Be in the know! You get notified as press releases go online. Keep on top of new classes, degrees, events, student services and activities at Edmonds CC.http://www.edcc.edu/news Plan your business, increase your profits and prepare for financing. Edmonds Community College's Small Business Development Center presents an <b>eight-week workshop series 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 10-Oct. 29 </b>for business owners. Jennifer Shelton, Director and Business Development Specialist, teaches the courses with guest speakers. The cost of the series is $400, recommended for new business owners, or $59 per session. The series begins with <strong>Entrepreneurial Mindset-Leadership 6-9 p.m., Wed., Sept. 10.</strong> Discuss Michael Gerber's <em>Entrepreneurial Myth Re-visited </em> and outline a one page business and marketing plan with Maria Marsala, founder of Elevating Your Business (www.elevatingyourbusiness.com). $59 http://www.edcc.edu/news/news.php?newsID=1099 For those who want to learn about aerospace manufacturing now, but still have the opportunity to pursue a bachelors degree later, Edmonds Community College offers a new Associate of Applied Science-T (transfer) degree in Aerospace Manufacturing. The degree starts students on their way to a university, and gives them a working foundation in an area of expertise, beginning with several technical classes in their first two-years. <b> Get up to $5,000 to earn this degree! Call 425.640.1039.</b> http://www.edcc.edu/news/news.php?newsID=1145 <b>Influence: Metal as Material, </b> an exhibit of works by 17 artists including sculpture, holloware, jewelry and mixed media curated by ArtsNow instructor Kristi Zevenbergen, <b>shows Monday, Sept. 22 through Friday, Dec. 11 </b> in the Edmonds Community College art gallery, third floor, Lynnwood Hall. <b>Meet the artists at a reception </b> 5-7:30 p.m., Friday, October 3 in the gallery. Culinary arts students provide light refreshments. http://www.edcc.edu/news/news.php?newsID=1296 Gain skills to improve quality and efficiency in a NEW <b>Lean Manufacturing class</b>, <b>Materials Science Technology 211, </b>, 4-6 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, this fall at Edmonds Community College. Fall quarter runs Sept. 22-Dec. 11. http://www.edcc.edu/news/news.php?newsID=1295 Interested in earning your GED to improve your educational and career opportunities? Get prepared, test with confidence. Attend an orientation (two evening or two afternoons in September) and learn about GED Preparation classes. Find out whether the five or 10 week classes are right for you. Improve your reading comprehension, strengthen your math and writing skills, and take practice tests. $25 tuition. Fee waiver available for eligible students. Classroom materials provided. http://www.edcc.edu/news/news.php?newsID=1294 Edmonds Community College offers a unique, new two-year degree in Restoration Horticulture that will train students to help restore damaged land, habitat, and ecosystems in a range of rural, suburban, and urban environments. http://www.edcc.edu/news/news.php?newsID=1281 Skip that spendy stop at the gas pump. Edmonds Community College students ride free on Community Transit bus routes. Use your EdPass, get the bus sticker, and get to campus or anywhere else you are headed on Community Transit buses for free. You can also enter a drawing to win a 4 GB iPod nano. Staff and faculty at the college get three months for the price of one when they purchase a quarterly bus sticker for $45. http://www.edcc.edu/news/news.php?newsID=996 Edmonds Community College expands its modern languages and cultures offerings this fall adding new classes in Arabic and Chinese to its line up of languages including French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. http://www.edcc.edu/news/news.php?newsID=1288