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Public
Employee Press Ed
Fund offers accounting classes for college credit By DIANE S. WILLIAMS
The DC 37 Education
Fund lets members choose among a myriad of courses offered by the Fund to address
their educational, career and personal needs.
The offerings range from
high school equivalency, college prep and college credit courses to classes that
prepare students for civil service exams and certification tests needed on many
jobs as well as introductions to photography, guitar and more classes for personal
enjoyment.
If youre interested in learning something, theres
a good chance that the DC 37 Ed Fund is offering it.
I take as many
classes as I can, said Mildred Carter, a Senior Police Administrative Aide
and active Local 1549 shop steward who works in Rego Park, Queens.
Carter
has already taken Spanish and test prep classes, and she recently registered to
take an accounting course next September.
Among the accounting courses
currently offered are three that provide college credits: Accounting (levels 1
and 2), and Federal Income Tax.
In order to register for the accounting
classes, members must have a high school diploma and take a placement test. The
free, hour-long test measures reading comprehension.
Monroe
College The three accounting classes are offered at DC 37 headquarters
in conjunction with Monroe College. Monroe is accredited by the Commission on
Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and
has campuses in New Rochelle and the Bronx. The college offers associate, bachelors
and masters degrees.
Applications for all DC 37 Education Fund classes
are available on the DC 37 Web site, www.DC37.net.
Its
important that the members register to guarantee a spot in the class, said
Stephen Johnson, program coordinator at the Education Fund. For any questions
regarding the accounting classes contact Johnson at 212-341-4739. | |