Truckee Meadows Community College
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Truckee Meadows Community College is a community college located in the U.S. state of Nevada primarily in the city of Reno. From 1971 to 1979 the college was known as Western Nevada Community College. Its current name is based on its primary service area, Truckee Meadows in Washoe County, Nevada. The college president is Philip M. Ringle. The college has over 250 faculty and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on College and Universities.
[edit] Programs
The college offers a university-transfer program and a wide variety of occupational and applied technical programs.
[edit] Continuing Education
The college's Workforce Development & Continuing Education department offers short non-credit courses in a variety of subject areas. The college encourages non-faculty community members to propose interesting non-credit courses; potential instructors aere "interviewed and selected for their confidence in their subject and their willingness to share their expertise." Thus, for example, Elizabeth Beyer teaches a course on Kabbalah, prominent Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed leads an introduction to Bhagavad-gita, while Abdul Barghouthi teaches a three-evening introduction to Islam. Longer non-credit courses (14 to 16 sessions each) are also offered: Ida Williams, for example, teaches Italian for Travellers, and Jean Woo teaches Mandarin Chinese. Jean Gage teaches digital camera basics, while Michael Janik teaches fruit tree pruning.
