First you need to think about two things. Stereo sound is hearing the differences in audio being played out each speaker. Think about that. The difference in the Left signal from the Right signal is what makes something sound stereo. How does a mono or single track sound playing the same thing out each speaker sound? Is there a difference in the Left and Right? No? Then it will still sound mono.
Also think about this. Do you have more than one mouth? Are you recording all the information with one mic? Then you don't need a stereo signal. Recording stereo vocals is only done when you have more than one mouth to record at the same time, or want to capture the natural ambience of the recording environment.
I'm located in North East Atlanta in Gwinnett county. I teach this stuff. I will teach you how to record a professional track and show you the basics of eq, compression, panning, mixing and basic "Mastering". I charge $60 for the three hour session and you will save a fortune in TIME and hiring an engineer to do it right or fix what can be fixed. I use ProTools 10 but I also teach Cubase, Studio One, Nuendo, FL Studio, and Reason. I will bring my Macbook Pro with the software needed and my studio monitors to mix on. If you want to actually record a track you will need to supply the recording interface because I don't travel with my current set-up. I do bring a SM7b mic that can be used anywhere to record with no problems.