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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ANSON SMITH AT 203-332-5229

HCC OPEN REGISTRATION BEGINS FINAL WEEK

BRIDGEPORT – Housatonic Community College next week will hold its final open registration sessions before classes begin on Friday, August 26.

Registration sessions will be held Monday, August 22, 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, August 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wednesday, August 24, 2:30 -6:30 p.m. and Thursday, August 25,  10 a.m.-noon. A special registration session for senior citizens and high school partnership students will be held Thursday, August 25 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

To provide some entertainment for students, representatives from radio station WZMX (Hot 93.7) will be on hand during Monday’s session to entertain those registering and award prizes.

“During the final registration week, we tend to register about 35-45 percent of the students who attend credit courses each semester,” said HCC spokesman Anson C. Smith. “Added to these will be students registering for non-credit courses offered by the Continuing Education department.”

“All in all, we wouldn’t be surprised to see 1,500- 2,000 students pass through the doors of the college this week,” Smith said.

“The festive atmosphere Monday will provide students with some genuine entertainment as they go through the registration process,” he added. “It will also give them exposure to the fun side of College life.”

As has been the case in the past, HCC will offer day, evening and weekend courses. The daytime courses are tailor-made for traditional students as well as adult students who work afternoons and evenings, while evening courses are ideal for students who work a traditional day shift.

This semester, HCC will offer 39 courses on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 20 courses on Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.  These courses are ideal for students who work rotating shifts during the week or have child- or elder-care responsibilities that prevent them from attending classes during the week.

This year, HCC will offer classes at two off-site locations: Jonathan Law High School in Milford and Ansonia High School in Ansonia. These courses are ideal for students from the Naugatuck Valley and Southern New Haven County areas who would find it difficult attend classes in Bridgeport.

The courses to be offered in Milford  are Principles of Macroeconomics (Mon, 7-9:45 p.m.); Principles of Microeconomics (Wed., 7-9:45 p.m.); Composition (Mon, 7-9:45 p.m.); Composition (Wed, 7-9:45 p.m.); Literature and Composition (Mon, 7-9:45 p.m.); U.S. History I (Wed, 7-9:45 p.m.); and General Psychology I (Wed, 7-9:45 p.m.);        

The courses to be offered in Ansonia are  Introduction to Business (Thurs, 7-9:45 p.m.); Principles of Macroeconomics (Tues, 7-9:45 p.m.); Composition (Tues, 7-9:45 p.m.); Literature and Composition (Thurs, 7-9:45 p.m.); U.S. History I (Tues, 7-9:30 p.m.); Intermediate Algebra (Thurs, 7-9:45 p.m.); General Psychology  I (Thurs, 7-9:45 p.m.); and Principles of Sociology ( 7 to 9:30 p.m.)

For more information about credit programs, call Admissions at 203-332-5100. For more information about non-credit courses, contact Continuing Education at 203-332-5057.

The campus is located at 900 Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Bridgeport, less than 150 yards off I-95 (exit 27) and Rte. 8 (Exit 1) and a block from the Arena at Harbor Yard.