Moraine Valley Offers Plenty of Courses and Locations for Fall 2017

PALOS HILLS, IL -- Moraine Valley Community College offers a variety of options for adults wishing to earn class credits to transfer to four-year schools, earn certificates, prepared for their GED, or get extra training to further their careers. The community college also offers non-credit classes for students wishing to enrich their lives by learning new skills, tap into their creativity or expand their horizons.

Daytime, evening and weekend classes are offered throughout the Moraine Valley system.
A complete listing of all the classes being offered at MVCC’s main Palos Hills campus and the Blue Island and Southwest Education Center in Tinley Park, online and weekend classes can be found in the fall 2017 class schedule or online at morainevalley.edu. Registration is ongoing.

General registration is underway now at the Palos Hills campus for the fall semester which begins Aug. 21. Classes at the Moraine Valley’s other locations are set to start Aug. 28 and later, as well as weekend and online class options.

Tuition is $122 per credit hour plus fees and books. Students who have applied to the college can register in the Registration Office, located on campus in the Student Services Center (Building S), 9000 W. College Parkway, in Palos Hills; by phone at (708) 974-2110 (TTY 711); or online at morainevalley.edu/register.

Blue Island

Classes at the Moraine Valley Community College Education Center at Blue Island are scheduled to start Aug. 28 and later. The college is offering more than 60 classes at its Blue Island location, 12940 S. Western Ave. Some credit classes at Blue Island include American Sign Language I, Art Appreciation, Composition I and II, Speech Fundamentals, Western Humanities I, Medical Terminology, Introduction to American Music, General Sociology, Spanish I, and Intermediate Algebra. One noncredit class being offered is Remodeling: Residential.

Tinley Park

Residents in the Orland Park, Tinley Park and surrounding communities can take classes a little closer to home at Moraine Valley Community College’s Southwest Education Center (SWEC), 17900 S. 94th Ave., in Tinley Park. SWEC offers more than 50 classes beginning Aug. 28 and later. Some credit classes include Composition I and II, Art Appreciation, Principles of Macroeconomics, Probability and Statistics, Business Law, Introduction to Psychology, Medical Terminology, General Sociology, and Music Appreciation. Noncredit classes include 50 Plus Computer Basics, Medicare Workshop, Tai Chi I/Qi Gong I, Yoga I, Fit for Life, Motivation for Life, Positive Thinking for Life, Beginning Conversational Italian, Beginning Conversational Spanish, and Intro to Mindful Meditation.

Online Classes

Students who prefer to take classes from home can enroll in Moraine Valley Community College’s online and internet hybrid courses. More than 100 online classes are offered during the 2017 fall semester. Online classes are taught over the internet, while internet hybrid courses are taught through a combination of classroom and web-based instruction. Both types allow for students to attend all or part of their class online with the ability to access the instructor, classmates and course materials. Access to a web-equipped computer is required. Some of the online and web-assisted classes this fall include Arabic, Introductory Microbiology, Composition I and II, Introduction to Computer Science, Medical Terminology, Western Humanities I: Foundations, Network Essentials, Intermediate Algebra, Music Appreciation, American National Government, Abnormal Psychology, and Marriage and Family, among others.

Weekend Classes

Students with an already hectic schedule can still fit classes in by enrolling in a Moraine Valley Community College weekend class for the fall 2017 semester. Available classes include:

• Fridays only—Performance and Driveability II, beginning Aug. 25 for 16 weeks; General Biology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I, beginning Aug. 25 for 15 weeks; College: Changes, Challenges, Choices, beginning Aug. 25 or Oct. 20 for eight weeks; Yoga Basics and Beyond, beginning Sept. 1 for 15 weeks.
• Friday/Saturday/Sunday—Principles of Macro-Economics beginning Sept. 22 for three weeks; Introduction to Psychology, beginning Sept. 8 for three weeks; A Healthy Lifestyle and You, beginning Sept. 29 for three weeks; Principles of Micro-Economics and American National Government, beginning Oct. 20 for three weeks.
• Friday/Saturday—Job Skills for Competitive Advantage, beginning Sept. 15 for four weeks; Cargo Security, beginning Nov. 3 for three weeks
• Saturdays only—Introduction to Automotive Technology, Sheet Metal Hand Forming and Intermediate Algebra, beginning Aug. 26 for 17 weeks; Introduction to American Music, beginning Oct. 7 for 10 weeks; Personal Computer Basics, beginning Oct. 21 for eight weeks
• Saturday/Sunday—Special Topics in Security, beginning Sept. 30 for one week; Hazardous Materials Awareness, beginning Dec. 2 for one week.
• Sunday— General Education Mathematics, beginning Oct. 22 for six weeks; Basic Arc/Gas Welding I, beginning Aug. 27 for 16 weeks

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