Home & Garden
Guilford Technical Community College is pleased to offer a variety of lifelong leisure learning and personal enrichment courses to get you started or enhance your knowledge of gardening, landscaping and home décor. If you are interested in decorating or improving the look of your home, we have the classes for you.
Current Courses
Furniture Reupholstery
This course is designed to teach students the basics of how to reupholster chairs and other small pieces of furniture. Learn how to sew cushions, skirts, and all covers for reupholstery; how to retie and tie springs; how to brace frame; and how to secure the webbing. Also included will be fabric layout and cutting. Bring to the first class: a pair of regular pliers and tack puller (can be purchased at a hardware store) and a "small project" (footstool or dinning room chair, etc.) and fabric. A list of other needed tools will be provided at the first class (approximate supply cost $60-$80). Tuition Cost: $130
| Course | Name | Dates | Days | Hours | Campus | Room | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSP-4000-UP200 | Furniture Reupholstery | 5/31/23 - 7/19/23 | W | 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. | High Point | H2 200 | Register Now |
| CSP-4000-UP201 | Furniture Reupholstery | 5/31/23 - 7/19/23 | W | 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | High Point | H2 200 | FULL |
Interior Design
This course is designed to help you plan and create a beautiful and functional interior, no matter what size, shape or budget you have. By the end of the course, if you participate in all six class meetings, you will be able to create a decorating plan for your space and budget and learn how to coordinate colors, textures, fabrics, flooring, paint, lighting, and accessories. This class will be held virtually in Microsoft Teams and students will be required to have access to a desktop/laptop computer with camera and microphone. Microsoft Teams will also need to be downloaded on the computer. For more information, please contact instructor, Marcia Wood at mewood2@gtcc.edu. Tuition Cost: $75
Contact Personal and Professional Enrichment at 336-334-4822, ext. 55021 or communityeducation@gtcc.edu for more information.
Residential Landscaping
This course is designed to help both a novice and an experienced student learn the correct methods for complete landscape choices, installation and maintenance. This course is updated as new methodology and information is published and is taught from a research-based position. This class is held virtually in Microsoft Teams and students will be required to have access to a desktop/laptop computer with camera and microphone. Microsoft Teams will also need to be downloaded on the computer. For more information, please contact instructor, Marcia Wood at mewood2@gtcc.edu. Tuition Cost: $75
Contact Personal and Professional Enrichment at 336-334-4822, ext. 55021 or communityeducation@gtcc.edu for more information.
Ways to Register
Students can register in one of three ways: PREREGISTRATION is REQUIRED prior to attending class.
- Online: Register
- Use the Search function to search for Course Title or Course Code.
- In Person:
- Greensboro, 3505 E. Wendover Ave., Continuing Education Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
- High Point, 901 S. Main St., H1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
- Mail: Download the registration form from website, and mail to GTCC, PO BOX 309, Jamestown, N.C. 27282. Download the Con Ed Registration Form.