Re: Question: Computer Training in Philadelphia?

In article <4mmha2$cim_at_newsbf02.news.aol.com>, healthlyh_at_aol.com (HealthlyH) wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a B.S. in Chemical Engineering but I haven't found
> employment in my field. I've taken both C programming and
> Pascal courses but it would be several years before I
> could get my B.S. or M.S. in a Computer Science related field.
> I was thinking about getting a programming certificate from the
> Computer Learning Center (CLC),
> or PENN STATE's Great Valley C++, OOP, TCP/IP program.
>
> Do you know anyone who went to a 3 to 6 month program in
> one of these schools? Is it a worthwhile programming
> course? Are companies interested in hiring people with these
> certificates? If I got my foot in the door with this certificate, would
> I be able to work my way up through a company, perhaps while
> obtaining an actual Computer Science degree on a part-time basis?
>
> Any information you could give me on this would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks a million :->

I would also look into any computing courses/programs that Peirce College has or even the Phila Community College.

-- 
Karen Byrd
Med. School
Univ. of PA