New Small Business Course Begins Feb. 1

Business owners can learn how to interpret balance sheets, profit and loss statements and cash flow projections to increase profitability by taking “Using Your Small Business’ Financial Statements to Your Advantage.”

New One-Day Career Seminar to be Held Feb. 2

Learn how to assess what skills are needed in today’s competitive work environment and create a plan of action for career advancement by taking “Successfully Managing Your Career.”

Geographic Information Systems Course Begins Feb. 2

Land planners, surveyors and government agencies can learn how to create, edit, manage and display spatial data using ArcGIS software by taking “Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS).”

Windows 7 Course Begins Feb. 3

Business and personal computer owners can learn about the features of Microsoft’s newest operating system by taking “Experience Windows 7: Introduction.”

Jail and correctional officers graduate

Twenty-eight jail and correctional officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset and Dorchester counties graduated in the 80th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy (ESCJA) operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury.

Soup Cooking Course Begins Jan. 28

Learn how to use herbs and spices, broth, bouillon, stock, consommé, purée and cream to create soups by taking “Soups – First Course to Entrée.”

History of the Symphony Course Begins Jan. 28

Learn how political and social events influenced composers and trace the development of the symphony as a classical music form over two-and-a-half centuries by taking “The Development of the Symphony: From Mozart to Modern Time.”

Religious History Course Begins Jan. 27

Learn about the history, geography, beliefs and rituals of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by taking “People of the Book: The Three Major Religions of the Western World.”

New Stargazing Course Begins Jan. 27

Learn about the seasonal changes the sky undergoes throughout the year and practice simple ways to determine the locations of stars in the sky through celestial coordinate systems by taking “The Science of Stargazing.”