April 9, 2015 Melissa Lamar

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IMPORTANT NOTE: For information on how to register, please call Admissions at 860.773.1490.

Registration for summer credit courses is under way at Tunxis Community College in Farmington. Approximately 140 traditional classroom and online courses are offered in five- and eight-week sessions: June 1-July 2; June 1-July 21; and July 6-August 6. 

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, Business Law, 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, Principles of Marketing, 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, 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; certified nurse aide; EMT, EKG technician; phlebotomy technician certification; patient care technician; pharmacy technician; central sterile processing technician training; and computers. Choose from a variety of courses in career/workforce development; small business; health and leisure; and personal enrichment; as well as motorcycle safety courses. For continuing education courses, there are a variety of convenient ways to register: www.tunxis.edu/cereg.

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