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March 22, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dennis Parks, (805) 756-7434
Cal Poly Extended Studies Establishes Certificate Programs At Mississippi Air
Force Base
Cal Poly President Warren J. Baker and Air Force
officials will cut the ribbon Monday (March 25) to launch two
certificate programs at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss. -- the
first permanent Cal Poly Extended Studies programs established in
another state.
The noncredit programs in information technology and Oracle database
administration will be administered by Cal Poly Extended Studies.
Students will receive instruction both online and in a new computer lab
at the base. High-speed Internet access will link the Cal Poly Extended
Studies computer lab at Keesler with the San Luis Obispo campus.
"At this critical time for our nation, Cal Poly is pleased to partner
with the Air Force, one of the nation's major high-tech employers, to
help impart vitally needed skills to Air Force personnel," Baker said.
The programs were developed in response to Air Force interest that began
with Cal Poly's distance-learning program operated at Vandenberg Air
Force Base. That program was launched in 1999.
In the future, the Keesler program could be expanded to include several
areas outside information technology.
"We hope that more programs will be offered to serve the education and
training needs of Keesler Air Force Base and the larger Gulf Coast
community," said Cal Poly Extended Studies Dean Dennis Parks.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and the University of Southern
Mississippi are also partners in developing the programs.
For more information, call Cal Poly Extended Studies at (805) 756-2053.
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