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Victor Valley College Announces New Online Courses

March 11th, 2008

Victor Valley College has partnered with Gatlin Education Services to provide new online career training courses.

Online career training courses are in heavy demand.

Staying on the cutting edge of this popular educational methodology, Victor Valley College recently partnered with Gatlin Education Services to provide online career training courses in the fields of healthcare and fitness, management and corporate, and skilled trades and industrial.

Accessible online, the non-credit courses can help individuals at any stage of their career.

Whether the student is interested in switching career paths, obtaining advanced training and certificates, or a first-time job seeker in need of specialized training, VVC and Gatlin provide the necessary resources for workforce, corporate, vocational rehabilitation or individual career training, all from the convenience of your own home or office.

Gatlin programs blend various types of instruction in a unique format that provides a logical, comprehensive and effective education.

The typical course combines online instructional content, traditional textbook material and instructor-facilitated lessons.

Though the courses are self-paced, personal instructors are available to guide every student.

This blended learning differentiates VVC and Gatlin courses from ordinary online courses.

Each course is open enrolment and takes an average of 90 days to complete.Web-based instruction is growing in popularity.

Gatlin’s enrolments with their partner institutions have increased by 100 percent in the last year.

The company has strategic partnerships with more than 700 institutions of higher learning worldwide.

“Between juggling a job, a home, a family and a social life, there isn’t always a lot of time left to attend an on-campus class,” said Stephen Gatlin, founder of Fort Worth-based Gatlin Education Services.

“Online training offers the convenience of working from your personal computer and at your own pace.

It’s a viable tool right now as evidenced by the growing number of people utilizing it, and is the way of the future.”

Established in 1989 by Stephen Gatlin, Gatlin Education Services is the world’s largest provider of Web-based, instructor-supported training to community colleges and universities.

Gatlin’s online career training courses are open enrolment, allowing interested students to start their desired training immediately.

Gatlin’s courses are designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional calibre positions for many in-demand occupations.

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