March 31, 2016 Melissa Lamar

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Registration for summer 2016 credit courses is under way at Tunxis Community College in Farmington. For information on how to apply and register, contact the Admissions Office at 860.773.1490, or visit tunxis.edu/apply.

Approximately 140 traditional classroom and online courses are offered in five- and eight-week sessions: June 2-July 7; June 6-August 2; and July 11-August 11.

Students who attend other colleges may enroll in courses at Tunxis and transfer the credits earned during the summer to their baccalaureate or associate degree programs. Many save an average of $800 or more per course by attending Tunxis for their summer transfer credits.

Among the courses Tunxis offers that transfer directly to meet four-year degree requirements at many colleges are: Accounting, African American History, College Algebra, American Literature, Anatomy & Physiology, Art Appreciation, Art History I & II, Astronomy, Biology, Calculus, Calculus for Business & Social Science, Chemistry, Computer Aided Drafting, Computer Information Systems, Criminal Justice, Earth Science, Engineering, English Composition, Macroeconomics, Marketing, Math for the Liberal Arts, Microbiology, Microeconomics, Music History and Appreciation, Nutrition, Organic Chemistry I & II, Philosophy, Physics I & II, Political Science, Precalculus, Principles of Finance, Principles of Management, Psychology, Public Speaking, Robotics—Construction & Design, Spanish I & II, Statistics, Sociology, Survey of Literary Genres, U.S. History I & II, and Western Civilization II.

Visit tunxis.edu/summer to view summer credit courses online. Registration for summer credit courses can be completed by mail, email, fax, web or in person. Financial aid is available to those students who qualify, and eligible veterans can use the GI Bill for summer courses.

Continuing education (non-credit) registration is ongoing, for training in professions in need of skilled employees. Continuing education programs include electricians’ license renewal training; registered medical assistant; medical administrative assistant; certified nurse aide; EMT, EKG technician; phlebotomy technician certification; patient care technician; pharmacy technician; central sterile processing technician training; and digital photography certificate. Choose from a variety of courses in career/workforce development; small business; health and motorcycle safety. For continuing education courses, there are a variety of convenient ways to register: tunxis.edu/cereg.

Tunxis Community College is located at 271 Scott Swamp Road, the junction of Routes 6 and 177. For more information, call 860.773.1300.