San Antonio College held an Open House at 10:30 a.m. today for a new Continuing Education Annex at 309 W. Dewey St., which will provide classroom space for more than 300 students and accommodate the college's growing Continuing Education program.

"These students have had to rotate among three classrooms within a single session," said Ruben Torres, Dean of the Continuing Education Training Network. "The new annex makes it possible for us to train these students without moving from classroom to classroom."

Comprised of two temporary buildings, with ramps for accessibility, the CE Annex will provide classrooms for 150 former Levi employees attending San Antonio College to retrain for jobs as Pharmacy Technicians, Office Assistants, and Certified Microsoft Office Specialists. Some of these students are also preparing for the GED certificate or are improving their English-speaking abilities for technical training to follow later.

Other Continuing Education programs scheduled to use the annex include the Alternative Teacher Certification program, with more than 100 students pursuing certification in Math and Science, and the Real Estate Inspectors Program, a 188-hour program recognized by the Texas Real Estate Commission and in high demand for people in home construction, real estate sales, property management and related fields.

For more information about the CE Annex and programs, contact Dean Ruben Torres at 733-2637 or visit www.accd.edu/sac/ce