This class is designed for beginners and will include instructor led teaching with slide shows, painting demonstrations, and hands-on projects. Students will learn the basics of how to create their own acrylic paintings from start to finish.

Tuition Cost: $80* | Additional supplies needed

This class is for students who wish to continue developing their skills and knowledge of acrylic painting, and is designed for those who have previously taken an acrylic painting class. Students will develop a deeper degree of insight into painting while working within a community of peers.

Tuition Cost: $80* | Additional supplies needed

This class introduces students to the fundamentals of watercolor. Through group exercises, demonstrations, and personal painting time, students will learn essential watercolor techniques, color mixing, and composition.

Tuition Cost: $80* | Additional supplies needed

This community based class is designed for students who have experience using watercolors and are looking to further their understanding through one-on-one instruction and open painting time. Students will work on creating a series of paintings with a connecting theme and learn different techniques to enhance their paintings. This laid back class environment encourages students to practice constructive feedback of each other’s works.

Tuition Cost: $80* | Additional supplies needed

This class is for anyone at any skill level wanting to develop their color mixing skills. All mediums apply. Students will learn advanced skills and insights into color and develop those skills with practical activities and color charts.

Tuition Cost: $60* | Additional supplies needed

This class will introduce students to the fundamentals of embroidery. Students will learn the essential stitches of embroidery, create a stitch sampler, and learn how to create their own designs.

Tuition Cost: $70* | Additional supplies needed

In this course, students will take easels and paints outdoors where they will be guided to create paintings based on their surroundings. Students will participate in classroom demonstrations and exercises to prepare to paint outdoors, followed by trips to scenic locations.

Tuition Cost: $70* | Additional supplies needed

This hands-on class explores various mixed media art techniques from printmaking to collage, working with found materials, hand stitching, and other art making practices. You’ll learn to combine techniques and work towards a final project.

Tuition Cost: $90* | Additional supplies suggested

The key to creating beautiful and accurate portraits is understanding the underlying construction and planes of the head. You will gain a greater understanding of facial features and their placement, helping achieve a better likeness.

Tuition Cost: $70* (Additional supplies needed)

Learn the basic techniques of drawing and gain the skills and confidence to create your own works of art. More experienced artists will gain a greater confidence in their abilities and deepen their artistic perception.

Tuition Cost: $70 (*Additional supplies needed)

Explore this exciting medium and study the styles of the master oil painters. You will work from photos and nature while learning foundational elements such as color mixing, application and brush techniques.

Tuition Cost: $85* | Additional supplies needed

Don’t wait until retirement to learn about Medicare and long-term care. After this class, you will have a better understanding of how and when to enroll, what is and is not covered, and planning your budget.

Tuition Cost: $50 | No additional supplies needed

A must for anyone planning their retirement, this class will explore various factors that can influence the amount of Social Security benefits received and discuss some possible claiming strategies.

Tuition Cost: $60 | No additional supplies needed

Prepare for the unexpected and learn how to protect your family through estate planning. Topics include estate reduction techniques, the basics of charitable giving, estate planning issues stemming from the marital relationship, and more.

Tuition Cost: $60 | No additional supplies needed

Evaluate your retirement plan, investigate ways to have retirement income, and learn about investments, risk management, and estate planning. Textbook required; Textbook included in tuition cost, will be provided on first day of class.

Tuition Cost: $80 | No additional supplies needed

Beginning and experienced investors alike will learn about retirement planning principles and strategies for tax advantages, as well as stocks, IRAs, Roth IRAs, pensions, mutual funds, ETFs, tax-exempt municipal bonds and the stock market.

Tuition Cost: $65 | No additional supplies needed

Learn finger spelling while building basic vocabulary and conversation signs. The goals for this class are to become familiar with ASL and gain an understanding of the deaf world.

Tuition Cost: $80 | No additional supplies needed

Expand your vocabulary, finger spelling, and knowledge of conversational signs. The goals for this class are to grow your confidence and language abilities, and gain a deeper understanding of the Deaf Culture.

Tuition Cost: $80 | No additional supplies needed

Get an insider’s view on French language and culture! Taught by an experienced college professor who lived and worked in Paris for thirty years, the class will emphasize pronunciation, vocabulary and reading skills, plus some basic grammar. Supplemental book required.

Tuition Cost: $90* | Additional supplies needed

Push your language skills to the next level and prepare for an upcoming trip–this course will help you gain a deeper understanding of the French language, both written and verbal. Supplemental book required.

Tuition Cost: $90* | Additional supplies needed

Push your language skills to the next level and prepare for an upcoming trip-this course will help you gain a deeper understanding of the Italian language, both written and verbal. Supplemental book required.

Tuition Cost: $90* | Additional supplies needed

Designed as both an introduction to the Italian language and to help those planning to travel to Italy, this 8-week course will cover pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary useful for visiting major destinations of interest. Supplemental book required.

Tuition Cost: $90* | Additional supplies needed

This course introduces fitness through walking. Emphasis is placed on stretching, conditioning exercises, proper clothing, fluid needs, and injury prevention. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in a recreational walking program.

Tuition Cost: $30 | No additional supplies needed

This course provides a survey of the destruction of European Jewry by the Nazis during World War II. Topics include the anti-Semitic ideology, bureaucratic structures, and varying conditions of European occupation and domination under the Third Reich. Supplemental book required.

Tuition Cost: $70* | Additional supplies needed

This course provides students with the hands-on experience and knowledge they need to successfully begin the planning process for projects in need of grant funding. An approach to grant seeking begins with thinking about why the funding is needed and involving the grant applicant’s stakeholders in the planning process. Every lesson is one step closer to having 100% of the information you’ll need to write a highly competitive grant proposal. 

Tuition Cost: $149 | No additional supplies needed

Blogging and podcasting are great ways to express yourself, but maybe you’re not sure how to start. This course will teach you how to plan and create your very own blog and podcast. Through hands-on exercises, you will discover the benefits of using free web tools like Blogger, WordPress, Audacity, and YouTube. You will find that creating a blog and podcast is much easier than you ever imagined.

Tuition Cost: $99 | No additional supplies needed

In partnership with Model Teaching, an industry leader in supporting educators, this teacher professional development course teaches you how to incorporate collaborative learning in the classroom and provides you with guidance and resources for implementation. Model Teaching’s Mission is to improve student performance by directly supporting teachers with quality content and resources. You will learn six common collaborative learning models that you can incorporate into various lessons in your classroom. Collaborative learning can be a valuable tool to support engagement and discourse, but proper planning is essential to implement strong lesson activities.

Tuition Cost: $99 | No additional supplies needed

This course helps learners understand how food affects one’s mood, explores the types of nutrients that can improve or enhance mental health, examines types of eating disorders, and discusses how to incorporate mindful eating as a way of supporting positive mental health.

Tuition Cost: $49 | No additional supplies needed

Tracing your family’s history is a fascinating journey. Genealogy Basics will help you understand the genealogy research process and how to interpret the information you find. This course guides you through the search process for family names using several subscription-based websites, which you can access while enrolled in this class.

Tuition Cost: $129 | No additional supplies needed

This QuickBooks course will teach you how to manage your business finances with QuickBooks Online. This powerful accounting software has helped millions of small business owners oversee their finances. Now that the cloud-based version is outpacing the desktop version, there’s no better time to refresh your QuickBooks knowledge.

You will learn to use key features of QuickBooks Online and gain hands-on experience creating invoices, receipts, and statements; track payables, inventory, and receivables; generating reports; and more. Whether you’re new to QuickBooks or need a quick refresher, this course will empower you to take control of your business’s financial accounting, all with the ease and convenience of an online platform.

Tuition Cost: $129 | No additional supplies needed

If you want to learn touch-typing or improve your existing typing skills, this is the perfect course for you! In these lessons, you’ll use the Keyboarding Pro 5 program, a typing tutorial designed for personal computers, to learn how to touch-type—that is, to type text you read from a printed page or a computer screen without looking at your keyboard.

With the skills you master here, you’ll become faster and more confident at the keyboard. By the end of the course, you’ll know how to touch-type the alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys; create, save, and edit word processing documents; and successfully take a timed writing test during a job interview.

Tuition Cost: $119 | No additional supplies needed

Learn from an auction pro how to work from home or earn extra income by buying and selling goods online for top dollar. This course will teach you how to get noticed, value items, sell quickly, protect against fraud, and safely conduct financial transactions.

Tuition Cost: $99 | No additional supplies needed

The course begins by introducing you to the four types of stories and explains how they relate to mysteries. You will discover the three-act story structure and show you how to propel the action forward to a climax, followed by a release of tension as your readers experience a great finish. You will discover the between story and plot and get a chance to experiment with viewpoints to see which one works best with your mystery. This course will allow you to write a complete scene and learn the internal structure that makes every scene feel right. You will discover special techniques that apply to mysteries, including crime scene description, MacGuffins, and the use of red herrings to misdirect your readers and create suspense. Following each lesson, you will get to practice on your own story.

Tuition Cost: $99 | No additional supplies needed

Today, the Internet has changed everything. It is now entirely possible to create, launch, and build a profitable business from the convenience of your home with little to no upfront investment. This course will give you a solid foundation for building and growing a successful digital business.

You will be given a step-by-step approach that is easy to follow—from building a simplified strategy to branding your business. You will learn to create a product and how to build and launch your own website. You will learn to engage prospective customers, and implement a process that will drive fresh leads to your business. You simply need to know what to do and how to do it. So whether you are looking to generate a nice side income or even to replace your current income and ditch your full-time job, this course is for you.

Tuition Cost: $129 | No additional supplies needed

The courses offered each semester may vary based on season, instructor availability and learner interest. Some courses may be canceled/rescheduled or relocated; we will always do our best to keep information up to date and inform registrants of any changes. Classes may be added mid-semester; this webpage will be updated as changes are made, so be sure to check back for any changes or class additions.

Register online by clicking the title of the course you’re interested in, then clicking the “Register Now” button. Follow the prompts to register online. If there are no sections listed, the class may already be in session for the current semester. Check back for the next semester, or email enrichment@forsythtech.edu to inquire.

You can also register by phone by calling 336-734-7718 (Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m, Friday, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.).

Pre-registration is required for all courses; payment is due at the time of registration.

Some classes may require additional supplies that are not included in the cost of the class. Instructors will go over the needed supplies during the first day of class; if you already own the supplies needed, you may not need to purchase any additional supplies.

Generally, art supplies can vary in cost depending on the type, quantity, and brand, so we cannot give an estimated cost of art supplies. If you’d like to see a suggested supply list for any class, click the “Supply List” button under a class.

Our course offerings can vary depending on the season, student interest, and instructor availability. If you’ve clicked the “Register Now” button for a class and there are no classes listed, then the class is likely already in session. We may have another section upcoming in a future semester, so check back often.

The course catalog will update each semester and some classes may be added mid-semester. If you’re interested in taking a class that we don’t currently offer, you are welcome to fill out our course suggestion form.

If you know you are going to miss a class, it is always best to let your instructor know. If you are unable to reach your instructor, you can send an email to enrichment@forsythtech.edu and your message will be forwarded.

If you need to withdraw from a course, please call 336-734-7718 (Monday – Thursday, 8a – 6p, Friday, 8a – 5p) for assistance. Full refunds can only be offered when courses are dropped before they begin. A schedule change can be made in lieu of a refund in some circumstances.

Classes may be postponed or cancelled due to inclement weather or other events that cause a campus wide closure. If a class is postponed due to a closure, the missed class time will be made up by either extending each remaining class time, or by adding an additional day of class.

If a course is cancelled due to low enrollments, the course will either be rescheduled or cancelled, depending on instructor availability. We encourage you to invite friends or family to sign up for courses with you; sometimes one or two enrollments will make the difference of whether a course runs as scheduled or not.

We’re always looking to add new classes to our catalog. If you have a skill or hobby that you’d love to teach others, let us know! Personal Enrichment values instructors who have real-life experience that can be taught to others; prior teaching experience is helpful, but not required. If you’d like to learn more about teaching, fill out our instructor interest form.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact Lesley Todd, Enrichment Coordinator, via email at enrichment@forsythtech.edu or call 336.734.7698

Sure! You can request to be added to our mailing list to be notified by email when new classes are added. In addition, you will receive a digital brochure each semester that outlines all of our upcoming classes.