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Two advanced classes for users of QuickBooks are being offered through the Small Business Development Center on Mohave Community College’s Neal Campus - Kingman in two sessions, on July 29 and 31.

The two two-hour sessions are for new users of QuickBooks or current users who can use additional training in the more advanced features of QuickBooks. The classes will run 6 to 8 p.m. both evenings in Room 802 (SBDC office).

Session I will focus on setting up inventory in QuickBooks, tracking and paying sales tax and estimating and progressive invoicing. Session II will focus on doing payroll using QuickBooks, tracking time, customizing forms and writing letters.

Cost of the hands-on training sessions is $80 for both sessions; $50 for one. Fees include a training manual and refreshments, and there is a $5 per-session discount for those who attended the SBDC’s QuickBooks Introductory Training Class. Those students are asked to bring their manuals with them.

Interested persons are urged to sign up quickly as the class size is limited. To register or to obtain more information, call the SBDC at 757-0894 or send an e-mail to lbenton@mohave.edu.

All SBDC programs are non-discriminatory and are open to the public. This program is being held in cooperation with the Arizona Small Business Development Center Network.

Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. The Neal Campus - Kingman is located at 1971 Jagerson Ave.

Farah Farah, far right, a member of the resident science faculty on Mohave Community College’s Neal Campus - Kingman, demonstrated on Monday to, from left, Lexie and Grace Spotts, how to make instant ice cream with liquid nitrogen, which has a normal temperature below minus-300 degrees Fahrenheit.

Stirring the mixture of milk, cream, vanilla powder, sugar and liquid nitrogen is Val Pierce, a division chair on the campus.

Students in the College for Kids summer program on Mohave Community College’s Neal Campus - Kingman watched Thursday as Ed Kunze, a member of the associate art faculty at MCC, introduces them to the world of ceramics.

More than 70 local students are enrolled in this summer’s program, and they are studying subjects such as art, dance, astronomy and more.

For more information about College for Kids, call 692-3027.

Changes in the economy have forced many Mohave County residents to look at career options. With fall classes beginning Aug. 25, Mohave Community College is set to prepare displaced workers for a wide range of careers in stable, high-demand fields where they can improve their earning power, quality of life and the economy in general.

There are numerous career programs at MCC, all of which offer certificates and/or associate degrees. The programs of study are Allied Health, Business, Culinary Arts, Computer Information Systems, Education, Industrial Technology, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Public Safety. Programs include various areas of emphasis. Read the rest of this entry »

As ornate graphics and e-mail communications become a more integral part of our lives each day, classes that range from basic document preparation and business-form setup to video game development and Web page design are a part of the offerings this fall at Mohave Community College. Read the rest of this entry »

“It is time to make beautiful memories with our grandchildren,” Jan Messersmith said of her and husband Dan Messersmith’s retirement from Mohave Community College after a combined 59 years of service.

After a wide variety of titles since he joined MCC in 1978 as financial aid/veterans affairs/placement officer, Dan will leave the college and the position of assistant to the chancellor for college advancement, a post he has held since 2005. Read the rest of this entry »

Combining education and fun is the goal of Mohave Community College’s College for Kids summer program. From left, Jessica Timpson, Laura Knudson, Hanna Knudson, Pauline Knudson, Shirley Knudson and Maria Castillo are doing just that. The program, held on MCC’s North Mohave Campus in Colorado City, has the students working on a mini marshmallow and toothpick construction project in Lucy Crosby’s “Ooey, Gooey Science Course.” Read the rest of this entry »

In an effort to improve the health picture in the Northern Arizona/Southern Utah area, 28 nursing students on the North Mohave Campus of Mohave Community College in Colorado City received their nursing pins at a ceremony held at El Capitan High School Auditorium. Read the rest of this entry »

Taking advantage of the summer for helping area youths, Wendi Birkhead, right, a library operations specialist on Mohave Community College’s Lake Havasu City campus, reads “Itty Bitty Bighorns” during College for Kids pre-school activities Wednesday. She hosts a crafts and reading hour from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. each day during the summer event.

Veterans United, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping alive the memory of fallen members of the Armed Forces, received two used Dell computers from Mohave Community College’s Henry Campus - Bullhead City on Tuesday for use in the Arizona Military Heritage Center, which opened in 2007. Veterans United’s headquarters is in Bullhead City, and the group has aided in developing the Arizona Veterans Memorial Park, a 12-acre site on the Colorado River. Accepting the computers is Mark Crough, left, managing director of Veterans United, and presenting the computers is Dave Shahan, right, president of the MCC campus.