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Learn how to prepare a delicious cream sauce using fresh lobster, rich cream, marinara sauce, parmesan cheese, garlic, shallots, aromatic herbs, and a touch of brandy. You'll learn techniques for balancing flavors, creating a velvety texture, and infusing your sauce with a sophisticated taste. This class includes all ingredients and equipment, step-by-step instruction, and a printed recipe to take home. Enrollment is limited - sign up and reserve your place now!

This course provides an accelerated pathway for currently certified Medical Assistants (MAs) that graduated from a CAAHEP-accredited program and wish to apply to Craven's Practical Nursing (PN) program. Recognizing that certified MAs have already learned many essential Nurse Aide I skills, this course focuses on the remaining competencies needed for PN program eligibility, allowing applicants to bypass the full Nurse Aide I program required of other applicants.

Do you have a taste for savory breads and need to satisfy a sweet tooth? In this class, you will learn how to make breads like baguettes and focaccia, as well as classic French desserts such as madeleine cookies and a crème brûlée. Mayte, owner of Mayte Sweets in downtown New Bern, will open her bakery kitchen to teach you how to prepare these wonderful French treats. Enjoy a personalized baking experience with a class size of only 6 students.

This class will teach you how to prepare fruit tarts and an apple tartlet. Mayte, the owner of Mayte Sweets in downtown New Bern, will guide you to make pâte brisée and pâte sucrée dough, as well as a delicious pastry cream. Enjoy a personalized baking experience in Mayte's bakery with a class size of only 6 students. Elevate your baking skills, then share your amazing French treats with friends and family and bring your entertaining to a new level!

Elevate your baking skills and bring your entertaining to a new level! Mayte, the owner of Mayte Sweets in downtown New Bern, will guide you as you make classic French lemon tarts in her bakery kitchen. Enjoy this personalized baking experience with a class size of only 6 students. Then, impress your friends and family with the delightful traditional treats that you made yourself!

Is there anything more delicious than a decadent chocolate mousse cake made with lady fingers? We didn't think so! Join Mayte, owner of Mayte Sweets in downtown New Bern, who will open her bakery kitchen to teach you how to prepare this light, airy, and intense chocolate treat that melts on your palate. Enjoy a personalized baking experience with a class size of only 6 students. Then, share this smooth, chocolaty, French treat with friends and family!

Designed for scouts and scout leaders, outdoor enthusiasts and anyone who works or spends time in remote environments, this 36-hour course teaches advanced skills to be used in emergencies when help from professional first responders may be far away. Based on the Boy Scouts of America's Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, this course aligns with OSHA’s best practices for workplace first aid training programs.

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This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills and Heavy Equipment Operations Level 1. It will provide a comprehensive overview of rough terrain forklifts, on-road dump trucks, excavation math, interpreting civil drawings, site work, soils, skid steers, loaders, and scrapers. Instruction will include driving skills tests.

In this class, you will create mixed media art using various found objects, common household items, and a gel printing plate. Build confidence in your artistic ability as you learn to use different papers and techniques, resulting in several finished collage projects. Your completed art project will be ready for framing! There will be an opportunity for group critique and the option for an on-campus public art display.

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