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Continuing Education

Continuing education courses are developed in response to special educational demands and requests of citizens, professional and business groups, and other organizations. The major role of continuing education is to develop and implement courses for career and professional development and personal interest and enrichment. Continuing education registration information is printed in a regular class schedule.

Continuing education courses are offered in an informal and non-competitive setting. Usually, there are no grades, exams, or prerequisites. Admission to the school is not required. However, a one week advance registration into the class is required.

For more information, including a list of courses, contact our Economic Development Department in Vidalia 912-538-3258 / in Swainsboro 478-289-2326.

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STC also offers online classes in computers, internet, business, web design, GRE and SAT study courses, and much more! Click Here for a step-by-step guide of how to use Education 2 Go!

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What are Command Spanish® e-Training programs?

Web-based Spanish language training courses that the student can take whenever and wherever they want, because they are asynchronous and non-instructor-led. These programs were designed to be efficient, effective, and not teacher-bound. Moreover, the student takes the course at his/her convenience and pace, not the institution's convenience and pace.

The following Command Spanish(r) e-Training courses are available online NOW:

Click on the logo below to find out more information and then register for any of the courses listed above!

Master Timber Harvester & Continuing Logger Education

Georgia's Master Timber Harvester

Georgia's forestry professionals have long been concerned with protecting the environment that produces and sustains our valuable forest resource. Georgia "Master Timber Harvester" is a logger education program offered by The University of Georgia's Center for Forest Business. The program objective is to "foster improvement in the professionalism of wood producers", and it satisfies the logger education suggested in the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Program. Logging business owners, crew supervisors, industry procurement foresters and land managers, consulting foresters, and timber buyers will benefit from participation in the Master Timber Harvester Program. Workshop subjects include:

Two-Week Early Registration: $200

Registration Fee: $225

Dates: 3/25 - 3/26

Times: 8:30am - 5pm

Total Hours: 14

Location: STC Swainsboro Campus - Building 6 - Room 6209

Continuing Logger Education

Master Timber Harvesters must complete a minimum of twelve (12) hours of acceptable continuing education during the two-year effective period of the Master Timber Harvester designation to qualify for renewal. A minimum of four (4) hours must be in subjects discussed in the "Environment" module of the Master Timber Harvester program (forest stewardship; silviculture; forest soils; wildlife and biological diversity; imperiled and endangered species; hydrology; water quality laws; best management practices (BMPs); harvest planning including: harvesting methods, access systems, logging aesthetics). Eight (8) hours may be in any subject addressed in the Master Timber Harvester program including "Environment" and/or subjects addressed in the Business Management or "Safety" modules of the Master Timber Harvester program. Please be sure to bring and complete the Master Timber Harvester Renewal Form.