Media Use Survey May Surprise You
 It’s probably no surprise that radio station 106.1 FM (KISS) is popular with your fellow DCCCD students. After all, it’s one of the most popular stations in the metroplex. But did you know that students spend more time listening to Christian music and talk radio stations than they do sports talk stations?
This and many other fascinating bits of information are contained in a survey of how DCCCD students use the media and spend their time. The anonymous survey, compiled in November 2009, helps DCCCD with its communication efforts.
A couple other tidbits from the survey:
- About 40 percent of you tune in to Fox News for news and information. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report combined are sources for news and information for more than 10 percent of students.
- MySpace is popular, with 51 percent of you reporting having accounts, but Facebook is more popular, with 71 percent having accounts.
There’s plenty more to learn about the media preferences of your fellow students.
And for those who participated in the survey: Thank you! And congratulations to Judy Musser, a survey participant whose name was drawn at random for a free iPod nano!
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Spring Break, Other Closing Dates in March
 Don’t show up for classes Thursday, March 4. Your professors won’t be in the classroom: They’ll be at Conference Day, an annual day of professional development. Classes will not be held and offices will be closed so that all DCCCD employees can participate.
Don’t show up Friday, March 5, either. Classes will not be held that day so that faculty members can attend a Texas Community College Teachers Association event.
Classes will resume Monday, March 8.
You’ll be off the week of March 15 as well for Spring Break. Classes will resume Monday, March 22.
Check out our academic calendar to see what else is coming up this semester and beyond.
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Flex Term Classes Fit Your Schedule
 Do you need your class schedule to be flexible? Check out DCCCD’s Flex Term classes. Flex Term classes are unique classes that may fit your schedule better than regular classes.
Flex Term classes are offered each month and run for various lengths of time, from three weeks to 20 weeks. Flex Term classes are one way DCCCD tailors higher education to your schedule.
There are hundreds of classes to choose among. Subjects offered in February include accounting, English, real estate, Spanish, psychology, office skills, government, hip-hop performance, music appreciation, algebra, wellness and fitness and many more.
Our Flex Term classes:
- Last for various lengths of time (not always a whole regular semester)
- Meet once a week, three times a week or every day
- Teach core and specialized subjects
- Are offered in person and online
- May help you complete your degree faster through more intensive classes
- Transfer and apply to degrees
Important dates, such as the last day to drop with a "W" and refund dates, are different from those for regular semester-length classes.
Interested? Check out our February and March Flex Term class schedules.
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Get Info About Transferring to a 4-Year College
 If you hope to transfer from DCCCD to a four-year institution, the next few months are a great time to learn more about some of the universities we have transfer agreements with.
This month, representatives of Texas Woman’s University visit DCCCD colleges for Transfer Enrollment Admissions Meetings (TEAM). You can apply for enrollment for Summer or Fall 2010, meet with admissions counselors and learn about career opportunities, housing and more. TWU’s remaining visits are:
- Wednesday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Richland College, El Paso Hall
- Thursday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Brookhaven College, South Building Lobby
- Thursday, Feb. 18, 4 to 7 p.m., Richland College, El Paso Hall
Many other universities hold special visiting days at their campuses for potential transfer students.
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A Growing Career in Environmental Systems
 Are you interested in protecting the environment? Would you like to join an industry whose growth phase appears to be just getting started?
Take a look at Environmental Systems Technology, a program offered by Richland College for the first time in Spring 2010 that is the first of its kind in the Dallas County Community College District.
The energy industry at large and its applications are expanding so rapidly that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Career Voyages for in-demand occupations lists environmental systems technology as one of the nation’s top job markets through the year 2016.
The program includes an associate degree plan and a skills achievement award.
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