Two courses full six weeks from start of fall semester while others are nearing capacity; new low cost textbooks in use
With classes beginning August 16 at Yavapai Community College, enrollment in the Viticulture/wine making program on the Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale is showing a great deal of early student interest. Enrollment in almost all of the classes is nearing capacity, if not already full.
For example, the Sensory Evaluation of Wine course taught by Paula Woolsey is already full despite the fact that it is one of two classes that don’t begin until October. Michael Pierce’s course, which begins in August, on the Science of Wine Making is also full with students now being taken from a waitlist.
The Winemaking Practicum, also taught by Mr. Pierce, has 18 of its 20 classroom seats already taken. Robert Alexander’s Viticulture Practicum has only six seats remaining. Craig Martinsen’s Introduction to Viticulture course has 26 of its seats filled with an opening for only four more students.
The Science of Winemaking course to begin in October already has three of the 24 seats taken.
One new feature of the Viticulture program is the use of low cost textbooks in five of the seven classes being offered this fall. These textbooks are a part of the Community College’s effort, led by Vice President Diane Ryan, to reduce the student economic burden of attending the Community College’s educational programs.
