Business, Information Technology and Social Sciences through Encore
Join our diverse range of classes designed to equip you with essential skills and empower you in different aspects of life.
Whether you want to navigate the internet with ease, dive into the world of computers, or gain a better understanding of the psychology of happiness, our expert instructors are here to guide you. Gain confidence in the foundations of Computer Basics.
Business, Information Technology & Social Sciences Classes
You can stop using your computer as an excuse to call your grandkids—and instead impress them with all that you know. Using a computer is more than just turning it on—it’s learning good habits that give you confidence and save you time with troubleshooting hints. From understanding basic terminology of the Windows
environment to using the Internet, get patient guidance so that you feel at ease with technology.
LOUISE MILLER retired from San Juan College more than 10 years ago and she has helped hundreds of Encore students gain confidence and skills in using their computers.
2 credit hours
Cost: $13 residents 65 and older (first 10 credit hours)
$125 residents under 65, $393 non-residents
2025SP COSC 104 E02
1/15-5/7, WED, 1-3 pm, SJC West, Kirtland, Room 120 (no class 3/19)
This course will address the psychology of happiness. The discussions and in-class readings will explore such questions as: What is happiness? How do we measure it, and how do we tell who has it? What is the biology of happiness and what is its evolutionary significance? What makes people happy-youth, fortune, marriage, chocolate? Is the pursuit of happiness pointless? The class will also involve self-reflection and experiential exercises to try at home.
MEGAN CULLIP holds a Master’s degree in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Master’s of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. She is the Community Health and Social Services Director for San Juan County and has worked in fields involving psychology for over 13 years.
Cost: $6.50 residents 65 and older (first 10 credit hours)
$62.50 residents under 65, $196.50 non-residents
2025SP PSYC 104 E02
2/6-4/3, THU, 5:30-7:30 pm, 30th Street Education Center, Room 208 (no class 3/20)
From your vacations to your grandchildren, do you have hundreds—or thousands—of digital photographs? Beginning with principles of file management, discover how basic computer knowledge can help you organize and enjoy your images. By learning Microsoft Word, you can create beautiful memories through digital scrapbooks and other documents. A USB drive is required if you are not using your personal laptop. Windows knowledge is required and laptops are welcome.
LOUISE MILLER retired from San Juan College more than 10 years ago and has helped hundreds of Encore students gain confidence and skills in using their computers.
Cost: $6.50 residents 65 and older (first 10 credit hours)
$57.50 residents under 65, $169.50 non-residents
2025SP COSC 104 E06
2/7-4/4, FRI, 10-12 pm, SJC Room 1922 (no class 3/21)
Business, Information Technology, and Social Sciences Courses
Resolve to make big changes in your life this year! Want to exercise more but never seem to stick to a consistent routine? Have a snacking habit you’d like to ditch? Wish you watched less TV or quit scrolling the internet constantly? Like to reduce those two nightly glasses of one to one to sleep better at night? Spend less at the grocery store or shopping online for stuff you don’t need? Learn and decide which habits to keep and others to scuttle. Learn about the three keystones of habit and how they can help or hinder us to be our best, healthiest selves. This 8-week, 90-minute class focuses on a fresh perspective to habit formation and transformation. We will use Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit and Gretchen Rubin’s Better Than Before to frame our discussion and writing activities. Students will be responsible for purchasing books for class.
Instructor: STEPHANIE MORAN
Cost: $6.50 residents 65 and older (first 10 credit hours)
$62.50 residents under 65, $196.50 non-residents
2025SP PYSC 104 E04
2/25-4/22, TUES, 1:00-3:00 pm, 30th Street Education Center, Room 206
(no class 3/18)
