The Community Education Program is one of several instructional programs of the College. It includes short courses, workshops, and training to meet the needs of the local community. The courses are not for credit, but in most cases Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are awarded. Contact the Office of Continuing Education at the campus nearest you to request further information. Fees charged for these courses cover the instructional and administrative costs. The courses are self-supporting.
For Credit Courses call (703) 845-6200.
For Non-credit Courses (listed below)
Office of Community Education and Services
Bisdorf Bldg., Room 356
3001 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311-5097
Community Education and Services offers a non-credit Community Program three times a year on a seasonal basis. Our Summer program will begin the week of May 12. THIS IS A TENTATIVE LIST OF COURSES. Additions and deletions will be made to this list. The summer catalog will be distributed through The Washington Post and mailed to previous participants by March 14-if you do not receive a course catalog, please call (703) 845-6240/6280 and ask to be on our catalog mailing list.
CERTIFICATION & LICENSING PROGRAMS
Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
Driver Improvement
ESL Prep Course for Nurse Aide Students
Food Service Sanitation Certification
How to be a Home Based/Part-Time Travel Agent
Medication Management for Aides
Motorcycle Rider Training
NACEP Manual Skills Review
Nurse Aide Education Program
Nurse Aide Review Course
Real Estate Appraisal Programs: Appraisal of Complex Residential Properties; Current Fannie Mae Guidelines; The HUD 203(k) Program;
HUD Appraisal Procedures; The Mortgage Choice: How to Help Your Clients Make the Best Financial Decision;
Real Estate Appraisal Law; Uniform Standards Review - 1997
Reservation Computer Training
Super Sitter for Boys and Girls
Swimming Pool Management
Travel Career Training
Travel Destination Geography
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
Afternoon (all levels)
Business ESL
Conversation
Developing Clear Speech (Accent Reduction)
Evening (all levels)
Intensive (all levels)
Saturday (all levels)
TOEFL Test Preparation
US Citizenship Preparation Course
Word Processing for ESL Students
Writing Strategies
Writing Workshop
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Creating a Business Image That Gets Results
How to Get a Job Overseas
How to Start and Operate a Wedding Consultant Business
Let's Negotiate!
Start Your Own Export/Import Business
Starting a Small Business
Using the Web to Market Your Products and Services
EXAM PREPARATION
GMAT
GRE
LSAT
TOEFL
MICROCOMPUTERS
Designing World Wide Web Pages
Internet in Spanish
Introduction to the Internet
Introduction to Micro-PC
Macintosh: Adobe Photoshop 3.0; Fractal Design Painter;
Macromedia Director 5.0; QuarkXpress 3.31;
QuarkXpress Prepress
Microsoft PowerPoint 7 for Windows 95: Introduction
Microsoft Word 7 for Windows 95: Introduction
Windows 95: Introduction
WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows: Introduction; Intermediate
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT
Automotive Maintenance for Consumers
Blues Piano Styles
Body Language: First Impressions
Body Language in Love and Romance
Does a Reverse Mortgage Make Sense for You?
For Love or Money: Writing for Fun and Profit
The Literary Mystery Novel
Long Term Care Insurance: What Do You Need To Know?
Low Cost Vacation Adventures
Modern Dance: Advanced Beginning, Advanced
Packing the Perfect Suitcase
Painless Pop Piano
Saturday History Seminar
The Smart Way to Buy a Car in the 90's
Successful Home Video Production
Successful Mutual Fund Investing
Surviving Separation and Divorce
Today's Woman and Investing
TraveLearn (worldwide travel seminars)
Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney
For Non-Credit Courses (listed below) call (703) 323-3168
For Credit Courses call (703) 323-3400
Office of Continuing Education
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003-3796
This list of courses is subject to change. Some classes will begin in mid-May. A flyer with course descriptions will be bulk mailed to area homes by the end of April. Please call if you do not receive a flyer by the first week of May. Registration for classes is on a first-come, first-served basis and may be limited.
BUSINESS SKILLS & MANAGEMENT
Collecting Business Debts
Effective Business Speaking
French for International Business Professionals
Growing a Small Business
How to Start a Computer-Based Business
How to Start a Home-Based Business
How to Start and Operate a Mail Order Business
How to Start Your Own Export/Import Business
How to Succeed as a Consultant
Leadership Dynamics
Legal Principles for Entrepreneurs
Marketing on the Internet
Payroll Fundamentals for Small Business
Project Management
Proofreading, Editing & Grammar
Secrets of Successful Real Estate Professionals
Starting & Growing a Small Business
Staring an Internet-Based Business
Starting & Operating a Wedding Consultant Business
Starting a Word Processing/Desktop Publishing Business
The Inns & Outs of a Bed and Breakfast
Winning Proposals
COMPUTERS/MICROCOMPUTERS
AutoCAD for Beginners
AutoCAD - Level I & II
C Language Programming - Introduction, Advanced
C++ Programming - Introduction, Intermediate
Chaos & Fractals
Computers for Seniors
DOS - Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced
Excel for Windows - Introduction, Intermediate
Excel 7.0 for Windows 95 - Introduction, Intermediate
Internet for New Users - Hands-on Training
Java Programming - Levels I & II
Local Area Networks - Introduction
Microcomputers - Introduction
Microcomputers with Windows 95 - Introduction
Microsoft Access 2.0 - Introduction, Intermediate
Microsoft Access 2.0 - Programming
MS Access 7.0 for Windows 95 - Introduction, Intermediate
MS Access 7.0 for Windows 95 - Programming
MS PowerPoint for Windows - Introduction, Intermediate
MS PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 - Introduction, Intermediate
Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows - Introduction, Intermediate
Microsoft Word 7.0 for Windows 95 - Introduction, Intermediate
Networking Technologies
NetWare Printing
NetWare Service & Support - I & II
Novell Design & Implementation
Novell Netware Administration - Introduction, Advanced
Novell Netware Server Installation & Configuration
Object Oriented Analysis & Design
Oracle SQL & PL/SQL - Introduction, Advanced
Oracle Database Administration - I & II
PageMaker 5.0 for Windows - Introduction, Intermediate
Publishing on the World Wide Web
Sharing Data Between MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint
TCP/IP & NetWare
Troubleshooting, Maintaining & Upgrading Your PC
UNIX Internals - I & II
UNIX - Introduction
UNIX Shell Programming - Introduction
UNIX System Administration - I & II
UNIX System Security
Visual Basic 4.0 Programming for Windows - Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced
Visual C++ 4.0 Programming - Introduction, Intermediate
Windows 3.1 - Learning to Operate
Windows 95 - Learning to Operate
Windows NT Server - I & II
WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows - Introduction, Intermediate
DENTAL
Dental Radiation Safety Seminar
Infection Control and Safety Training for Dental Employees
Radiography for Dental Assistants
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
Advanced Composition & Reading for ESL Students
Composition & Reading - Evenings
Conversation & Listening - Evenings
English Pronunciation for ESL Students
English Spelling for ESL Students
Introduction to American Culture
Morning ESL - Weekdays
Office Skills & Business Etiquette for ESL Students
Reading and Writing - Day
Saturday ESL - Morning
Speaking and Listening - Day
TOEFL Test Preparation
Word Processing for ESL Students - I & II
Techniques & Methods for Teaching ESL
GENERAL
Body Language - First Impressions
Buying the Perfect Home
Cartooning for Fun & Profit
Chinese I - Mandarin Culture & Language
Conversational Russian - Beginning & Intermediate
Conversational Spanish - Beginning & Intermediate
Creative Writing
Expressive Writing
Fiction Writing
Fly Super Cheaply as an Air Courier
Fundamentals of Interior Design
Opinion & Commentary Writing for Everyone
Personal Finance - Intermediate Level
Photography: Drawing with Light I & II
Selling Your Home
Successful Home Video Productions
The Art of Discount Travel
The Mind/Body Connection
Writing for Children
HEALTH
& TECHNICAL SKILLS
Certified Nurse Aide
Food Service Sanitation
Swimming Pool Management
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
An Introduction to Myers-Briggs Type Inventory
Body Language in Love & Romance
Building Self-Esteem & Eliminating Negative Relationship Patterns
Dreams: Gateway to Understanding Yourself
How to Meditate
Job Hunting and Career Change
Simplify & Enrich Your Life
Speed Reading & Comprehension
The Power of Self Hypnosis
Turbo Charge Your Memory
Wholistic Medicine: An Overview
Word Power: Building a Better Vocabulary
TEST PREPARATION
GMAT
GRE
LSAT
Real Estate License Prep
SAT
Office of Continuing Education & Workforce Development
1000 Harry Flood Byrd Highway
Sterling, VA 20164
The Loudoun Campus, Continuing Education offers a non-credit Community Program four times a year on a seasonal basis. The summer program will begin the week of June 9, 1997. The flyer will be mass mailed to the public beginning May 10. If you have not received a flyer by the end of May, please call the office at (703) 450-2551 or 450-2552.
ART
35 mm Photography
Adobe Photoshop I and II
Adobe Photoshop - Image Restoration
Adobe Photoshop for Windows
Electronic Image
Electronic Photography
Fundamentals of Video Production
Multimedia Presentation
Self-Expression Through Art I and II
Visual Literacy
BUSINESS WORLD
A+ Computer Technician Certification Program
Accent Improvement for Non-Native Speakers
Assertiveness Training
Benchmarking
Building Your Business Using the Internet
Business Writing
Confident Speaking
Configuration Management
Effective Process Definition
How to Develop Customer Surveys
How to Organize a Small Business
Innovate using Teams
ISO 9000 General Overview, Executive Summary, Internal Auditing, etc.
Keyboarding/Typing for Adults
Managing Change and Conflict Resolution
Marketing and Advertising
Meeting Facilitation
Mysteries of Incorporation
Office Suite
Recordkeeping for a Small Business
Settling in Small Claims Court
Speech Recognition/Speech Generation Technology
Success Through Networking
Turbo Charge Your Memory
Visionary Leadership
Winning Federal State, Local Contracts
World Wide Web and Business
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
C/C++ Certificate Program
Certificate in CAD
Certificate in Web and Internet Programming
Computer Training
CM/UNIX Certificate Program
Enterprise Process Modeling Certificate Programming
GIS Certificate Program
Horticultural Therapy
Multimedia Certificate Program
Networking Certificate Program
Private Investigator Certification
GENERAL INTEREST
Accent Improvement
Assertiveness Training
Aviation at a Glance
Breaking into Movie and TV Acting
Commercial Pilot
Confident Speaking
Dog Obedience
Driver Improvement
Expressive Communications
Investment and Financial Planning
Law for Women
Life Planning
Speed Reading
Study Skills
Success Through Networking
Turbo Charge Your Memory
Wills and Estate Planning
Writing for Publication
HEALTH
Aerobics
Fitness Beat
Healing Touch Techniques
Meditation
Qigong Workshop for Health
Tai Chi Chuan for Health
Therapeutic Back Massage
Time and Tone
HORTICULTURE
Designing and Building a Stone Walkway
Dry Stone Wall Building
Gardening Design
Horticulture Therapy Certificate Program
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Accent Improvement for Non-Native Speakers
Assertiveness Training
Change and Conflict Resolution
Co-dependency and Managerial Behaviors
Confident Speaking
Expressive Communications
Managerial and Supervisory Techniques
Meeting Facilitation
Problem Solving Methods
Success through Networking
Time Management
Total Quality Management
Win-Win Negotiations
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
Accent Improvement
Business Communication Skills
Business Correspondence Skills
Comprehensive Evening - Level I & II
Conversational English - Level I & II
ESL Placement Preparation
Job Focus Skills
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
3D Animation
A+ Computer Technician Certification
ABCs of Computers
Access - Intro. 1, 2, & 3
Adobe Illustrator 4.0 for Windows
Adobe Illustrator 3.0
Adobe Photoshop for Windows
Adobe Photoshop for Designers on the MacIntosh
Adobe Streamline
AMI Pro Level I & II and for Windows
ANSI C - Level I & II
ArcView
AUTOCAD - Level I & II
Autovision
Business Process Reengineering
CAD Certificate Program
C++ and Object Oriented Programming Level I and II
C++ Visual Programming for Windows
Changing a Unix Server into a World Wide Web
CGI Scripting using Perl Language
Client Server Systems
Client Server - Developing Applications
CM Relationship to DATA Management
Configuration Management
Configuration Management & Unix Certificate Program
CorelDraw 3.0 Level I & II
Data Modeling and Database Design
Designing and Using Relational Databases
Desktop Publishing on the MAC - Level I, II, III
Desktop Publishing on the PC - Level I, II, III
Desktop Video & Adobe Premiere
DOS Concepts for Netware Users
DOS - Intro & Intermediate
Excel for Windows
Expanding and Upgrading Your Microcomputer
FoxPro - Level I & II
FoxPro Programming - I, II, III
FoxPro Visual
GIS Certificate Program (Geographic Information Systems)
HTML Authoring and WWW Publishing
IDEFO for Business Re-Engineering
Information Engineering Business Area Analysis
Internet - Create Your Own Web Page
Internet Surfing the Net/Accessing WWW using Internet
JAVA
JAVA Advanced
JAVASCRIPT
ISO 9000 - Courses
Keyboarding for Adults
LAN Fundamentals: Advanced Technologies & Standards
LanCadd Level I
Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows
Lotus Notes Introduction & Intermediate
MacIntosh Level I & II
Microstation Training
Multimedia Certificate Program
Network Service and Support
Novell Certification Prep Courses
Object Oriented Analysis and Design
Office Suite
Oracle Forms
Oracle Reports/Menus
Oracle SQL
Oracle Version 7
Paradox
PC Basics
PC Support Specialist
Powerbuilder I and II and Advanced
Powerpoint
Quarkxpress - Level I & II for PC and MacIntosh
Relational Database Technology and SQL Database Programming
Software Configuration Management
Software/Information Engineering
Surfing the Net
TCP/IP
Unix - Level I, II & III
Unix Intensive Week
Unix Shell Programming /Intro & Adv.
Unixware Certification Prep Program
Unixware Installation & Configuration
Unixware Systems Admin.
Update to Netware 4.x
Visual Basics Level I & II
Visual Basic Professional Hands-on
Visual C++ Programming for Windows Level I & II
Visual FoxPro
Wide Area Networks
Windows for Workgroups
Windows - Level I and II
Windows NT Advanced Server
Windows 95
Word for Windows 6.0 - Level I and II
Wordperfect 6.1 - Level I & II
Wordperfect for Windows
World Wide Web - Accessing the Internet
REAL ESTATE
Choosing and Qualifying for Mortgages
Continuing Education for Real Estate Recertification
For Sale by Owner
Real Estate - Be Your Own Boss
Real Estate Investing
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS
Driver Improvement
Motorcycle Training - Novice and Advanced, On the Road Riding, Sidecar Safety, Motorcycle
Maintenance, Instructor Prep Workshop
Tec Rec Computer Camp
TEST PREP and TRAINING
CNE Preparation
Commercial Pilot Prep Course
ESL
Food Service Sanitation
Instrument Pilot Aviation
Motorcycle Training
On the Road Motorcycle Training
Private Pilot Test Prep
Sidecar Safety Program
Office of Continuing Education
6901 Sudley Road
Manassas, Virginia 20109
(703) 257-6632
A detailed brochure with registration form will be bulk mailed to all Manassas area residents in late April. If you do not receive a copy of our brochure and would like one, please call the Continuing Education Office to have it mailed to you. The following list of courses is tentative and subject to change.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
Beadstringing and Knotting
Contemporary Basket Forms
Creative Memories
Drawing: Beginning
Furniture Restoration: The Basics
Photography: Introduction
Stenciling
Wallcovering: Do It Yourself
BUSINESS RELATED
Body Language: First Impressions
Body Language in Negotiations & Sales
Bookkeeping for the Small Business
Career Transition Management
Collecting Business Debts
Getting to Know the Japanese
How to Interview or Be Interviewed
How to Start a Consulting Business
Humor in the Workplace
The Inns and Outs of a Bed and Breakfast
Keyboarding/Computer Typing
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Careers
Retirement Plans and Planning
Speaking: On the Job or in Public
Starting a Family Day Care Business
Starting a Home-Based Business
Starting a Word Processing Business
Starting and Staying in Business
Strategic Planning
Supervisory Skills
Upsizing Yourself in a Downsizing World
Writing Power Resumes
CHILDCARE CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CDA Candidate Training Seminars
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
Cartooning for Kids
Clarinet Ensemble
Espanol for Kids
Finding the Poet Within
Image Improvement for Teens
Keyboarding for Kids
The Magic of Science
Piano Class Lessons
Pied Piper Theater Camp
A Poetry Picnic
Soccer Camp
Supersitter
COMPUTER SKILLS
AutoCAD: All Levels
Upgrading and Maintaining Your PC
Personal Computer: Introduction
DOS
Internet
Lotus 1-2-3
Windows 3.1
Excel for Windows Version 5.0
WordPerfect for Windows
Microsoft Access
Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows
Object-Oriented Analysis & Design
Using C++ for Object-Oriented Programming
Paradox Version 5.0 for Windows 3.11
Quattro Pro Version 6.0 for Windows 3.11
Presentation for Windows Version 3.0
LANs Introduction
Windows 95
HTML: Introduction
HEALTH AND FITNESS
Professional Aerobics and Fitness Instructor Training
Tae-Kwon-Do
Tai Chi Chuan
Women's Self-Defense
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Certified Nurse Aide Education Program
Medical Terminology for Health Professions
LEISURE, HOBBIES, PERSONAL INTEREST
All About Stock Investing
American Furniture Styles: 1640 to Present
Antique Furniture: Fakes and Forgeries
Clean Your VCR
Color and Makeup
Debt-FREE and Prosperous Living
Dog Obedience classes - all levels
Driver Improvement
Essential English
German for Discerning Travellers
Homeowner's Association Law
Investment and Financial Planning Strategies
Mind-Body Connection
Personal Money Management Techniques
Protect Your Invention
Refreshing Grammar
Roses: Growing the National Flower
Sign Language
The Smart Way to Buy a Car
Speed Reading
Successful Money Management
Time Mastery
Turning Stress into High Performance
Turbo Charge Your Memory
USSF D License Soccer Coaches Course
USSF E License Soccer Coaches Course
Wardrobe Choices: Confidence in Your Personal Style
PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL
Flight Simulator Training
Food Service Sanitation Certification
Swimming Pool Management
TEST PREPARATION
Citizenship: U.S. History and Government
GRE/GMAT Test Preparation for Math
SAT Preparation for English
SAT Preparation for Mathematics
TRAVEL CAREER TRAINING
Reservation Computer Training
Selling Cruises Seminar
Travel Career Training
WRITING
Creative Writing
Fiction Writing Workshop
How to Become a Published Author
How to Write, Produce, Distribute Newsletters
Poetry Workshop
For College Information call (703) 878-5700
For Credit Courses call (703) 878-5734
For Non-Credit courses (listed below) call (703) 878-5770
Office of Continuing Education
15200 Neabsco Mills Road
Woodbridge VA 22191-4099
The following courses are being planned for the Summer 1997 semester. Additions and deletions will be made. A flyer giving detailed course and registration information will be mailed to all residences in Woodbridge in early May. Registration begins on May 7 and classes begin on June 2. For more information, call the Office of Continuing Education at 878-5770.
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting for the Small Business
Customer Service Advantage: The Key to Success
Doing Business On-Line: Introduction to Electronic Commerce
Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Exchange: Advanced Concepts
How to Start a Home Based Business
How to Start a Business
Present Like a Pro
Successful Resume Writing and Job Search Techniques
COLLEGE FOR KIDS
Acting for Kids (Ages 9-12)
Algebra Refresher (Ages 14-17)
Cartooning for Fun
Computer Camp I: Take Flight (Ages 9-12)
Computer Camp II: Exploration (Ages 10-13)
Computer Camp III
Creative Writing (Ages 9-12)
Espanol for Kids
Keyboarding (Ages 9-12)
Keyboarding (Ages 13-15)
Modeling
Photography: Beginning
Sign Language
Study Skills Improvement (Ages 11-14)
COMPUTER TRAINING
Auto CAD I
Building Your Own Home Page
Doing Business On-Line: Introduction to Electronic Commerce
Electronic Commerce: Electronic Data Exchange
How to Buy a Personal Computer
Internet Tools: E-Mail
Introduction to the Internet
Introduction to Personal Computers
Microsoft Access 2.0
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Works
Netware Systems Administration 4.x: Beginning
Netware Systems Administration 4.x: Advanced
Networking Introduction
Networking Technologies
Novell Upgrade 3.1 to 4x
PC/MS-DOS: Introduction
PC's for the Terminally Shy
Personal Computer Hardware
Typing and Keyboarding Skills: Beginning
Unix Fundamentals
Unix Shell Programming
Visual Basic
Windows 95: Introduction
DRIVER IMPROVEMENT
Driver Improvement
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
English as a Second Language I
English as a Second Language II
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Radon Measurement
Wetland Delineation
INTERPRETING AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
American Sign Language I
American Sign Language II
American Sign Language IV
Interpreting I
Interpreting II
NON-CREDIT FAVORITES
Automotive Maintenance
Dog Obedience
Drawing: Beginning
Drawing With Colors
Easy Do It Yourself Home Repairs
Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement
French: Beginning
Homeowner Association Law
Interior Design
Long Term Care Planning
Oil Painting I
Oil Painting II
Photography
Self Defense for Women
Successful Money Management
Spanish: Beginning Conversation
Spanish: Intermediate Conversation
Stained Glass: Beginning Techniques
The Business of Acting
The Smart Way to Buy a Car in the 90's
VCR Cleaning
Virginia Landlord Tenant Law
Writing for Publication
PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER SKILLS
Cardiovascular Technician
Electronic Assembly
History of Virginia
Introduction to Paralegal Studies
Legal Research and Writing
Human Anatomy III
Medical Terminology III
Medical Transcription I
Medical Transcription II
Nurse Aide Education Program
Nurse Aide Refresher
Patient Account Management
Physical Therapy Aide
Professional Aerobic/Fitness Instructor Training
Swimming Pool Management
TEST PREPARATION
GRE Preparation
SAT Preparation: English
SAT Preparation: Math
TRAVEL CAREER TRAINING
Computer Reservation Training
Travel Career Training