Westchester Community College, State University of New York

Keyboarding for Accuracy and Speed

This course provides students with the basic skills necessary to learn touch-typing on a computer keyboard. The ability to type faster and more accurately saves time and increases productivity. A great course for anyone who uses the computer, including healthcare professionals who must make entries in patient electronic records. Only basic computer operational skills are required for this hands-on class.

CE-COMP 2016, 9 T//W/Th, May 18-June 3, 5:30-7:30 pm, Remote, $217. #6551

Digital Literacy for Life and the Workplace

Whether you are new to computers or want to enhance your computer skills, this course is for you. Increase your computer literacy with techniques and shortcuts. Build your confidence and gain control of your computer by managing, organizing, and searching for your files and folders. Learn the benefits of different internet browsers and search engines, as you manage your email folders and attachments.  Learn to use the basic features of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 365, three of the most fundamental software programs used in everyday life, educational and professional settings. All participants will be provided Microsoft Office 365 access upon activation of their Westchester Community College account.

CE-COMP 2235, 8 M/W, June 7-30, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Remote, $496 (+ textbook). #6549

Digital Literacy for Life and the Workplace, Part 2

Go beyond the basics with the latest version of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint--three of the most fundamental software programs used in educational and professional settings. Learn to Mail Merge and work with images, section breaks, columns, styles, tables, headers, and footers in Word. Apply advanced formatting techniques to your spreadsheets and work with dates and lookup functions in Excel. Create presentations that include charts, tables, and hyperlinks. Prepare a presentation for delivery with PowerPoint. Prerequisite: Digital Literacy for Life and the Workplace or equivalent experience. All participants will be provided Microsoft Office 365 access upon activation of their Westchester Community College account.

CE-COMP 2173, 6 M/W, July 12-28, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Remote, $403 (+ textbook). #6550

How to register: Register by calling 914-606-6830, press 1 and provide course number: 

Entry-level IT Help Desk Technician Program

The Entry-level IT Help Desk Technician course will prepare you to earn the CompTIA A+ certification.  The course provides hands-on instruction, covering the skills required to assemble, refurbish, upgrade, configure and troubleshoot personal computers.  The skills you will gain will give you a clear understanding of network, hardware, security, software, server, virtualization, management, as well as troubleshooting mobile devices. Additionally, you will benefit from attending a Career Development session once per week to refine your job search skills so that you are successful finding employment in the IT field.

What you will learn from the Career Development:

The coach will prepare you with career readiness tools and resources to seek, obtain, and retain successful employment in the Information Technology Field.

Price: $2,500 (Funding may be available for this course)
Course Type: Hybrid (Remote and in-person)

Prerequisites: Basic computer skills

How to qualify: Go to the following link to fill out an application to see if you qualify. https://www.sunywcc.edu/locations/technician-application

For more information about this program email wpetc@sunywcc.edu or call 914-606-7550. 

The IBM Skills Academy

The IBM Skills Academy is a premier training and digital badging worldwide program with curriculum aligned to high-demand jobs in the new digital-age technology job market. The Data Science program covers several open source technologies including the IBM Watson Studio platform.

Dates and Times:
May 25-Aug. 12, 24 Tuesday & Thursday evenings from 6:30-9:30 pm
and June 5-19, 3 Saturdays, , 1:00-4:00 pm
Location: Remote
Cost: $2,450
Catalog #: CE-COMP 2205
Class #6546
Course Contact Hours: 80 Total
Contact Kristine.Bunyea@sunywcc.edu for eligibility. Funding may be available for this program.

For more information about the IBM Skills Academy go to: https://www.sunywcc.edu/continuing-ed/pdc/data-science-practitioner/

The IBM Skills Academy: Data Science Practitioner

CE-COMP2205 / Tuesday & Thursday evenings / October 5 – 7 / Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
For more information about the IBM Skills Academy go to: https://www.sunywcc.edu/continuing-ed/pdc/data-science-practitioner/

IBM Skills Academy Artificial Intelligence Practitioner
The IBM Skills Academy Program is IBM’s premier training and digital badging worldwide program with curriculum aligned to high-demand jobs in the new digital-age technology job market. The Artificial Intelligence program covers several open source technologies including the premier IBM Watson Studio platform.

COURSE MODULES INCLUDE:

• Artificial Intelligence: Evolution and relevance in today’s world
• The Intersection of Human Expertise and Machine Learning
• Analyze AI solutions across many industries
• Learn and use AI Tools and Machine Learning algorithms
• Understand AI Technology building blocks such as natural language
• processing, machine learning, virtual agents and computer vision
• IBM Enterprise Design Thinking

In the exciting course labs you will learn how to gain insights from data such as exploring sentiment in a collection of AirBnB reviews using IBM Discovery Service you will create a virtual assistant that can handle simple inquiries such as “Can I see your gluten-free menu options?” and “What are your store hours?”, Labs feature recently released IBM Artificial Intelligence offerings, including IBM Watson OpenScale, to detect model bias and promote trust and transparency. A comprehensive case study focusing on AI Ethics and Law will connect labs and the AI Essentials Group Work Activity. Upon successful completion of this course and exam, participants are awarded the IBM Artificial Intelligence Practitioner digital badge. Additional credentials may be earned, including IBM Watson Studio Essentials and IBM Design Thinking Practitioner digital badges.

For prerequisites or further info, please contact Kristine Bunyea at Kristine.Bunyea@sunywcc.edu or 914-606-7904.
CE-COMP 2233WP, 20 T/Th Sept. 14-Nov.18, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, $2,450

Using Excel Pivot Tables
A PivotTable is an interactive table that automatically extracts, organizes, and summarizes your data, making it easier to analyze. If you work with large data sets, PivotTables can help
you make comparisons, detect patterns and relationships, and analyze trends with ease. Prerequisite: MS Excel Intermediate or equivalent experience.

CE-COMP 2086WP, 1 Tues., Oct. 12, 9:00 am-1:00 pm, $88,

Latino Women in Business Leadership Group

The goal of the Latino Women in Business Leadership Group is to help Hispanic/Latino women business owners identify and achieve their business and professional goals.  through peer-to-peer interaction, the group provides a safe place where you can discuss barriers that are unique to you. The White Plains Education and Training Center has created this unique program, tailored to the needs of women business owners to provide support, advice, guidance, information and access to resources to help you develop your professional and leadership skills.

For more information about this program email wpetc@sunywcc.edu or call 914-606-7550.

Avoid Job Burnout with Work-Life Harmony Techniques
Do you feel exhausted, frustrated, and feeling unaccomplished with your work-life objectives? Do you wake up feeling cynical and unmotivated to start the day? Have you turned to food, or other habits that don't serve you to cope with how you feel?

If this sounds close to home, it is possible that a fog of burnout may surround you. Come learn the process to offset job burnout with a daily routine that leads to work-life harmony. Reclaim your ability to be motivated and energized while doing your job while maintaining harmony in your work-life schedule.
Learning Objectives:

• Understand what burnout is and why it occurs
• Identify the signs and symptoms of burnout
• Know and apply the process to prevent or decrease job burnout
• Implement strategies for job burnout and recovery

Date: 9/21/21 6:00-8:00pm
Course #: CE-PRSDV -84103 2199WP

Stress Reduction Techniques for Work-Life Harmony
In the COVID world where the professional and personal demands of our lives collide and compete more than ever, we long for more harmony and less stress. Perfect balance will never exist and chasing after it only contributes to the frustration and dissatisfaction we sometimes feel. Instead, it’s the small, conscious choices we can make each day that lead to less stress and more success.
Before you can begin to strive for more harmony, identify and prioritize what’s most important to you, such as your career, family, home, relationships, finances, health, spirituality, personal development and fun. Come learn how to generate more structure for work-life harmony to reduce stress. Learn the process to achieve more in your life and business with less stress.
Learning Objectives to Implement:

• More clarity to be decisive and take consistent action
• Better energy to sustain performance with work-life harmony
• Better focus to stick to goals and develop healthier success habits long term
• Better sense of self and alignment with core values to connect at deeper level with others in terms of communication

Date: 6/23/21
6:00-8:00pm Course #: CE-PRSDV- 8328 2198WP

Accelerate Your Mental Toughness
Mental toughness is the ability to stick to something when the going gets tough. People with high levels of mental toughness can push beyond obstacles in their lives and forge a path towards work-life harmony. Resolving the root cause to limiting beliefs is necessary to create a foundation to build and sustain mental toughness that leads to better work-life harmony. The solution is implemented from healthier core habits and disciplines from this foundation of higher level of confidence. It’s then using the eight pillars of wellness to sustain your progress with work-life harmony over time.

• Learn how to embrace pressure by learning to be present and controlling what they can while letting go of the rest beyond your control.
• Learn to apply the two habits that will change the quality of their well-being long-term.
• Learn how to use the 8 pillars of wellness to align work-life harmony in their lives.

Date: 10/05/21, 6:00-8:00pm
Course #: CE-PRSDV - 84104 2200WP

For registration for one or all three-session, call 914-606-6830, press 1.

ESL

Accelerated Immersion ESL (English as a Second Language), Levels 0-2, In-Person:
The English Language Institute of Westchester Community College offers this accelerated English course for beginner levels 0-2. The course provides balanced instruction and intensive practice in vocabulary, listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading and writing. Students may advance two levels in just one semester with this accelerated schedule. Students must take the online placement exam and textbooks are required.

Morning Accelerated Immersion ESL
ELI-ESL 2029WL-UA, 25 M/T/W/Th, September 2-October 20, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, In-person. Cost: $22

• Online Placement test: 9/2, 9:00 am
• First class: 9/9

ELI-ESL 2029WL-VA, 25 M/T/W/Th, October 26-December 15, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, In-person. Cost: $22

• Online Placement Test: 10/26, 9:00 am
• First class: 11/3

Evening Accelerated Immersion ESL
ELI-ESL 2029WL-UP, 25 M/T/W/Th, September 7-October 21, 6:30-9:30 pm, In-person. Cost: $22

• Online Placement Test: 9/7, 6:30 pm
• First class: 9/13

ELI-ESL 2029WL-VP, 25 M/T/W/Th, October 27-December 15, 6:30-9:30 pm, In-person. Cost: $22

• Online Placement Test: 10/27, 6:30 pm
• First class: 11/3

Saturday ESL, (Levels 3 & 4), In-Person:
This Level 3 and 4 course, for high beginner and low intermediate students, provides balanced instruction and active practice in vocabulary, listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading and writing. Our English-only environment for all activities promotes maximum learning. Students must register before taking the placement exam. Textbooks are required.
ELI-ESL 2019WL-A, 12.5 Saturdays, September 11 – December 11, 9:00 am-3:30 pm, In-person. Cost: $22

• Placement test: 9/11, 9:00 am
• First class: 9/18

Textbooks are required and cost approximately $40. Students must register and pay for the course by phone before the placement exam. Please contact Amy Tobin, ESL Program Specialist with the English Language Institute, by calling 914-606-6607 or through email at libraryesl@sunywcc.edu

You may qualify for funding for many of the White Plains Education and Training Center programs through the following grant opportunities.

PepsiCo Uplift
The PepsiCo Foundation has partnered with Westchester Community College to support Black and Hispanic students pursuing a degree or short-term workforce training in IT fields.

WIOA: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Grants for short-term training may be available through WIOA.
WIOA is designed to strengthen and improve our nation's public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers.

Metallica All Within My Hands Foundation
Need help gaining the certification required for your next job? Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands is partnering with the American Association of Community Colleges and Westchester Community College to give you the support you need!