Howard Community College

PLACEMENT TESTING & REGISTRATION Winter 2019 December 4 Tuesday 10am-11am December 10 Monday 5:30pm-7pm December 12 Wednesday 10am-11am Winter classes begin on January 2! Register early! Students may register for Spring classes during Winter registration sessions. Spring 2019 January 9 Wednesday 5:30pm-7pm January 12 Saturday 10am-11am January 15 Tuesday 10am-11am January 17 ursday 5:30pm-7pm January 22 Tuesday 5:30pm-7pm January 25 Friday 10am-11am Most classes begin the week of January 29! Register early! e English Language Center (ELC) offers three types of English classes: Basic English as a Second Language Classes • Pre-beginning to intermediate • Free except for materials fee • English for life skills and work readiness Intensive English as a Second Language Classes • Beginning to high-advanced • Tuition-based • Academic skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, pronunciation, spelling and test preparation) Professional English Classes • Advanced classes for business and other professionals • Tuition-based GENERAL INFORMATION: • A placement test is required for all new students. • e placement tests will be given during the times on the chart above at the Hickory Ridge Building in room 200 on the Howard Communi- ty College campus. No appointment is necessary. Children are not allowed in testing rooms. • Testing is NOT required for returning students in most situations. • Students must be 16 or older to register. • To register for an online class, please email elc@ howardcc.edu for instructions. • All students pay the listed prices. Fees are not eligible for waiver. • Only ages 60+ are eligible for tuition waiver. BRING TO REGISTRATION: • Payment for pay classes • Materials fee ($50) for free classes • Credit card, cash or check for payment • Advising sheet from previous semester (for returning students only) COLLEGE CLOSINGS (no classes): • January 21 (Monday) for Martin Luther King's Day. • April 15-April 21 for Spring Break. ere will be no Saturday classes on April 20. Saturday classes will resume on April 27. All classes are held in the Hickory Ridge Building unless otherwise noted. Books are included in the tuition unless otherwise noted. For additional information, please visit howardcc. edu/elc, call 443-518-1680, or email us at elc@ howardcc.edu (assistance in other languages avail- able). ENGLISH FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS If you are interested in a noncredit Continuing Education Professional English certificate, please see page 10 or visit howardcc.edu/ProfessionalEng- lish for more information on this program. Our English Institute (EI) offers a full-time program for F1 international students and U.S. residents. Study 18 hours a week, receive special advising and support, and take part in many exciting activities. Visit howardcc.edu/EI or call 443-518-1681 for additional information about this fast-track English program. Maribel Miranda became a part-time ELC student in 2007. Over the past ten years, she has taken many ESL class- es, and her teachers know her as a dedicated model student. Maribel has learned many English skills, such as reading, writing, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation, and she has gained confidence in her English abil- ity. She started out as a waitress, but her goal was to own her own business. Currently, she owns a lawn service company, and she appreciates the ELC teachers and staff who helped her reach her goals. To learn more about ELC's English for Careers classes, visit howardcc.edu/elc/classes.  ON THE COVER 

• Cover