Creative Arts and Special Interests

Want to try your hand at creative writing, or improve what you’re already working on? In this class, you’ll grow as a creative writer, constructively responding to each other’s writing in a confidential space. You’ll write from prompts to create plots, develop characters, an...

Are you interested in improving your photography skills? Learn how to take advantage of the features built into your modern digital camera through this training. Our course covers the fundamentals of exposure techniques, manual settings, light meters, filters, and flashes. A...

Expand on your basic photography knowledge and take your skills to the next level! Learn to master manual mode photography, use Hyperfocal Distance and capture Landscapes and Panoramas. In this second level digital photography course you will understand and manipulate ambien...

Are you ready or almost ready to publish your work? In this course students will learn how to publish their book using popular e-book distribution websites. Topics covered will be how to format manuscripts, make blurbs, make e-book covers, how e-book royalties work, all abou...

Careful – flying a drone can get you into legal trouble if you don't know the rules. But once you know them, there’s money to be made! The FAA now requires all commercial drone pilots to pass a certification test to pilot a UAS (Unmanned Aerial System). This course prepares...

Everything you've always wanted to know about your family - but haven't had time to ask! Learn basic techniques for interviewing relatives on video and documenting your unique family history. You'll find out how to help family members share their life stories, shape their le...

Many people wish for the ability to make others laugh. If you'd like to learn how to tell jokes, come up with witty remarks, liven up dull material for an audience, or try your hand as a comedy writer, this course will get you started. Learn how humor can help you speak, wri...

Learn the basics of home maintenance. Discover ways to assess a problem, how to determine whether you have the skills to fix it, and which tools to use for particular tasks. Create a seasonal checklists, safety issues, plumbing, electrical, basic caulking techniques, appli...

Per the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), licensed commercial and private pesticide applicators must realize continuing education credit requirements to maintain their workforce eligibility. This training program will provide state li...

If you've ever struggled to complete a project in InDesign, or wondered how to save time and increase efficiency in your work, this is the course for you! You'll get hands-on training and experience using many of the more advanced tools and features of this powerful program....