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PAC,
Hispanic Chamber Form "Access to Technology"
Partnership
For
Immediate Release
July 17, 2007
Contact: Vincent Bosquez, Director of Public Relations,
Palo Alto College
(210) 921-5269
vbosquez@accd.edu
(Front Row) A. J. Rodriguez, president and CEO of
the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and
Dr. Ana M. “Cha” Guzmán, president
of Palo Alto College, sign a Memorandum of Agreement
for a new “Access to Technology” educational
program for chamber members. Attending the signing
are (second row, left to right) Tod Bruning, PAC program
manager; SAHCC representatives Ricardo Jimenez, Adriana
Garcia, and Carino Cortez; and Larry Jackson, PAC’s
Director of Corporate and Community Education
Photo
by Steve Sosa
Palo
Alto College and the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce (SAHCC) have joined forces to establish
an “Access to Technology” educational
program for chamber members seeking to master the
latest technological tools available in today’s
marketplace.
Fifteen
classes are offered in the passport program which
covers beginning to advance courses such as “Basic
PC Maintenance and Troubleshooting,” “QuickBooks
for Accounting” and “Web Design and Development.”
Each course is individually priced, includes materials
and is held at locations throughout San Antonio. For
classes of 10 or more students, training can be conducted
on-site at the customer’s business location.
“We
are very excited about this partnership and the opportunities
that it will bring small business owners who otherwise
might not be able to attend classes such as these
to improve their business skills,” said A.J.
Rodriguez, president and CEO of the San Antonio Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce. “This would not have been
possible without the gracious support of the AT&T
Foundation, who contributed monetary resources needed
to launch the program.”
According
to PAC Information Technology Program Manager Tod
Bruning, the courses were developed based on a technology
training needs assessment conducted by the SAHCC for
its membership. Course offerings are scheduled to
begin Aug. 1, and SAHCC members will receive a 20
percent discount over regular catalog prices for the
program.
Under
terms of the partnership agreement, the Hispanic Chamber
will provide Palo Alto College with $18,000 in scholarships
during the life of the agreement, which expires in
December 2008.
Palo
Alto College, one of the Alamo Community Colleges,
is a fully accredited community college located on
the Southside, and awards associate degrees, short-term
certificates and offers non-credit continuing education
classes. The campus is located at 1400 W. Villaret
Blvd. at I-410 South and Texas Hwy. 16 or online at
www.accd.edu/pac.
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