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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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Balance Your Hormones Naturally with Energy Medicine

Say goodbye to hormonal chaos! Learn simple energy medicine techniques to support your hormonal health.

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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.

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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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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.

November 13-14, 2026, 04:00pm, TAP 14

Master Your Sleep with Energy Medicine

Say goodbye to restless nights and discover simple energy medicine techniques to calm your mind, relax your nervous system, and help you drift off easier and wake up feeling refreshed.

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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.

Saturday, November 14, 2026, 10:00am, TAP 15

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.

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Personal Finance: Building Your Financial Future

Build confidence in your financial future while learning practical skills in goal setting, budgeting, cash flow, credit, investing, compound interest, and retirement planning through engaging activities and real-world examples you can apply to everyday life.

Participants should bring: A laptop or other device with internet access (laptop recommended) and writing utensils.

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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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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.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 05:30pm, TAP 17

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.

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Valentine Gift Paper Crafting

Join us as we gather to decorate a journal for someone special in your life. Since we will be creating a lovely journal.  We will need to have a Beautiful bag we also make to put it in. Then finally we'll make a card to match. There's nothing like a homemade gift for someone extra special.  Crafting supplies are shared among participants.  

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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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