WELCOME TO SANTA CLARA ADULT EDUCATION

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WELCOME TO SANTA CLARA ADULT EDUCATION

• the best in public education
• HIGH TECH PROGRAM
• www.scae.org
• [phone]

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Mission Statement

• Santa Clara Adult Education
  is committed to excellence by providing
  educational programs that meet the diverse,
  lifelong learning needs of our community.

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Overview

• High Technology Program Characteristics
• Offers high quality advanced training
• Attractive fees
• Industry professional staff
• Rapid response to a changing labor market

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Program History

• Program started in 1998 with 3 classes and 60
  students
• During 1999-2000 we offered 32 classes to 661
  students
• During 2000-2001 we offered 55 classes to 1165
  students
• During 2001-2002 we offered 52 classes to 1049
  students
• During 2002-2003 we offered 81 classes to 2105
  students

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Program History
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Program History (continue)
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Program History
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Program Growth
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Program Growth
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Courses Offered

• Introduction to Information Technology
• Programming
• C/C
• Advanced C/C, Data Structure Algorithms
• Java
• Perl and JavaScript
• XML
• .NET using Visual Basic.NET, C
• Oracle Database
• Fundamentals
• Database Administration

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Courses Offered

• MOUS (Microsoft Office User Specialist)
  Certification
• Software QA Testing
• Manual Testing
• Automated Testing
• QA Partner/Silk
• WinRunner
• Load Runner
• Astra
• BioTech/Medical Device Software VV
• Operating System
• Windows 2000 Server
• UNIX - Sun Solaris Linux

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Courses Offered

• Networking
• Network Certification Preparation
• Cisco Networking Academy
• A Certification Preparation Course

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Course Certifications

• Certificate is granted upon course completion

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What students are saying ...

• You are a wonderful teacher. I feel very lucky
  to have been in your class
• I did not know any C programming when I started
  your class
• I have a wonderful job. I design analog hardware
  and I am very good at it
• Philip Wilson

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What students are saying ...

• I am a Software QA ManagerI have interviewed
  many people
• The students coming out of Mr. xxxs class are
  much better prepared to enter the employment
  market and are of much greater value to Silicon
  Valley
• He takes us from the elementary level and leads
  us through the process
• You all are making a very positive contribution
  to the success of the students in our area.
• Walter Windus

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What students are saying ...

• I would like to say a few words of appreciation
  for the role SCAE played in my working life.
• Over the last 4 years I took more than 10 High
  Tech Program classes, and they have been very
  beneficial. I landed my first job as an SQA
  Intern following the class in Software Quality
  Assurance. I landed an Engineering position after
  taking classes in database structure and computer
  languages. My teachers, very experienced
  engineers from local high-tech companies, taught
  current technology, so I felt very comfortable on
  job interviews.
• I thank all of the staff at Adult Education for
  great classes. I am confident that when a new
  technology or new tool appears on the market,
  SCAE would be first to provide training in that
  technology or tool to their students. I look
  forward to be among those students in the future.
• Mark Vishnevsky

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What students are saying ...
" I have never seen such an extensive variety of
different career oriented courses offered by any
local Adult Education program You should also
know that your High Tech program has a very good
reputation here locally among professionals
working in the Software Industry. I used to work
at Peregrine Systems in Mountain View, CA, and I
heard about your program from three different
colleagues in our QA group  the courses offered
by Santa Clara Adult Education in your High Tech
program are very helpful to local professionals
in the Software Industry.   thank you so much
for all your help I really think that your
Program is terrific keep up the good
work!"  Cynthia L. Davis  
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Who are the Teachers?

• High Tech industry professionals with many years
  of experience
• Possess advanced degrees
• Extensive teaching experience
• Dedicated to student achievement

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The Advisory Committee

• Leaders from High Tech Industry
• Intel, Fujitsu, Synopsis, Applied Materials,
  Amkor Technology, Semiconductor Research Corp,
  Software Quality Specialist, SQAtester
• Long-term commitment to SCAE
• Expertise in Marketing, Engineering, RD, etc..

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Industry Partners

• Mercury Interactive
• Cisco
• Oracle
• Sequel
• Software Quality Specialists
• SQAtester

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Facilities and Tech Support

• 9 Advanced PC Labs
• 250 Computers
• High-Speed Internet Access
• Latest Versions of Software
• On-Site Technical Support (Day/ Evening)

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Our Future Plans

• Adapt to changing industry needs for a skilled
  workforce and expand our program
• Grow partnerships with industry leaders and the
  community
• Strengthen marketing efforts
• Modernize existing classrooms and create new labs