This is San Diego's best kept secret. Here, anyone who is 18 or older can take free computer…read moreclasses with no grades or tests. Be sure to attend all classes and they used to provide certificates of completion as along as you have perfect attendance for the class you are taking. (I'm not sure if they still do this.)
Be sure to attend the first day of class about 1 hour before class starts to get a seat. There are only about 40 seats to a classroom. If you get there late, you might be sharing a computer with someone.
And remember, it's important to tell all your friends, relatives and coworkers about this school. they get their funding through good attendance. From what I understand, they don't advertise. So please tell everyone you know that these classes are a great way to improve your computer skills.
This nice thing about this school is they really want all students to do well. And the student has many options. If you don't like an instructor, just leave. If you ask questions, the instructors will try to help you. If you don't ask any questions, no one will respond to you. If you don't like the instructor, I would take the class anyway and see what you learn. Or if there is the same class with a different instructors, then take another class. As a student, you either make it a good place to take classes or a bad place to take classes.
Also, remember, you can speak up and talk to the person next to you. They might know something you don't know or they might not know anything! And there are many free courses you can take online at other institutions around the world. Look it up on Google, type: free education. Or type in Google: free computer classes online for MS Word. Have you tried Khan Academy? It's a free place to take many different courses and there are no tests.
Not only does North City Campus have computer courses which can be taken a la carte, but they also have several 9 month courses called their Certificate Program which require applying for in advance, and requires good attendance. These long courses are very well worth it because you are taking college level courses without paying a penny. There are many options, it's worth anyone's time to go there, ask questions and start learning to better yourself. North City Campus is something all cities in the USA should have.
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For many years, probably over 20 years or more, the parking was free. It's a shame they are charging for parking, charging for parking makes no sense. If you are a student there, it's time to get some activism going and create a petition to stop the unfair charging for parking permits. The land is already paid for, they don't need to charge for parking.
Note: Look at Steve G.'s review, it is not true. I've been attending this school since 1996 and it's a good school. Most instructors are excellent instructors and I've learned tons of information about computers and computer programs at this school. People think I'm a wiz at computers, which I am because I did take a multitude of classes here. In fact, I was able to start my own online business due to the classes I've taken at North City Campus. So Steve G.'s review is nonsense.
Many people don't take the time to keep re-educating themselves throughout their lifetimes which is why they aren't good with computers or other skills. If you have a bad attitude (Like Steve G.), and you don't ask enough questions and don't enjoy learning, you'll never like this school or any school.
Now take a look at Leo N.'s review. If this is true and it might be, all you students currently attending this campus need to start petitions and get the paid parking changed to free parking. When I started going to this campus in 1996, parking was always FREE. When they first built the new building with the multi-story parking lot on Aero Drive, the parking was FREE also.
If you don't like something about this school, then let's change it. This school is paid by our California tax dollars and it used to also be funded by money coming in from the community colleges in this area. So, let's get them to change the paid-parking (which is complete nonsense) to free parking again! Don't just complain, do something about it.