COLLEGE NEWS
Cedar Crest College
Online auction set for Feb. 26
The Cedar Crest College Alumnae Association will hold their annual online auction from February 26 through March 23 at www.biddingforgood.com/cccalumnaeauction.
There will be a variety of items including restaurant gift certificates, winery tours, vacation getaways, original artwork and several Cedar Crest College items, all donated by alumnae and staff, businesses and the public.
All proceeds will benefit the Alumnae Association and Cedar Crest College.
Cedar Crest College is located at 100 College Dr, Allentown, PA 18104. For information, call 1-800-360-1222 or visit www.cedarcrest.edu.
Northampton Community College
Mandolin building set for Feb. 27
There will be a mandolin building class at 6:30 p.m. Feb.27 in the Fab Lab, Fowler Family Southside Center.
Participants will use hand tools to carve a neck, soundboard and back, using Sitka spruce and curly maple, which will be supplied.
The class has no prerequisites, but some instrument building knowledge will be a plus. There is a fee. To enroll, visit the course catalog at www.northampton.edu/fablab or call 610-332-8665.
Nurse Aide training information
A Certified Nurse Aide training program information session will be held at 6 p.m. on March 1 at the Fowler Family Southside Center, 511 E. Third St.
The CNA information session is free but pre-registration is requested; call 610-332-6585. Visit Northampton.edu/HealthcareCourses to enroll for the classes which begin April 2 and learn more about the program.
Northampton Community College’s main campus is located at 3835 Green Pond Road. The Fowler Family Southside Center is located at 511 E. Third St.
Penn State Lehigh Valley
Practical nursing program Feb. 26
Penn State Lehigh Valley will hold a practical nursing program information session for classes beginning in August from 4 to 6 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the Overlook Park campus, 445 Hanover Ave., Allentown.
There will be classroom and lab tours and information on the program and the application process.
The practical nursing certificate program is an 18-month evening and weekend certificate program, which prepares students both academically and clinically for the NCLEX-PN licensure exam.
To RSVP to the information session, call 610 841-0359 or email hlc12@psu.edu.
Penn State University’s local campus is located at 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, 18034. For information, contact 610-285-5000 or visit www.lv.psu.edu.