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Portland Obaarvar, Saptambar 28, 1983 Section I Paga 7 Colliers opens computer school A new high technology oriented buxines* will open in inner North o u t Portland in the month o f Octo ber. Microcomputer Schools of America will be opening at 321 N .E . 20th Avenue, specializing in micro vising »tudents on equipment pur- computer program ming dan ce for both youth and adults. It will offer in-house classes as well as classes in facilities provided by firms contract ing with the school. The staff at Portland's newest /IS computer training facility is headed by Albert R. (Skip) Collier, manag er and lead instructor, and Jo Ann Collins, scheduling coordinator. Collier, an adjunct microcomputer instructor at Portland Community College, comes to this position with strong academic credentials includ ing an electrical engineering degree from the University o f Nevada at Reno and a Master o f Business A d ministration degree from Portland State University. He also brings quality teaching skills to the school as evidenced by his consistently high ratings as both a business manage ment and microcomputer instructor at Portland Com m unity College. Both Jo Ann and Skip have a strong commitment to making the computer training available to Port land’ s Black community. They rec ognize that Portland Blacks have not always had the opportunity to be in the forefront o f change. Micro computer Schools o f America hopes to change this pattern in the area of microcomputers by providing rea sonably priced training in a conveni ent location at convenient times. They also see a pressing need for the participation o f Black youth in the microcomputer field and they will be making a concentrated effort to involve Black youth. These efforts will include parental involvement, working with youth oriented orga nizations, and providing scholar ships for youth from low income families. Microcomputer Schools o f A m er ica is a division o f Professional Training Systems. W hile new to the consumer market, Professional Training Systems has provided elec trical system, electronics, and con- J O A N N C O L L IN S S K IP C O LLIER (Photo: Lonnie Bradley) struction project management train ing in six western states since I »79. Professional Training Systems has established itself as a leader in tech nical training with companies and agencies including Weyerhaeuser, Louisiana Pacific, C ity o f Seattle. City o f Tacoma, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, the State o f Oregon. Nevada Power Company, the Bonneville Power Adm inistra tion, and Pepperdinc University. In bringing Microcomputer Schools o f America to Portland, the same traditions that have made the industrial training a success will be maintained. One o f these tradi tions is a commitment to training for learning and not to training as a sales to d . W hile most o f those in the field o f microcomputer training have followed industry's pattern o f using training as a means to sell equipment. Microcomputer Schools of America has chosen not to fd lo w and provides a single service.. qual ity training. This not only allows all of Microcomputer Schools o f America's resources to be channeled into training, but also allows the staff to be totally objective when ad- Vickers accepts position Sharon Vickers, daughter o f M r. A Mrs. Thomas R. Vickers, has ac cepted a position teaching English and Reading at the upper school (high school) at Louisiana State School for the Deaf in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sharon will also head the Department o f Music In terpretation. A t the present time the school occupies two campuses, one for the lower school with students ages 2 to 14, and another campus for the upper school, ages IS to 22. The State o f Louisiana is now building a $26 million campus to be completed in early 1985. The new campus will accommodate all stu dents, aproximately 500, o f the lower and upper schools. Before leaving the Los Angeles area where she was doing freelance Bowl to commemorate the 20th anniversary o f Dr. M artin Luther King’s " I Have a D ream " speech. Aware o f the importance and honored to be part o f this outstand ing event, Sharon made a one-day flight from Baton Rouge to partici pate in the program. United Way is the place to tum for help. WALK Another tradition that M icrocom puter Schools o f America brings to Portland is training that is practical. The emphasis is on training that is useful whether for career advance ment, for a career change, or for personal enjoyment The Microcomputer Schools of America training facility provides another first in Portland by having free access to computers for practice by students. Programming students must practice between class ses sions I f a student does not own a computer this normally means rent ing computer time at rates beginning at $5.00 per hour, or buying a com puter. Most students who are con sidering buying would prefer to wait until they can make an intelligent decision and the free computer time in the practice room provides them with this opportunity to learn before they buy. I f you are interested in, or think you are interested in computers, give Microcomputer Schools o f America a telephone call at (503) 238-1404 and further explore the wave o f the future. TAKE THE FIRST STEP SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 LAURELHURST PARK T o v o lu n ta a r call T O D A Y : t A A t t A t A A A AR iim AAA A A A A A A AA GRAND PRIZE rxsa B R ag»» mb W A iH B R > a a a iM Bill Cosby buys Coca-Cola stock The Coca-Cola Company has sold a portion o f its stock in The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc. to Bill Cosby Terms o f the transaction were not disclosed. " I t is only right I become a busi ness partner with Coca-Cola U S A ," said M r. Cosby, "since I have been a salesman for the company for many years." M r. Cosby is the second person in recent weeks to acquire stock in the Coca-Cola Bottling Company o f New York, Inc. from the C o ca-C o b Company. In July, the company an nounced a portion o f New York Coke stock had been sold to busi nessman J. Bruce Llewellyn. The C o ca-C o b Company contin ues to own a m ajority o f its original holdings in New York Coke. 226-6932 Money and Earn Theaa P i i i h a tC V C k l a»wt b e e w e> -**4 M ib e SUPER PRIZE AM Mr A t H | * a FREEZE WALK SPECIAL « 1 8 *8 0 R A P IO M8AO»*«O*M8 , FR88Z8 MT A t ■ T ALL A tt M rA tR IR a s raaasaaOis fw I « M aswateewe >ac e>*a due sa s n a th vAtA * ** 4ee.goaa »R 8IZ8 WALK T th . a — .. NucM . ,.w „ C o « ,,., eo S o iim * r»man4 O'«««, i n a i . as « a owe, lo m M o m »1 w OR OUR STUDENTS ARE OUR FUTURE YOU CARE — PLEASE COME THE FOURTH ANNUAL BLACK COLLEGES CONFERENCE 9» BLACK COLLEGES: A TAPROOT OF BLACK LEADERSHIP' O d . 15, 7 e .m .-6 p.m . - Rad Lion Inn - Jentzen Beach Portland, Oregon Studente »7.60 Adulte 812.50 (include* lunch and materiale) S po n«x«d by Black CoSagaa Convnmaa. Ine InonproBll. Inttxmaiton Paail S Gray. SCO 7 B 4 - W . Cerna««. OR or Dqrothy Ata«andar 503 2 » B 7 2 7 Portland aitar 5 p m q C0M PU TER A LITTLE ABOUT US For the past 4 years. Profesaionsl Training Systems (PTSI has bean a leader in technical train ¡ng for industrial, commercial, and municipal entities in the western U S. W a are now bringing our proven expertise to the consumer market through our Microcomputer Schools of America a division of PTS. □ □ 321 NE 20th Avenue SCHOOLS OF AMERICA Our approach to technical training is simple. Do It wall, make it enjoyabb. and make it convenl ant. W e do all three wall. Each student has his or her own computer for in-claaa use. For those students who do not have a home computer, w a have a practice computer room that can ba used at no additional cost. Our inatrudors are all trained professionals who not only know their subject matter, but who also have excellent interpersonal skills. This combination results in an enjoyabb learning experience Accaas by Tri-M at is exceptionally good. W e re a half-minute walk from Sandy Boubvard and a 2 H-m inute walk from Burnside at 321 N.E. 20th Avenue Parking b abundant and w a re next door to an excellent shop for the lunchtime student. W a guarantee to remove the mystery of computers. Now is the time to become knowledge abb, because those who do not will become functionally obeobte. W e've priced our courses during our Portbnd opening In a manner to make them attractive. W e wUl, however, be in creasing our prices in the months ahead. CLASS SCHEDULES N o te : All courses ere 8 hours in length and begin the week of October 3rd. One-hour cis are held twice a week and 2-hour classes are held once a week. All courses run for 4 weeks. A D U LTS C H E D U LE Portland, Or 97232 J D U C T IO N T O B A S IC (503) 238-1404 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Early morning Noon Afternoon Evening BASIC is the standard language of all micro, home end personal computers. It abo can be used on virtually every brge computer in use today. All business and technical programming can be done in BASIC. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O B A S IC This course provides the student with a basic understanding of how computers work and of the relationship between a programming language and the com putar. Students wW bem PRINT, LET, TAB, SPC, READ. DATA, INPUT, and END commands. T u itio n Tuesday b Thursday Tuesday & Thursday Tueedey Monday Monday 9:46 a.m . 12:00 p.m . 3:46 p.m . 6:4 6p .m . 7:46 p.m . to 7:46 a.m . to 1 00 p.m . to 5:46p .m . to 7 :4 6 p .m . to 9:46 p.m . 826.00 826 00 826 00 826.00 826.00 5:4 6p .m . to 7 :4 6 p .m . IJ O p .m . to 3 :3 0 p .m . 826.00 826 00 YO UTH SCHEDULE IN T R O D U C T IO N T O T U R TLE 0 R A P H IC 8 Evening Weekend Friday Saturday IN T E R M E D IA T E B A S IC Intermediate BASIC takes the student to the level where he or she can write programs for horns or business bookkeeping, and for educational games for youth Students will b e m to use FOR. NEXT. GOTO, D IM , O N, RND, PEEK, end POKE commends (Begins November, 1983.) A D V A N C E D B A S IC This course completes the BASIC language sequence. Students will have the information to do compbx programming including scientific and engineering applica tions. Students will also have the information to write vaiuabb programs such as mailing lists, data bases, sorting routines and alphabetizing routines. Commends covered include ABS ASC. CHR8, A TN , SG N, SIN, COS. T A N , LEN, LEFT!, M ID I, R IG H T !, STR8. end G E T I. (Begins December, 1983.) TURTLE G R A P H IC 8 T h b is the ideal programming language for youngsters It teaches the concepts of programming in a manner that is fun for the 6- to 12 year old set WhHe teeming to drew pictures, the students will b e m the function of statement numbers and the concepts of branching, loops, end subroutines. Turtb Graphics also allows the young programmer to explore sound and graphics At the seme time, programming principbe are learned that provide an eaay transition to the BASIC language. *í >♦. . . ‘. .I \ v P A u ju A UREA** FUTURE COURSES Intermediate BASIC (November. 1983) Advanced BASIC (December, 1983) Intermedíete T u rtb Graphics (November, 1983) Advanced T u rtb Graphics (December, 1983) Introduction to 9602 Assembly Language (January, 1984) Intermediate 9602 Assembly Language (February. 1984) Advanced 9602 Aaeembiy Language (March, 19841 COBOL (On demand) FORTRAN (On demand) PASCAL (On demand) REGISTRATION Registration can ba dona by talaphona (503) 238-1404 until tha first class aaaalon, M onday through Friday. 8:00 a .m . to 6:00 p.m . ca -'.»-V’ ri
