The Hinds Community College Institute for Lifelong Learning Encore Explorations program is taking applications through Oct. 1 for Business Computer Applications I, a noncredit, short-term course that is available day or night for eight sessions Mondays, Oct. 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 26, and Dec. 3, 10, from 10 a.m. to noon or from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $75 and classes will meet at the Adult Education Center on the Raymond Campus. For more information or to register call 601-857-3773 or email mfield@hindscc.edu.