West Shore students can skip the queue to get into a popular course that touches on some of the most trendy topics in popular culture.

Camosun College has been working on attracting students from this fast growing region for several years.

The school offers post-secondary courses at the West Shore Annex as well as Spencer middle school.

Among the available courses is a Geography 111 course on Natural Hazards, taught by Trisha Jarrett.

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Other courses include Criminology 150 Administration of Justice, Psychology 130 Contemporary Issues, Art 106 Indigenous Studio Arts and English 151 Academic Writing Strategies.

The West Shore courses run during the evenings beginning in the week of Sept. 10.

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For more information on Camosun CollegeB次元官网网址檚 West Shore offerings, see Camosun.ca/learn/westshore.

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