SAN DIEGO – San Diego Continuing Education offers free computer classes and open labs to adult students at six campuses throughout San Diego. Classes are standardized at each campus so regardless of which campus a student attends, they receive the same instruction.
OPEN LABS
Self-paced, open labs are staffed by Continuing Education instructors. During some labs, there may be an occasional demonstration on a specific topic, but mostly students complete exercises from tutorial books at an individual pace. “One student may be working on a word processing program, and the person next to them could be learning spreadsheets,” said Jim Vincent, Continuing Education Dean of Business Information Technology.
The instructor is able to answer questions, but the class is not formal instruction. Open labs are perfect for anyone who is just beginning to use computers, or for someone interested in learning a specific topic.
Examples of subjects offered in labs are: Access; Business Communications; Business Math; Computer Basics; Excel; Internet Basics; Keyboarding; PowerPoint; and Word. Students work at their own level and pace, and choose to attend in the morning, afternoon, or evening. Weekend labs are also available.
REGISTRATION
Classes are free and pre-registration is not necessary. Simply visit the class on the date and time the class meets, and enroll in class. Space is available on a first come, first-served basis. For a complete list of classes, visit www.sdce.edu, and type “OPEN LABS” in the search box.