Students who may have not have registered for fall college classes on time have the opportunity to enroll for Beaufort County Community College’s eight-week classes.

The college is offering several eight-week classes that will give students who are interested in enrolling in college or those who would like an additional class a chance to do so, according to a BCCC press release.

BCCC Director of Counseling Kimberly Jackson said the classes will begin Oct. 15 with the exception of the first course to be offered in BCCC’s new Nursing Assistant Diploma Program, Nursing Assistant I, which will begin on Oct. 1. That course will introduce basic nursing skills needed to provide personal care for patients, residents or clients in a healthcare setting. It prepares students to qualify as Nursing Assistant I with the N.C. Nurse Aide I Registry, Jackson said.

Jackson said students may register for one or more of the classes from Sept. 15 to Oct. 14.

“We are offering a variety of late start classes that start Oct. 15, which will provide students an opportunity to get in the fall semester if they missed the start date,” Jackson said. “We offer them to meet students’ needs, primarily. We know that sometimes the traditional semester doesn’t meet a student’s timetable so these are classes we come up with selected for their multitude of uses. This is a way to get students into school and engaged in college even though they feel they’ve missed their opportunity to get in for fall.”

The classes are structured differently than that of a traditional semester, Jackson said. Predominantly online, the courses may be more rigorous, but they allow students to do school work on their own time due to the courses’ delivery method. Some of the courses are hybrid courses, however, which means part of the class is taught online to offer flexibility, but part of the class is also face-to-face, providing direct contact and instruction, Jackson said.

“I think that is the best of both worlds,” Jackson said, with regard to the courses’ delivery method.

Jackson said the college will offer courses including Art Appreciation, General Psychology, Personal Health and Wellness, Public Speaking, Interpersonal Psychology, Introduction to Old Testament, Music Appreciation, Physical Fitness, World Civilizations I and Writing and Inquiry. The classes are available for transfer to one of the 16 colleges and universities that are part of the University of North Carolina system. The college will also offer business-related and allied health courses to those who would like to begin training for a career, including Business Math, Introduction to Business, Introduction to Computers, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Organization and Administration, Principles of Management, Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Marketing and Windows Administration 1, Jackson said.

Interested students should contact BCCC Director of Counseling Kimberly Jackson at 252-940-6252 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, to make an appointment to register for these classes. For more information about the eight-week classes, including a complete schedule, visit the BCCC website at www.beaufortccc.edu.