Aspire IET

Eastern Gateway Community College Aspire is offering two free courses to Ohio residents interested in visual media, photography, web writing and marketing, search engine optimization, and entrepreneurship. These courses will be offered at Belmont College (in St. Clairsville, Ohio) and Mahoning County Career and Technical Center (in Canfield, Ohio), as well as fully online. Information about each course can be found below:

Writing for the Web: An Introduction to Search Engine Optimization and Analytics

Writing for the Web: An Introduction to Search Engine Optimization and Analytics is a project-based course in which students will work collaboratively to create a website that will, by the end of the course, rank for keywords on major search engines. We will use industry-standard data tracking tools (like Google Analytics) to determine what we should write, how it should be written, and who might be our target audience. Then, we will create content for a website we envision from the ground-up.
This course will serve as a professional development opportunity for small business owners/staff, individuals working for non-profit agencies, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to improve their writing and digital literacy skills. The applied nature of this curriculum will also give students the opportunity to demonstrate their work as a living portfolio.
  1. Location: Belmont College + Remote/Hybrid | Schedule: Classes begin Monday, March 27 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Registration Deadline: Friday, March 24
  2. Location: Mahoning County Career and Technical Center + Remote/Hybrid | Schedule: Classes begin Thursday, March 30 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Registration Deadline: Friday, March 24
  3. Location: Online | Schedule: Classes begin Monday, March 27 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Registration Deadline: Friday, March 24
 
Pre-register at the following link: Click here to register
For more information, call 740-264-5591 x1927 or email aschultz@egcc.edu
 

Intro to Visual Media: Adobe Photoshop + Photography

This program carries an entrepreneurial and project-based focus for students interested in pursuing career pathways in visual media, business/marketing, and general arts/communication. Staff and students will coordinate with local businesses to secure interviews for part-time, full-time, and contract/freelance work in photography, digital media, etc. Students taking these classes in-seat will have the opportunity to take (and edit) professional headshots for employees at local businesses and work on building their own digital portfolios (through personal websites, LinkedIn, etc.). We will also have fun with digital art and identify ways we can use our creative sides in the workforce.

At the completion of the course, students will have the opportunity to earn a certification in Adobe Photoshop.

  1. Location: Belmont College + Remote/Hybrid | Schedule: Classes begin Tuesday, March 28 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Registration Deadline: Friday, March 24
  2. Location: Mahoning County Career and Technical Center + Remote/Hybrid | Schedule: Classes begin Wednesday, March 29 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Registration Deadline: Friday, March 24
  3. Location: Online | Schedule: Classes begin Monday, March 27 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Registration Deadline: Friday, March 24
 
Pre-register at the following link: Click here to register
For more information, call 740-264-5591 x1927 or email aschultz@egcc.edu