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Housed Alpena Community Collage Update * August ae 7 ; | Friendly ACC faces Extension Center secretary Sue Geiersbach and director John McCormack are getting ready for fall semester registration. Of ACC’s near-2,500 enrollment, over 600 are at Wurtsmith. About as many civilians as active military and dependents are enrolled. Certificate programs in office assistance or small business manage- Ment can be completed in their entirety at Wurtsmith, as well as associate degree programs in accounting, administrative secretary, business data process- ing, business management, law enforcement, marketing, small business comput- ing systems and small business management. For more information, call John or Sue at 739-1445. Top-notch science lab Colleen O'Shea Stemly is among the Wurtsmith Extension Center students who've enjoyed the benefits of ACC’s top notch science laboratory on base. in a portable unit, the lab has been upgraded over the past two years under the leadership of ACC’s Math/Science Department Chairman Gary Sparks. Extension Center students can complete courses in biology, anatomy, physics and chemistry right at Wurtsmith. Extension Center Director John McCormack ‘says the lab is “a big plus” for area students. Saginaw Valley State University, Central Michigan University and Oscoda Public Schools adult education classes make use of the excellent facility through a cooperative arrangement with ACC. ACC to open new industrial training center A state of the art Industrial Training Center opens August 28 when fall semester gets underway at Alpena Communi- ty College. Facilities are located in remodeled areas of Besser Tech- nical Center and the BTC Annex. The training center, along with completely revamped curriculums for elec- trical and millwright appren- ticeship sais and machine tool tecl ring those irector of ACC's Center for Economic and The training center and revised curriculums bring ACC’s apprenticeship and machine tool tech- nology programs into the 21st Century. some $185,000 from state com- petitive Job Training and Retraining Funds in December. Since then, he and a staff com- ee which includes instruc- an McLaren, Bill Yule, Chuck Scheuer and Bob Eller, uilding Teonth'e: opening. The center includes a ae room re-d d to accom! uman Resource A grant proposal written last year by Dr. Curt Davis, Dean of Academic Instruction and Stu- dent Services, was awarded date the needs of both the a cific programs and their adult students, There is also a labor- atory designed and equipped for Placement testing is important for success Before beginning classes at Alpena Commanaty College, you have to SET placement test if ae ’re taking a course in English or mathema- ties or register for nine or more semester credits. All students should consider taking the test because it can tell you whether you are adequ- ately prepared to be successful at college level course work. The AS! measures a stu- dent’s level of skills in ie areas of English, reading, an ical computation. ‘Those. skills are crucial to vocational/ technical programs as well as to ~» liberal arts transfer programs. Without a solid foundation to build on, you may find yourself struggling n ssly. That's why ACC offers basic = ee ae tutorial through the Learn- ae Sails Center ASO). It’s _ located in the Charles R. Don- nelly Natural Resources Senter on the Alpena campus an the Bae Education Building aE Wurts: Find Peat where you need to start by taking the placement test at one of these scheduled times and places. August 21: 8 a.m. Alpena Civic Center 6 p.m. VLH 101 The testing schedule for Wurtsmith is posted at the Education Building, or you can call 739-1445. hands-on learning and simula- tenance of slestical distribu- tion system: A millwright deals with such things as hydraulics, pneumatic equipment, power trains, belts, gears and chains. On the job, one might be = ei ponsible for an tion of indus! e training units are port- able and adaptable, shih will allow updating to remain cur- rent with industry standards. Input from representatives of area com) ed _deter- e facility. Electrical apprenticeship training involves industrial electronics and skills for such things as installation and main- those systems in an industrial plant settin; Machine ‘tool technolog: skills could be put to work with lathes, mills, grinders and com- puter numerical control operators, installers, m: nance and repair positions. Creation of the Industrial Training Center will provide students with competitive, up- to-the-minute skills for the market place. Area employers can also count on customized aint tailored to the need for updating or retraining — employees. “Trained, skilled, technically valuable : eumenied people are ity” Wiesen points out. ‘Although the local job prospects are somewhat limited, anyone willing to relocate can do well, he added. { update skills you already have in one of these fields, the Industrial Training Center is one more reason why Alpena Community follee isa Eset place to start ... or start agi Alpena College Community Fall semester TEXTBOOKS will be sold at the Besser Technical Center > Room 104 Phone: 356-9021 - Ext. 299 Checks ° Visa « MasterCard accepted. — HOURS FOR SEMESTER START UP — MONDAY, AUGUST 21 pook beginning sTORE now located at Sere ae