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Beginning with the 2013 fall semester, Central Arizona College’s Weekend College will join forces with Northern Arizona’s Extended Campuses to offer a 90/30 bachelor’s degree program.

This arrangement will allow students to complete one of three NAU baccalaureate programs without ever having to leave Pinal County, or take classes at a convenient time.

If you’re looking to get a jump on this year’s holiday shopping, be sure to check out Central Arizona College’s Art Fair, this Sat., Nov, 17.

The fair, which will feature artwork and high-end crafts for sale, will be held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the college’s Corporate Center, just off of Interstate 10 and Florence Blvd in Casa Grande.  

With a lineup of classes that includes Cake Decorating, Baking and Pastry I & II and Everything Chocolate, one might wonder if Central Arizona College’s culinary arts program offers baking as a major.

Beginning in the fall of 2013, that will, in fact, be the case as CAC will add a baking and pastry certificate as well as an associate degree.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology has been used by real estate offices, mining companies and municipalities for years. Students at Central Arizona College now will have an opportunity to learn how to use that technology through a course offered at its Signal Peak Campus in the upcoming spring semester.

Whether you enjoy cooking as a hobby, or you plan to pursue a career in all things tasty, Central Arizona College’s culinary arts program now is offering an outlet to all foodies within the city of Maricopa.

The program will be expanding its selection of classes to the college’s brand-new campus in the city of Maricopa for the upcoming spring semester.

Central Arizona College’s highly-touted massage clinics at the Superstition Mountain and Signal Peak campuses now are open to the community.

Reservations are being accepted for anyone wishing to enjoy a therapeutic massage performed by students who are enrolled in either the massage therapy degree or certificate programs offered by the institution. Students gain experience by working in the clinics, while clients are charged a nominal fee to help cover costs associated with the program.

After moving from Colorado in search of new adventures, Central Arizona College non-traditional student Jan Bates-Withers has been chosen as the college’s Student of the Month for November.

To recognize the contributions and sacrifices of those who defend freedom, Central Arizona College will hold a series of late-morning celebratory events to honor veterans of the armed forces.

Central Arizona College adjunct faculty and Phoenix-area attorney Leo Valverde will moderate and present during the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ 26th Annual Conference Oct. 20-22 in Washington, D.C.

The decision to enroll in college brings with it numerous choices. Which classes do I take? Which major should I choose?