CURRICULUM PROGRAMS OF STUDY

The wide variety of curriculum credit programs at GTCC are designed to meet the educational needs of individual citizens, businesses and industries in Guilford County. When you successfully complete a program of study, you can earn an associate degree, a diploma or a certificate, depending on the program. Most programs are offered on the Jamestown campus, although individual classes are offered in Greensboro and High Point. The college's sites in Greensboro and High Point also offer some curriculum programs (see below).

Greensboro Programs

GTCC offers classes at three locations in Greensboro: 3505 E. Wendover Ave. location, the Small Business Center at 2007 Yanceyville St., suite 220; and the GTCC Aviation Center at the Piedmont Triad International Airport, 260 Regional Rd and 819 Radar Rd.

The following programs are housed on the 3505 East Wendover campus: Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology; Plumbing; Residential Carpentry; Construction Management Technology; Architectural Technology; Civil Engineering/Surveying Technology; Mechanical Engineering/Drafting and Design Technology; Electronics Engineering Technology; Telecommunications and Network Engineering Technology; Industrial Systems Technology; Electrical Construction; Industrial Electrical/Electronics Technology; Machining Technology; Manufacturing Technology; and Turfgrass Technology.

The Greensboro Wendover Campus offers a variety of Continuing Education classes including Basic Skills Programs (Adult Basic Education, GED, Adult High School, English for Speakers of Other Languages, and Compensatory Education). A wide variety of Occupation Extension classes such as Computer Classes, CNA training, Real Estate Certification, and other business and occupational skills training courses are offered, in addition to a host of Community Services classes designed for personal and skills enrichment (Art, photography, foreign languages, sewing, health related, retirement and personal enrichment classes).

The following curriculum programs are offered at the GTCC T.H. Davis Aviation Center: Aviation Management and Career Pilot Technology; and Aviation Systems Technology.

Certificates in Software Applications and Accounting also are offered in Greensboro, as are selected Early Childhood Associate classes.For more information about these programs see the program plans on the following pages or contact the program's department chair.

High Point Programs

The GTCC High Point campus is located at 901 S. Main St. in High Point.

The campus is home to the following curriculum programs: Entertainment Technology, Furniture Upholstery, Human Services Technology, Human Services Technology-Substance Abuse Concentration, Pharmacy Technology, and selected certificates and degree programs in Business. A variety of Continuing Education classes are offered including Basic Skills (Adult Basic Education, GED, Adult High School, English for Speakers of Other Languages and Compensatory Education), certificates in Software Applications, a variety of computer classes, and Community Service (cooking, sewing, art, writing, and other personal enrichment opportunities).

Student Developmental and Learning

The Developmental Education program is the backbone of GTCC's open-door admissions policy. Some students seek admission to curriculum programs and find themselves under-prepared. Developmental Education offers these students a program to develop academic skills to enable them to enter their chosen curricula with an improved chance for success.

Nearly all students who apply to associate degree programs and those who apply to some one-year diploma programs have their skills evaluated in reading, writing, mathematics and English as a Foreign Language. Applicants whose scores fall below the minimum required by curriculum programs or for entry-level courses in English, reading, and mathematics are referred to Developmental Education for course work. Developmental Education courses may be taken prior to or with some curriculum courses, depending on guidelines of the chosen program of study.

Developmental Education courses also may be selected by students who wish to improve their basic academic skills. The courses are offered in reading, English grammar and composition, academic skills, and English as a Foreign Language, and mathematics. These courses allow students to concentrate on their individual academic needs and gain confidence in their abilities.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the Developmental Education program, the student should be able to:

• apply basic reading skills at the minimum level established by the curriculum;

• apply basic grammatical principles of standard written English at the minimum level established

by the curriculum;

• apply basic writing skills at the minimum level established by the curriculum; and

• apply basic mathematical skills at the minimum level required by the curriculum;

• apply targeted employability skills;

• apply basic life skills.

Developmental Education, day and evening courses