Offerings
Basic/Intermediate Ikebana: Traditional Japanese Art of Flower Arranging
Create unique and beautiful Japanese Ikebana floral arrangements using techniques established over centuries. Historical, cultural, and spiritual aspects of the practice accompany hands-on learning. After each meeting, students may take their arrangements home. Students may take the course for personal enrichment or to earn Sogetsu school certification toward a teacher's diploma. Perfect for beginners and those already familiar with Ikebana techniques.
April 14, 2024 to May 5, 2024, BEC 0152
April 14, 2024 to May 5, 2024, BEC 0152
Be a Radio DJ - Adult Orientation Session
Interested in going 'on-air'? In this hands-on course, learn the fundamentals of radio programming, including running the mixer and mics, planning for music/talk shows, and developing your own style. All students must attend the first lecture session on Saturday from 9:00am -11:30am, followed by a studio session at KPOV.
Saturday, April 13, 2024, HCC 0140
Saturday, April 13, 2024, HCC 0140
DIY Construction Framing Basics Made Easy
Using a mixture of lecture and hands-on application, your expert instructor will guide you through the importance of using scale and design before building, foundation basics, the components of a typical wall framing system, framing and truss layout, and roof system basics. You'll learn how to safely use construction tools and tricks of the trade for basic construction for homeowners. Great for students who want to learn about home/project-based construction. Tools provided. Students will need to provide their own construction-appropriate gloves.
April 20-27, 2024, RTEC 123
April 20-27, 2024, RTEC 123
DIY Home Electrical Made Easy
Take the confusion and risk out of DIY electrical projects. Learn safe and code-compliant electrical skills from your expert instructor. In this hands-on workshop, participants will be sizing circuits, troubleshooting, learning to change breakers, and sizing wire and wiring basic circuits with lights, outlets, 3-way switches, and more!
May 18-25, 2024, RTEC 123
May 18-25, 2024, RTEC 123
Exploring Cyanotype Toning with Botanicals
This exploratory workshop introduces participants to the world of alternative photo processes focusing on cyanotypes. Cyanotypes use the sun to create images on paper that can be toned with plants to create a host of different colors. Students will learn how to create cyanotypes with photograms and/or digital negatives and then use various plants to tone their creations.
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Golf Psychology: A Good Walk Enjoyed!
In the world of golf, so much emphasis is placed on your score, but are you truly enjoying the game of golf? Do a couple of bad shots ruin your day? Do you define your golf identity by your score or handicap? If so, this is the course for you. This course will help you improve your golf score by learning to enjoy the game more. The day takes place in a classroom setting. You will learn techniques to lose attachment to your score, play in the present moment, and become your own mental and emotional caddy on the course. On the second day, we will be on the golf course, putting what you learned into practice. Stop stressing over shots, and enhance your enjoyment of the game and course while improving your score. Students will be responsible for self-transporting to Widgi Creek Golf Club. Tuition includes all golf fees and balls. Please plan to bring clubs.
April 12-13, 2024, CHLAB 207
May 10-11, 2024, CHLAB 207
April 12-13, 2024, CHLAB 207
May 10-11, 2024, CHLAB 207
Growing Medicinal Herbs in Central Oregon
Are you interested in starting a medicinal herb garden or adding herbs to your current garden? This is the class for you! Central Oregon is a challenging growing environment, but many medicinal herbs thrive here. This class will explore medicinal garden designs, propagation techniques, and herbs that thrive in this region. We will also talk about individual herbs and their uses. This class will include a field trip to see the plants up close and explore their growing requirements. Join us and learn all about how you can grow your own medicinal herbs at home! Students are responsible for transportation to the field session.
June 12-15, 2024, BEC 0152
June 12-15, 2024, BEC 0152
Ham Radio Technician Licensing
This course will help you prepare to pass the Ham Radio Licensed Technician test, and obtain your license, so you can begin your journey into ham radio. The curriculum is primarily guided self-study and is approved by the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the FCC. The class will end with a 45-minute licensing test.
Saturday, March 23, 2024, HCC 0230
Saturday, March 23, 2024, HCC 0230
Handcraft Your Own Whiskey
Join professional whiskey distiller Rick Molitor at New Basin Distilling Company in Madras, Oregon to learn about the making of whiskey. This class will explore different types of grain, the milling, mashing, fermenting, distilling, and aging of whiskey. This is a hands-on class where participants will be helping with each step of the process and learn how to legally distill whiskey. Class includes lunch and the tasting of various types of whiskey. Participants will also leave with a whiskey tasting glass, distilling and tasting guidebook, 1-liter oak barrel, and 2 - 750ml of unaged whiskey to age and enjoy at home. Participants must be 21 years of age or older and show ID.
Sunday, May 19, 2024, New Basin Distilling Company
Sunday, May 19, 2024, New Basin Distilling Company
Intro to Interior Design Online
Learn to transform plain living spaces into beautiful and functional rooms. This course will give you the knowledge to design a room floor to ceiling with understanding of color theory, industry trends, special arrangements, floor plans, design ideas, and interior design basics.
This course contains no sessions at this time.
Click here to register online through Ed2Go
This course contains no sessions at this time.
Click here to register online through Ed2Go
Macramé: Let's Get Knotty!
Macramé is making a comeback! Macramé is an easy method for crafting textile pieces that can be both functional and beautiful. In this class, join crafter Melanie Bills and get started with macramé! During class, you will make a macramé plant hanger that will look great in your home! All supplies provided, and no experience necessary.
This course contains no sessions at this time.
This course contains no sessions at this time.
MFG 103: Welding Technology I
Looking for a new hobby or to hone your welding skills? This course will cover introductory level skills used in structural plate welding in accordance to AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welding code. Introduces basic welding processes, safety, nomenclature, and equipment operation for introduction to perform 1F and 2F weldments using shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) and gas metal arc welding (GMAW) on mild steel. It includes relevant safety topics and an introduction to shielded metal arc welding. Shop hours may be limited as space allows. All students must attend the mandatory safety orientation class. This is a non-credit Community Education class. You will not receive college credit.
April 1, 2024 to June 13, 2024, RDM3 306
April 1, 2024 to June 13, 2024, RDM3 306
MFG 110: Manufacturing Processes I
Introduces material removal operations emphasizing safe operational practices. Includes basic part layout, hand tools, drill press, bandsaw, manual milling, and manual lathe processes, with an emphasis on production speeds and feeds. This is a non-credit Community Education class. You will not receive college credit.
April 1, 2024 to June 13, 2024, RDM3 306
April 1, 2024 to June 13, 2024, RDM3 306
Mushroom Foraging for Beginners
Mushroom foraging is a popular pursuit in the Northwest. Learn where to search for edible mushrooms and how to identify common wild mushrooms and poisonous species. Discover more facts about fungi in your backyard! Please note this class has some crossover material with the general foraging class.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024, ONLINE ZOOM
Wednesday, March 27, 2024, ONLINE ZOOM
Sewing Basics: Get to Know Your Machine
This course is a great way to get started on your sewing adventure. Bring your machine and owner's manual and learn common features shared by all standard sewing machines, as well as some features specific to your model.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024, BEC 0160
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, BEC 0160
Tuesday, May 7, 2024, BEC 0160
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, BEC 0160
Sewing Workshop
Gain inspiration and make progress on your own special sewing project. This unique, hands-on workshop will give you time to work on a project at your own pace, while gaining tips, tricks and assistance from an expert seamstress. Bring your portable sewing machine, a special project, all materials and your questions!
Saturday, April 20, 2024, HCC 0260
Saturday, April 20, 2024, HCC 0260
Sewing Workshop: Porch & Patio Makeover
In this single day, 5-hour class, students will take their sewing skills to the next level and learn how to make removable pillow covers and cushion covers with zippers for outdoor furniture. Students to bring all items as noted in supply list to make 1 square pillow. Instructor will provide necessary materials for practice work for box cushion cover practice. Intermediate level sewing.
Saturday, May 18, 2024, HCC 0260
Saturday, May 18, 2024, HCC 0260
Take Your Health to the Next Level: A Full Series
This is a series of classes on five nutrition and health topics, central to reaching a deeper level of health than your average "healthy eating". Learn the basics (and lots of tips!) for choosing and successfully taking quality supplements. Know the 3-4 essential supplements nearly every adult needs, and how to assess if you may need others to meet your health needs. Find out how you can protect your bone health, starting at any age, and slow or stop bone loss without medication. Discover how our national epidemic of chronic, hidden inflammation is deteriorating our digestion, arteries, joints, and so many other aspects of our health, and gather the knowledge to significantly turn this condition around. Finally, learn ways to boost your immunity for short-term needs like travel or recovering faster/better from infection or injury, as well as long-term needs like aging. Signup for all sessions in the series at a discounted rate, or take any of the single sessions.
April 10, 2024 to June 5, 2024, CHLAB 301
April 10, 2024 to June 5, 2024, CHLAB 301
Take Your Health to the Next Level: Breathing for Physical & Mental Health
In his bestseller Breathe, James Nestor makes the case that modern humans have lost the ability to breathe properly. Healthy breathing is a science and art that promotes overall health, clear thinking, and the release of stress and anxiety. Learn the basics of healthy breathing as well as methods for achieving deeper relaxation. Find out how your ways of breathing affect your body and mind and how easy and life-enhancing it is to breathe better.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, CHLAB 301
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, CHLAB 301
Take Your Health to the Next Level: Nutrition for Healthy Aging
As we age, our nutrient needs increase dramatically, even as our digestive, circulatory, and immune systems weaken. This can lead to health problems such as decreased stamina, joint discomfort, thinning skin and bones, shingles, and pneumonia. We'll learn the foods, dietary habits, and supplements that can help us stay healthier as we age.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, CHLAB 301
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, CHLAB 301
Take Your Health to the Next Level: Protect & Rebuild Your Bones Without Medication
Osteoporosis is more common in the elderly than ever, in part because we're living so much longer. But you can often stop and even partially reverse bone loss with the right foods and supplements. Discover how to strengthen your bones without medication. Find out how bone medications can weaken your bones even as they lead to better DEXA scan numbers! The World Health Organization and the National Osteoporosis Foundation no longer consider the DEXA scan a reliable indicator of bone fracture risk. We'll review the FRAX test, which is now considered the best test for fracture risk.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, CHLAB 301
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, CHLAB 301
Take Your Health to the Next Level: Reduce Arthritis Pain & Degneration
Developing osteoarthritis is common as we age. Most of us who are afflicted find over-the-counter and prescription meds that help and eventually figure out the motions and activities we need to limit to keep from having flares. Then we learn to accept that a certain amount of pain and joint deterioration is inevitable. But what if it isn't? Reducing joint pain and degeneration is brought about mostly by reducing inflammation, which is the biggest cause of ongoing deterioration in joints, whether in the spine or extremities. Chronic inflammation tears down our health and can cause irreversible damage to joints, heart, blood vessels, and brain. We'll take a closer look at key foods that create inflammation, the supplements that can reduce it, and the habits and home remedies such as icing and castor oil packs that can reduce or eliminate arthritis pain quickly and sometimes dramatically. You'll learn the causes, effects, and remedies of chronic inflammation that create the pain of osteoarthritis.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, CHLAB 301
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, CHLAB 301
Take Your Health to the Next Level: Relief from GERD aka Heartburn
Many Americans suffer from heartburn or other symptoms of GERD but never treat the cause. Both the underlying causes and the medications can lead to multiple long-term health problems, including breakdown of digestion and bone loss. Learn the foods, supplements and habits that can correct the condition and/or help reduce GERD symptoms.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, CHLAB 301
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, CHLAB 301
The Basics of Beginning Sewing
Topics in this beginning techniques class will include tips on which stitch to use, types of needles and when to use them, adjusting tension, and different types of seams for various applications.
Saturday, April 6, 2024, HCC 0260
Saturday, May 11, 2024, HCC 0260
Saturday, April 6, 2024, HCC 0260
Saturday, May 11, 2024, HCC 0260
Totally Tomatoes! Growing Tips for Central Oregon
Tomatoes are the most popular garden crop in the U.S., yet tomatoes are considered by many Central Oregon gardeners to be notoriously difficult to grow. In truth, tomatoes, like all plants, have basic requirements that can be met, even in our high desert climate. This class will give you the tools to grow tomatoes more successfully!
Saturday, April 6, 2024, RDM1 105
Saturday, April 13, 2024, CHLAB 301
Saturday, April 6, 2024, RDM1 105
Saturday, April 13, 2024, CHLAB 301