The Ed2Go online course portal through Sandhills Community College makes it easy to take high-quality, noncredit online courses. This partnership with Ed2Go offers hundreds of online, instructor-led courses and announces the launch of Introduction to QuickBooks 2013.

Students in this course will learn how to quickly and efficiently gain control over the financial aspects of small business with this powerful accounting software program.

They'll master the tools they need to set up a chart of accounts; reconcile a checking account; create and print invoices, receipts and statements; track payables, inventory and receivables; create estimates; and generate reports.

This course is part of Sandhills Community College's growing catalog of more than 300 instructor-facilitated online courses. Through well-crafted lessons, expert online instruction and interaction with fellow students, participants in these courses gain valuable knowledge at their convenience.

Students have the flexibility to study at their own pace combined with enough structure and support to complete the course, and they can access the classroom 24/7 from anywhere with an Internet connection.

New sessions of each course run every month. The courses are entirely Web-based with comprehensive lessons. A dedicated professional instructor facilitates every course, pacing learners, answering questions, giving feedback and facilitating discussions.

To learn more, call Vanessa Galloway at (910) 695-3939 or visit the website http://www.ed2go.com/sandhills/.

Students 65 and older may be eligible for tuition fee waiver.