This 36-hour (GMAW) course is for students with little or no experience in MIG welding. This course will cover shop safety, troubleshooting problems, machine settings, basic metal joints and how to weld them. Safety is covered in the first two sessions. Upon course completion, students may enroll in MIG II or TIG Welding. Students provide their own safety glasses, welding gloves, and reinforced-toe footwear. Please be sure to complete the 2-part form at this link and return it to MCST to complete your registration. Priority is given to those who seek training for the (welding)work force or who are looking to learn/upgrade their welding skills for their current employment.  Please call 596-7752 to speak to the Adult Education Director in order to register.

This course will cover the use of Google Docs, Sharing Files, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. Students will need a (free) Gmail account to participate in this class. The first night covers Docs & Sharing Files: How to navigate the Doc toolbar, design, save and recall your documents, all geared to optimal organization and communication, plus Sharing Files: what the options are for sharing of documents as well as good protocol for sharing. We will cover how you and your team (of 2 to 100) can all work from one document. Google Sheets, the spreadsheet piece in Google Drive, and Google Slides (the feature that allows users to make slideshows for presentations) will be covered in the second class. We will cover the basics as well as copyright permissions; as time permits, other advanced features will be covered.

This course is for beginner students. Included is basic machine shop safety, determining speeds and feeds, proper use of dial calipers and micrometers, theory, and basic set up and operations of a milling machine and lathe. Upon course completion, students may enroll in Machining Part II. Bring safety glasses and wear reinforced-toe shoes to class. Please be sure to complete the 2-part form at this link to complete your registration.

Did you know that the recorder is an affordable route for learning to play a wind instrument? Learn to read music while making beautiful music on the recorder. You will learn the basics of treble note and rhythm reading while playing simple folk tunes. Come ready to relax and have some fun! If you have a recorder already, there is no need to purchase one, but if you don't, you will need to have one to participate in this class. A Yamaha YRS-401 Soprano recorder ($28) is recommended. In addition, you will need a copy of the Trapp Family Recorder Method Book 1, Descant, which can be purchased online for $15.

This in person, instructor-led Intuit-approved course, using Windows OS is geared for beginning/intermediate users. Students will learn to navigate one of the most widely used accounting software applications for small businesses. QuickBooks is an enormous aid in paying bills, invoicing, tracking expenses, paying sales tax and creating reports to better manage a small business or company. This course provides the MOS certification pathway (no expiration) for interested students, and they may elect to take the official exam, if interested. Call the Adult Ed office for separate purchase details of the required printed textbook/eBook which accompanies this course. Please note: In class, students will use MCST provided laptops, but all students will need Windows OS operating computers at home in order to do homework assignments. Please fill out this 2 part form and return ASAP.

Make your own dark chocolate cake from scratch and while it bakes, we’ll make dark chocolate mousse for filler and frosting. The final touch will involve making assorted chocolate decorations to complete the cake. Materials fee of $30.00 is due by cash or check, payable to the instructor, at the start of class. All baking classes with Steve Watts are hands-on and students take home their finished products.

Using the free version of SketchUp 3D modeling software, you are invited to learn how to reverse engineer a finished project to create a 3D model. Review and inspect the model’s parts and components, then change and evaluate your designs, determine material needs, minimize waste, and create and update the project's drawings. Class is open to all woodworking levels. Instructions on how to create your SketchUp account are emailed to you after registration. A material fee of $15 is due to the instructor at the start of class.

In this course, we will start with the basics of photography, covering the settings that all cameras share, to the basics of light and composition. It doesn't matter what kind of camera you have—from a smartphone to a DSLR—the basics of photography remain unchanged. If your camera is a phone, we'll talk about some different camera apps that can give you the same controls that regular cameras have. The goal is to create great images. Understanding how your camera functions will help you make more compelling images that you can be proud of. The final class will be an editing workshop. Bring your camera of choice to our photography classes!