FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 2003
CONTACT: Roland Ruiz, St. Philip's College Director of Community and Public Relations
210.531.4851

ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE OFFERS FREE MICROSOFT OFFICE TRAINING TO AREA EDUCATORS

St. Philip's College is offering Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) training to qualified area high school career and technology teachers at no cost through a grant provided by the Alamo Region Tech Prep Consortium. Classes are currently ongoing, with future classes scheduled to start on July 21 and 28.

The MOS training program covers Microsoft Office 2000 software applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. Upon completion of the training, students test for MOS certification. Previous working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is advantageous to successfully passing the certification test. Teachers interested in Microsoft Office Specialist training should call St. Philip's College at (210) 531-3462 or 3452 for more information.

The program is being funded through a $20,000 Tech Prep grant under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act. The grant was awarded earlier this year to the St. Philip's College Business Information Solutions department's Administrative Computer Technology program to provide MOS training and certification to career and technology educators in the 12-county Alamo Region.

St. Philip's College, one of the Alamo Community Colleges serving the greater Bexar County region, is a comprehensive community college designated as both a Historically Black College and a Hispanic Serving Institution. St. Philip's College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.