First Class, 1726 20th St., NW; 202-797-5102. Classroom and online courses: “Earn $1,000 in 30 Days Using Social Networking,” “Facebook Bootcamp for Boomers,” Web design.
The Graduate School, 600 Maryland Ave., SW; 888-744-4723. Evening and weekend courses, offered by the US Department of Agriculture, cover such topics as Photoshop, A+ service-technician certification, computer-security fundamentals, HTML and CSS, and Microsoft products.
Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville; 20200 Observation Dr., Germantown; 7600 Takoma Ave., Takoma Park; 240-567-5188. Courses for workforce development or continuing education, from basic keyboarding and Microsoft Office to Web design and computer networking.
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, 2010 Corporate Ridge, Suite 200, McLean; 1331 F St., NW, Suite 420; 703-749-4030. Crash courses for business professionals on computer software, Web development, and advanced topics.
Northern Virginia Community College, locations in Alexandria, Annandale, Sterling, Manassas, and Woodbridge; 703-323-3000. Certificate programs offered draw mostly career changers.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, 202-895-4860; George Mason University, 21641 Ridgetop Cir., Suite 210, Sterling, 703-503-3384. These programs offer classes for “seasoned learners,” including basics such as how to use e-mail and the Internet.
Prince George’s Community College, 301 Largo Rd., Largo; 301-336-6000. Classes for everyone from the computer-phobic to advanced techies; also basic PC and Internet courses for “seasoned adults” ages 60 and up.
University of Maryland University College, 3501 University Blvd. E., Adelphi; 800-888-8682. College classes on information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, and computer studies that can be taken for credit or audited.
This article first appeared in the August 2009 issue of Washingtonian. For more articles from that issue, click here.
