Priority registration ends Dec. 19 for spring BHC classes
Priority registration for Spring 2013 classes at Black Hawk College ends Wednesday, Dec. 19. Classes begin Monday, Jan. 14.
The Spring 2013 class schedule is available on the college's website at www.bhc.edu/schedules. Registration information is available at www.bhc.edu/register. For more information, call Enrollment Services at 309-796-5300.
*********** Kids can learn to swim at BHC
The next six-week Saturday session of Swim School for youths begins Jan. 5 at Black Hawk College in Moline.
Youths ages 4-15 can learn how swim or improve their skills at the BHC Community Aquatic Center. Classes are from 9:15-10 a.m., 10:15-11 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. to noon.
Cost is $38. To register, call 309-796-5601. For more information, visit www.bhc.edu/aquatic.
*********** Explore health care careers with BHC short-term training programs
Black Hawk College offers a variety of short-term health care training programs that prepare students for entry-level positions.
New sessions starting in January include:
Basics of Medical Practice Management Classes will be from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 28 to March 25, at the college's Outreach Center in East Moline. Tuition is $245 for district residents – call for out-of-district rates.
Dental Office Receptionist Classes will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 29 to May 28, at the college's Outreach Center in East Moline. Tuition is $425 for district residents – call for out-of-district rates.
Dialysis Technician Classes will be from 6-8 p.m. Mondays and 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 30 to May 8, at the Quad Cities Kidney Center in Moline. Tuition is $659 for district residents – call for out-of-district rates.
Pharmacy Technician Classes will be from 5:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 30 to May 8, at the college's Outreach Center in East Moline. Tuition is $645 for district residents – call for out-of-district rates.
Pharmacy Technician Certification Preparation This program helps prepares students for the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE). Classes will be from 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 29 to May 14, at the college's Outreach Center in East Moline. Tuition is $645 for district residents – call for out-of-district rates.
Physical Therapy Aide Classes will be from 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 30 to May 8, at the college's Quad-Cities Campus in Moline. Tuition is $585 for district residents – call for out-of-district rates.
Reflexology Classes will be from 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 29 to May 14, at the college's Outreach Center in East Moline. Tuition is $510 for district residents – call for out-of-district rates.
Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: The Rt. Rev. Harry I. Witherspoon, D.D. Bishop of Illinois, willpreach in Trinity (Episcopal) Church, in this city this evening. 1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Mississippi River flooded itsbanks at Rock Island, destroying the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber companyand damaging the Lumber Company and arsenal power plant. Total loss isestimated at $100.000. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of South Rock Island township are circulating a petitionfavoring the annexation of that area to the city of Rock Island. 1938 -- 75 years ago: Mrs. Thomas Ackles, of Rock Island, has been elected president ofthe Playcrafters for the next season. She succeeds Warren Leonard. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Some 8,000 people filed through the gates of Rock Island Arsenal on Saturday to view a display of a part of the nation's armed strength. The occasion was theannual observance of Armed Forces Day. 1988 -- 25 years ago: Willis Kuschmann, of Moline, who already has won his laurels as oneof the most artistic men in the Quad-Cities area, has a new hobby. He is deeply involvedin miniature railroading. At the age of 88, when many other seniors are dozing in theirchairs or sitting before the television, Mr. Kuschmann is planning and working on hiscollection.