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Additional Online Courses

UCC partners with Ed2go to provide various types of online courses, from personal enrichment to workforce development. To view these classes and register visit: https://www.ed2go.com/umpqua

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Babysitting Basics

This 2-day workshop is designed to prepare young individuals for babysitting. Includes a CPR Certification Card. (Ages 11-18)

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Challenging Behaviors in Dementia Care

Learn to identify triggers, understand the causes of challenging behaviors in dementia, and apply practical, person-centered strategies to promote positive interactions, while earning 2.5 CEUs.

Thursday, July 30, 2026, 05:30pm, Forget Me Not Village

China Today: Myths, Realities, and Everyday Life

Gain a deeper understanding of modern China through an engaging discussion of its culture, government, economy, infrastructure, and everyday life. Learn how today's China compares with common perceptions and historical communist societies from someone who lived and worked there for a decade.

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Electric Vehicles & Charging: What You Need to Know

Discover how electric vehicles operate, compare charging options, and learn about the materials, manufacturing, and recycling behind EV technology. This interactive class provides a balanced look at the benefits and challenges of electric vehicles from an experienced automotive engineer.

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Excel Basics

Learn more about what the popular MS Excel program can do for you! In this Basic Excel class, learn features such as creating, navigating, formatting and editing worksheets and workbooks. Enter various types of data, work with common formulas and functions. Learn the shortcuts.

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Excel Beyond the Basics

Go beyond SUM and expand on the knowledge learned in the basics course. Explore other basic functions, learn basic trouble shooting, create simple graphs and learn to link functions across multiple sheets.

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Introduction to Wild Mushroom Foraging

Learn the basics of safe wild mushroom foraging, including identification and responsible harvesting. Then join a guided field foray to explore and identify wild mushrooms in their natural habitat.

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Machining Basics

This class introduces the basics of machining, which is the process of shaping and cutting materials to make useful parts.

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Mastering the Dungeon:Tools & Techniques

This course teaches new and experienced Dungeon Masters how to craft engaging stories, balance rules with creativity, and run dynamic Dungeons & Dragons sessions through hands-on practice and collaborative storytelling.

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Medicare 101

Learn the basics of Medicare, including Parts A, B, C, and D, enrollment timelines, and coverage options. Annual Enrollment questions will be addressed. This educational class provides unbiased information only-no sales or plan enrollments.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 02:00pm, TC 119

Personal Online Security

Remember when seeing was believing? In this course, you will learn how to protect you and your family online. We will go over the tactics that fraudsters use to try to separate you from your money and well-being. Arm yourself with the knowledge and tools to keep you safe online.

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Pet Care 101

Learn essential tips to keep your pet happy, healthy, and safe in this fun, engaging class.

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Scuba 101 - Padi Open Water Certification

This class will take you through the first level of SCUBA certification as a PADI® Open Water Diver.

July 27, 2026 to August 30, 2026, 07:00pm, TAP 14

SCUBA 102 - PADI Advanced Open Water Certification

Completion of this course will result in the second level of scuba certification as a PADI® Advanced Open Water Diver.

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SCUBA 110 - Scubility Dive Buddy

Make a meaningful impact in the diving community with the SCUBA 110 - SDI® Scubility Dive Buddy® course, a three-day hands-on program for experienced divers that builds the skills, confidence, and adaptive techniques needed to safely and compassionately support divers with physical disabilities, while emphasizing a student-centered approach and requiring participants to meet age, certification, and experience prerequisites.

June 17, 2026 to August 26, 2026, 09:00am

SCUBA 200 - PADI Divemaster Candidate

Begin your professional diving journey with Umpqua Community College's SCUBA 200 - PADI® Divemaster course, a comprehensive program that prepares passionate divers to step into leadership by building advanced skills, real-world experience, and confidence while assisting instructors, supporting dive operations, and guiding others safely, all within a student-centered learning environment and with required certifications, dive experience, medical clearance, and fitness readiness.

June 17, 2026 to August 26, 2026, 09:00am

Scuba 70 - PADI Discover Scuba Experience

Try SCUBA diving with PADI® Discover SCUBA Diving.  These sessions are designed for anyone who wants to try scuba diving, but isn't quite ready to take the plunge with a full SCUBA certification course.  Our PADI® Discover SCUBA Diving experience is a 2 hour pool session with optional open water dives and is a quick and easy way to find out if you like scuba diving.  Held on demand, once a month during the summer.

Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 07:00pm, AC4 Pool

Shining a Light on ADHD

A practical, evidence-informed introduction to ADHD focused on understanding the condition and building effective strategies for daily life, work, and relationships.

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Smart Planning for Today's Retirees

Join us in this course designed for those nearing or already in retirement. We'll help you craft a clear retirement vision tailored to your dreams and realities. You will learn how to create a practical spending plan and align your investments to support your goals. After covering the basics, you will learn strategies to help reduce taxes, streamline estate planning, and tactics to help maximize retirement income. This course aims to teach you how to make the most of your nest egg and enjoy a fulfilling retirement.

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Soothe Stress & Relieve Anxiety with Energy Medicine

Learn powerful energy medicine techniques to conquer daily stress and overwhelm. When anxiety strikes, you'll know exactly how to ground your energy, reset your nervous system, and soothe your vagus nerve.

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Springtime Wild Mushroom Class and Foray

Discover the fascinating world of springtime mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest in this two-part class, featuring an engaging in-person introduction followed by a guided forest foray where you'll learn to find and identify wild mushrooms in their natural habitat.

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Teepa Snow:Seeing it from the Other Side Chapter 1: 3 Responses to Dementia

Explore dementia through Teepa Snow's approach as you learn to recognize fight, flight, and freeze responses and apply supportive strategies, while earning 0.75 CEUs.

Thursday, July 23, 2026, 05:30pm, Forget Me Not Village

The Art of Royal Icing

Unleash your inner artist-one cookie at a time! In this hands-on class, you'll learn how to decorate sugar cookies using royal icing techniques that are as impressive as they are delicious.

Saturday, July 18, 2026, 09:00am, TAP 14

Winter-Proof Your Health with Energy Medicine

Discover Energy Medicine techniques to boost your immunity and unlock your body's natural self-healing power. Bounce back faster, ease your symptoms, and stay healthy all season long.

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