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INTERNET ACCESS AND COMPUTER LITERACY
Delaware
County Library System
The Library System has a number of branches in the Chester area, and provides
some Internet access. Check at the branch
closest to you for what is available.
Chester Apartments
NNC
1225 West 9th Street
Chester, PA 19013
(610) 874-3295
chestera@snip.net
NNC provides free Internet access and computer literacy education opportunities
at no cost to Chester area residents.
Chester Senior Center
721 Hayes Street
Chester, PA 19013
(610) 497-3550
jnowell@scs-delco.org
The Center provides free Internet access and a variety of low-cost computer education classes for Chester area residents of all ages.
SeniorNet
2881 Pancoast Road
Aston, PA 19014
(610) 497-6300 Ext. 1301
Sponsored by the Penn-Delco School District, SeniorNet is a free program
aimed at helping senior citizens navigate the Internet and e-mail by teaming
them up with Sun Valley High School students.
United
Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Delaware County)
First Call for Help (215-568-3750) will refer you to an appropriate United
Way member or partner agency in your area that can help with your immediate
needs, as well as those involving your family and your community, related
to skills development, job training and education. (Available in English
and Spanish)
TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (For a cost, but some are quite reasonable)
Cittone
Institute Computer Education Center
One Plymouth Meeting (Suite 300)
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(610) 941-0319
(888) 248-8663
Cittone offers certification training, and short-term, focused computer
programs, including courses in Web-based programming in HTML, XML, Java,
and multimedia.
Computer Mentors, Inc.
102 Carleton Road
Wallingford, PA 19086
(610) 891-1213
Computer Mentor's facilitators provide one-to-one computer literacy education at an hourly rate, tailored to individual needs.
Delaware County Community
College
901 South Media Line Road
Media, PA 19063
(610) 359-5000
DCCC provides credit and non-credit computer courses, and information
technology educational programs and services that are available online
and in a classroom setting.
Penn
Delco School District Adult Education School
2881 Pancoast Road
Aston, PA 19014
(610) 497-6300 Ext. 2323
Introductory classes at a reasonable cost in PC's, Internet, MS Word and
MS Excel.
Penn
State University (Delaware County Campus)
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063-5596
Penn State offers computer technology Courses and certification programs,
in such areas as C/C++, Java, and Visual Basic programming, Internet and
WebPro.
Pennsylvania
Institute of Technology
800 Manchester Avenue
Media, PA 19063
(610) 565-7900
(800) 422-0025
PIT offers a wide range of technical and business programs in the computer
field.
The
Training Camp
Pocono Mountains
Bushkill, PA
(800) 528-5560 (Ext. 2202)
The Training Camp offers accelerated information technology and certification
testing services for the serious student.
Widener
University
(Evening and Continuing Education)
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013
(610) 499-4282
Widener offers courses and certification in information systems, the Internet
and instructional methods in technology.
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Last updated Jan 19 2003
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