Through an agreement with the Southeast Community College located in nearby Cumberland, Kentucky, interns may enroll in two different courses and through their Pine Mountain internship experiences earn up to seven credit hours. Some emphasis is placed upon discussing problems related to ethnic subcultures.
Topics vary from semester to semester.
This course may be repeated once for credit. To provide a course where students may study ethnic subcultures and their structures within Appalachian communities as opposed to studying exclusively the stereotypic sub-cultures. To provide technical students with opportunities to learn to solve problems of human nature as opposed to just those of a scientific orientation. By placing an emphasis upon becoming aware of the humanities of the culture through using the oral histroy format excellent impetus for discussion could be generated. Students acquire skills in interviewing and gain confidence in themselves.