROSOFT OFFICE FASTTRACK SERIES

Need to start or brush up on your Microsoft Office skills quickly? Our nine-hour FastTrack classes are for you! Keyboarding and mouse skills strongly recommended for all classes.

FASTTRACK WORD: BASIC SKILLS

Document formatting is an essential skill for success in the workplace. Investigate both Word’s Ribbon interface and window components, work with text, and enhance the appearance of a document by using various formatting options. You will also create bulleted and numbered lists, set tabs, arrange text in columns, insert headers and footers, proof and print documents, create tables, execute a mail merge, and more.

Tuition: $129 Instructor: Shirley Matherly Tue, 1:00-4:00 pm | Sep 29 – Oct 13, 2020

REGISTRATION IS EASY!

Online at brcc.augusoft.net or call (540) 453-2215.

FASTTRACK EXCEL: BASIC SKILLS

Jump into Excel with this nine-hour class designed for students new to the program. After an introduction to spreadsheets, your instructor will guide you through the essential uses, tools, and features. Discover how to format sheets and cells, numbers, and dates; perform basic calculations, rearrange and work with large amounts of data, manage multiple worksheets as well as visualize your data with charts and images, and more.

Tuition: $129 Instructor: Shirley Matherly Tue, 1:00-4:00 pm | Sep 1 – Sep 15, 2020

FASTTRACK EXCEL: INTERMEDIATE SKILLS

Level-up your skills with this nine-hour class designed for students already knowledgeable of Excel. Your instructor will guide you through an in depth look at advanced formatting features and the utilization of functions such as Advanced Formatting, Themes, Cell Styles, Customizing Page Setup; Date and Time Functions; Conditional Formatting; Advanced Functions for Text and Analysis - IF Criteria, Troubleshooting Formulas; Lookup Function; and the Outline Features.

Tuition: $129 Instructor: Shirley Matherly Tue, 1:00-4:00 pm | Oct 27 – Nov 17, 2020

MICROSOFT OFFICE MASTERY SERIES

Need to go a little more in depth with Microsoft Office? Our longer Mastery Series classes are for you! Keyboarding and mouse skills strongly recommended for all classes.

MASTERY SERIES: EXCEL LEVEL 1

Gain hands-on expertise with Microsoft Excel in this beginning-level course that combines the basics with enough tips and short cuts to keep even the experienced users engaged. You will work with the ribbon interface, create formulas and functions, format cell contents, insert & delete columns and rows, create charts, and more.

Tuition: $175 Instructor: Chris Turnage Thu, 6:00-9:00 pm | Oct 29 – Nov 19, 2020

MASTERY SERIES: EXCEL LEVEL 3

Master Microsoft Excel by delving into the advanced topics of PivotTables and Pivot Charts, macros, financial functions, what-if analyses, collaboration, and more. You will also focus on formatting worksheets, working with multiple-sheet workbooks, as well as protecting workbooks and worksheet contents.

Tuition: $205 Instructor: Chris Turnage Thu, 6:00-9:00 pm | Sep 10 – Oct 15, 2020

IT CERTIFICATION PREP

NEW GOOGLE IT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE

Interested in starting a career in IT Support but have little or no experience? The Google IT Support Professional Certificate program is perfect for you! This online program, developed by Google and hosted on the Coursera online learning platform, teaches the skills needed for entry-level IT support positions in 6 months or less with about 10-15 hours per week of dedicated course work. Complete the registration pre-screening form as the first step toward enrollment.

Tuition: $159 Instructor: Jim Richerson Registration information available online | Oct 30, 2020