July 09, 2014
Great Bay Community College is partnering with an industry leader to now offer online professional development courses! Short-term online course offerings include mobile and video marketing, social media, non-profit administration, customer service and more!
Today’s competitive business environment and rapidly-evolving technology have created a demand for short-term, convenient and relevant professional development. Starting this fall, Great Bay Community College is responding by partnering with LERN’s UGotClass to offer certificates and courses that meet the needs of those who want to enhance their workplace skills quickly and conveniently. LERN is recognized as the industry leader in continuing education working in partnership with colleges and universities to maintain the high quality of their courses.
According to Kathleen Totten, Director of Community Education at Great Bay Community College most of the UGotClass online courses offered are four weeks in length and certificate programs can be completed in fourteen weeks or less. “UGotClass instructors are chosen based on their professional experience and expertise as well as demonstrated ability to teach online” said Totten. “Students can log into the courses anytime, day or night, from any computer but personal interaction is not compromised. They are able to make a personal connection with instructors through audio presentations over the length of the course.”
“UGotClass courses have a 96% satisfaction rate with our students” said Zech Hipp, Marketing and Sales Coordinator for LERN. “While we give a full refund to any student who requests it, we have given out only 50 refunds out of 8,000 registrations in four years, an extremely low refund rate in continuing education.
After finishing these courses, students can immediately use the skills they learn to improve their performance in the workplace and quickly see results. “I learned that it will take a lot of trial and error to have a well-executed and integrated marketing plan using Facebook. I look forward to using what I learned to help make this happen.” wrote a student in an evaluation for the Facebook for Business course.
A sample of courses and certificates that start September 2nd are:
• Inbound Marketing – Implementing lead-nurturing campaigns that result in sales
• Managing Social Media Platforms – Practical how-to techniques
• Mobile Marketing – A hot new trend for business
• Video Marketing – Creating videos that tell a compelling story
• Non-profit Administration – Improving revenue generation and planning
• Customer Service – Retaining customers, serving your audience and turning inquiries into sales
For more information about these and other online UGotClass courses or to register, visit www.greatbay.edu/btc-online
Great Bay Community College is a comprehensive postsecondary institution offering quality academic and professional and technical education in support of workforce development and lifelong learning. Great Bay Community College is part of the Community College System of New Hampshire, a public system of higher education consisting of seven colleges in Berlin, Claremont, Laconia, Concord, Manchester, Nashua, and Portsmouth. The colleges offer Associate degrees and career training in technical, professional and general fields, including transfer pathways to baccalaureate degrees. The college’s second campus, the Advanced Technology & Academic Center is now open in Rochester offering academic courses and a degree program in Advanced Composites Manufacturing. For more information on Great Bay Community College, visit www.greatbay.edu.
Today’s competitive business environment and rapidly-evolving technology have created a demand for short-term, convenient and relevant professional development. Starting this fall, Great Bay Community College is responding by partnering with LERN’s UGotClass to offer certificates and courses that meet the needs of those who want to enhance their workplace skills quickly and conveniently. LERN is recognized as the industry leader in continuing education working in partnership with colleges and universities to maintain the high quality of their courses.
According to Kathleen Totten, Director of Community Education at Great Bay Community College most of the UGotClass online courses offered are four weeks in length and certificate programs can be completed in fourteen weeks or less. “UGotClass instructors are chosen based on their professional experience and expertise as well as demonstrated ability to teach online” said Totten. “Students can log into the courses anytime, day or night, from any computer but personal interaction is not compromised. They are able to make a personal connection with instructors through audio presentations over the length of the course.”
“UGotClass courses have a 96% satisfaction rate with our students” said Zech Hipp, Marketing and Sales Coordinator for LERN. “While we give a full refund to any student who requests it, we have given out only 50 refunds out of 8,000 registrations in four years, an extremely low refund rate in continuing education.
After finishing these courses, students can immediately use the skills they learn to improve their performance in the workplace and quickly see results. “I learned that it will take a lot of trial and error to have a well-executed and integrated marketing plan using Facebook. I look forward to using what I learned to help make this happen.” wrote a student in an evaluation for the Facebook for Business course.
A sample of courses and certificates that start September 2nd are:
• Inbound Marketing – Implementing lead-nurturing campaigns that result in sales
• Managing Social Media Platforms – Practical how-to techniques
• Mobile Marketing – A hot new trend for business
• Video Marketing – Creating videos that tell a compelling story
• Non-profit Administration – Improving revenue generation and planning
• Customer Service – Retaining customers, serving your audience and turning inquiries into sales
For more information about these and other online UGotClass courses or to register, visit www.greatbay.edu/btc-online
Great Bay Community College is a comprehensive postsecondary institution offering quality academic and professional and technical education in support of workforce development and lifelong learning. Great Bay Community College is part of the Community College System of New Hampshire, a public system of higher education consisting of seven colleges in Berlin, Claremont, Laconia, Concord, Manchester, Nashua, and Portsmouth. The colleges offer Associate degrees and career training in technical, professional and general fields, including transfer pathways to baccalaureate degrees. The college’s second campus, the Advanced Technology & Academic Center is now open in Rochester offering academic courses and a degree program in Advanced Composites Manufacturing. For more information on Great Bay Community College, visit www.greatbay.edu.
Contact:
Lisa Proulx, Marketing
lproulx@ccsnh.edu, (603) 427-7641
