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New Classes for Spring/Summer

• Office Skills: Keyboarding for Document Production
  
• Office Skills: Customer Service and Document Processing
• Start a Mobile Food Vending Business
  
• Teachers—Start a Small Business
  
• Successful Fundraising
  
• Lift Off with LinkedIn
  
• Twitter—Tweet Your Talk
  
• Advertising with AdWords
  
• Get Great Search Engine Optimization (SE0) Results!

Business Course Offerings

Welcome! We are committed to providing you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary to become outstanding in your professional and personal endeavors. Whether you are looking for a stand-alone course or a certificate program, it is our pleasure to offer a variety of courses to meet your needs.

• Accounting (accounting, tax preparation, accounting software)
• Career Savvy (career and office skills, time management)
• Entrepreneurial (begin a business, marketing and managing a small business)
• Finance (legal, personal, mortgage, real estate, licensing prep for real estate)
• Management and Marketing (human resources, marketing, and project management)

Certificate and Achievement Programs

A certificate or achievement program is a set of courses that provides you with skills to begin a career, advance in a current position, or attain professional growth.

• Accounting Assistant
  Become an accounting assistant, accounts receivable/payable clerk, assistant bookkeeper, accounting technician, or payroll clerk.
• Administrative Assistant
  Prepare for a career as an administrative assistant, office manager, administrative secretary, executive assistant, or office administrator. 
• Human Resource Management
  Explore the dynamic field of human resources. Produce an effective work force, implement policies and procedures, and utilize research and trends.

Career Descriptions

Below are printer-friendly flyers offering useful career information including nature of work, employment outlook, preparation, and required coursework. We believe you will find them invaluable as you investigate possible career paths.

• Accounting Assistant
  
• Administrative Assistant
  
• Human Resource Manager
  
• Project Manager
  
• Real Estate Broker and Sales Agent

Questions

Q: What if I miss a class?
A: Many adult students miss a class because of work or other personal commitments. If you miss a class, do not give up! Attend as diligently as your schedule permits. No refunds or prorated fees are given for missed classes.

Q: What if a class is canceled?
A: If a class meeting date is canceled by the instructor, the instructor will arrange to make up the missed classroom time with the class. If a class meeting date is canceled due to external events such as weather, the class will meet at the same time and the same location one week later – or at the next regularly-scheduled session unless we advise you differently.

Q: What if a class has already started? May I still register for it?
A: If you have had some previous exposure to the subject you wish to learn, you may feel comfortable joining a class after it has started. There is no tuition remission for classes that you missed, and you will not be able to register on-line. Please call 703-658-1219 to enroll in a class that has already begun.

Q: What about BOOKS?
A: The cost of the text is included with each class. Your book will be delivered to your classroom. There is no need to visit a bookstore.