Phoenix College - Sandprints Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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3,000 Valley Residents Forsake T To Enroll in Evening College Almost every room is lit as local senior citizens, veterans, and college-age students attend night school classes. , AA, John F. Prince, Director of the Evening College, and his secretary, Nancy Fick, check over the 130 courses offered during the second semester. l'Open is a business term which certainly defines the libary, popular evening college hang out. 12

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Offering 130 courses in all major college helds, the Evening College enables adults to continue their education. It provides subjects for them in the areas of civic, liberal, recreational, and vocational education. Credits earned during the dark hours can be used towards obtaining the Associate in Arts degree fdiploma awarded graduates from herej. They are also transferrable and can be applied on work towards a bachelor's degree at accredited colleges and universities. First and second semester enrollment statistics this year reveal that over 3,000 men and women passed up the chance to see adult Westerns on their television sets. Veterans, espe- cially if they are eligible for educational benefits under the Korean G.I. Bill, are encouraged to register for classes. In addition, the community college caters to people who want to learn to live and to earn, and to those who have special interests. Classes are regularly taught by members of the P.C. facultyg however, trained and experienced Valley business, engineering, and social science personnel are also included on the staff. Tax funds are not available to support the nighttime insti- tution, and all expenses must be met by tuition. Tuition is S5 a unit, and there is a Sl registration fee. Laboratory fees tif anyJ are determined by the amount of material used in the classroom. To attend, every person 21 or older may register, regardless of the number of school years completed. Placement tests are required of students entering the English and mathe- matics programs. G.E.D. tests are also given to non-high school graduates who enroll. A harvest moon, veiled by clouds, rises over the Phoenix College campus and indicates the recording of another day.