ADULT COURSES BEGIN TO ROLL OUT.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Computer instruction, medical classes and more are offered to adults through the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Adult School this spring. Class fees are $45 to $120, depending on the content and duration of the class. Textbooks range from $25 to $75 each. For more information, call (661) 942-3042, Ext. 509. Classes include computers for beginners, from next Wednesday to March 8; keyboarding for beginners, from Feb. 4 to March 8; a computers for beginners Saturday class, from March 13 to May 22; Windows basics See Win abc's. , from March 15 to 31; Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. , from March 22 to May 19; a Microsoft Windows/Word/Excel combination class, from April 12 to May 19; and Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. , from April 26 to May 19. The medical selection includes courses on becoming a medical assistant (front office) or veterinary assistant, as well as classes on medical clinical skills (back office) and certification review, and medical billing and coding. Most medical classes began this week and will end the week of May 27. Class fees start at $50 for state-apportioned classes and go up to $1,500 for the yearlong pharmacy technician program. Textbooks are $40 to $110. New classes to be introduced in March and April are courses on becoming a phlebotomy Phlebotomy Definition Phlebotomy is the act of drawing or removing blood from the circulatory system through a cut (incision) or puncture in order to obtain a sample for analysis and diagnosis. technician ($250 plus textbooks) and optometric assistant ($200 plus textbook). For more information, call (661) 942-3042, Ext. 510. |
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