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Cape Cod Horticulture Lecture Series: Pruning, Trimming, Compost, Mulch and Soil

$229

with Diane Guidebeck

Calendar Next available session starts May 7, 2025 at 5 pm

Ready to take your gardening skills to the next level?

Join our exclusive Horticulture Lecture Series with expert Diane Guidebeck and discover professional techniques to elevate any garden!

Each session includes:
· Engaging classroom-style lectures and presentations
· A live Q&A to get all your gardening questions answered
· A 2-hour, topic-driven field trip featuring in-person demonstrations and expert guidance 

In this interactive session, you’ll learn:

  • The difference between pruning and trimming, plus expert techniques for roses and hydrangeas
  • The best times to prune (with a seasonal calendar handout!)
  • How to compost effectively and enrich your soil
  • The importance of soil testing and how to improve plant health
  • Mulching techniques to protect and nourish your plants

Lecture dates: Wednesdays, 5/7 & 5/14; from 5pm - 7pm
Location: 4Cs Hyannis Center, 540 Main St., Hyannis

Field trip date: Saturday, 5/17 from; 9am - 11am
Location: TBD

Grow your knowledge and your garden—reserve your spot today!

Local Anesthesia Refresher

$249

with Denise Bridges

Calendar Next available session starts May 18, 2025 at 1 pm

This hands-on local anesthesia course will focus on updating skills in delivering injections. Time will be spent on the Inferior Alvelor Injection, Posterior Superior Alveolar injection and helpful injection technique tips for infiltration and nerve blocks. In order to register for this course, participants must hold current Massachusetts Permit Licensure. Participants must be able to serve as patients and receive as well as administer local anesthesia. 3 CEU's will be awarded upon completion.

You will learn to:
• Practice on our new state of the art local anesthesia simulator program
• Perform local anesthesia techniques commonly used by dental hygienists
• Practice nerve block injections such as inferior alveolar/lingual, mental, greater palatine, nasopalatine
• Learn about new anesthetic products


All participants must bring to class:

  • Current Dental Hygiene and Permit L licenses 
  • Copy of malpractice insurance certificate
  • Clinical attire (scrub tops and pants, clinical shoes, masks, gloves and safety glasses)

Who Should Attend?
Registered Dental Hygienists in need of continuing education credits (CEU's). Participants must hold current Massachusetts Permit Licensure.

Instructor:
Denise Parker-Bridges RDH, MHA

Location:
CCCC Main Campus, 22240 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable

Beyond the Treat: A Canine Educational Psychology Primer

$299

with Tadgh Irving

Calendar Next available session starts May 19, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 8 weeks

This isn’t your typical dog training class—it’s a course in how dogs think.

Beyond the Treat is an immersive, hands-on journey into the psychology of how dogs learn, communicate, and respond to training. Over 8 sessions, you’ll explore classical and operant conditioning, learning theory, dog body language, and clicker training. 

Led by certified canine behavior consultant and educator Tadhg Irving, this course is perfect for dog owners, shelter volunteers, veterinary professionals, or anyone who wants to build a deeper, more thoughtful relationship with dogs through the lens of science and empathy. 

Special Launch Offer — Limited Time Only!

Register today and bring a community member for FREE—we especially encourage you to invite a shelter volunteer or veterinary colleague. Each participant must register officially to secure their spot. This is the first time this one-of-a-kind course is being offered, and the special offer won’t last long. Spaces are limited! 

Training is more fun with a friend. Join us, and bring someone who shares your passion for dogs!

MS Excel Beginner Basics

$219

with Elaine Moore

Calendar Next available session starts May 21, 2025 at 3 pm, runs for 4 weeks

This beginner-friendly seminar is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of Microsoft Excel. Participants will explore the Tabs and Ribbons to become familiar with the layout and location of key commands. The course will also cover essential keyboard shortcuts and basic tools used for formatting spreadsheets. Students will learn how to create simple formulas using the Order of Operations, build basic worksheets, and generate charts to visually represent data.

No prior experience with Excel is required—just a willingness to learn and explore!

MS Excel Beginner Basics

$219

with Elaine Moore

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2025 at 10 am

This beginner-friendly seminar is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of Microsoft Excel. Participants will explore the Tabs and Ribbons to become familiar with the layout and location of key commands. The course will also cover essential keyboard shortcuts and basic tools used for formatting spreadsheets. Students will learn how to create simple formulas using the Order of Operations, build basic worksheets, and generate charts to visually represent data.

No prior experience with Excel is required—just a willingness to learn and explore!

MS Excel Beginner Basics

$219

with Elaine Moore

Calendar Next available session starts Jul 10, 2025 at 10 am

This beginner-friendly seminar is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of Microsoft Excel. Participants will explore the Tabs and Ribbons to become familiar with the layout and location of key commands. The course will also cover essential keyboard shortcuts and basic tools used for formatting spreadsheets. Students will learn how to create simple formulas using the Order of Operations, build basic worksheets, and generate charts to visually represent data.

No prior experience with Excel is required—just a willingness to learn and explore!

40-Hour Real Estate Salesperson Information Session
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40-Hour Real Estate Salesperson Information Session

Price not
available

with David Harris

Calendar Next session starts Jul 24, 2025 at 4 pm

Join us to learn more about our 40 hour real estate salesperson exam prep course starting in May and meet our instructor, Dave Harris. Find out more about available scholarships as well! 

Massachusetts requires 40 hours of pre-license training prior to the real estate salesperson exam. Our course prepares students for the license exam. It is approved by the MA Board of Registration for fulfilling its licensing requirements. 





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