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Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

(OP)
Anyone know of schools (community college, university short course) that have classes in Solidworks that are in the LA area?  I'm taking a course for a different program by online which is very nice, but I'd like to find something similar for SW.  It would need to be through some school so I can use the student version at home.  I suspect few or none would have it as an online course, but that would be what I would like to find.

Thanks

RE: Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

I work in the San Fernando Valley.  I know we've sent a few people through some "professional development" program that was a 16wk SW course.  The cost was free.  I don't have the info now, but can post once I am back in the office on Monday.

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RE: Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

keepinitcool (Mechanical)
The San Dieguito high school at 710 Encinitas blvd in Encinitas Ca.,  runs an ROP class in Solidworks, the class is open ended and typically runs from June to the following June but you can enroll at any time.It is also free. This may be a bit far for you depending where you live in the La area.
B.E.

RE: Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

Here is a place I took a class at a few years back:

http://www.westech.edu/state_funded.htm#1

A usergroup might also be a good resourse, and the price of FREE is pretty good.  I can help you directly with that.  Shoot me an email if intrested: mpuckett(at)laocswug.com

Mike Puckett
Group Leader
Los Angeles/Orange County SW User Group
Need Usergroup Info? www.swugn.org

RE: Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

If you have time during the day, you can enroll in the "Open University" program for the Cal State Universities. I know that Cal State LA teaches SWx, courses, and is very good about it... (and if you hurry, you could probablly enroll pretty quick (spring qtr starts about this time of year)...

Wes C.
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When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions...

RE: Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

I am back at work, so here is the info I promised, training held at Glendale CC.  16wks, 5hrs a class, 1 class a week.

http://www.professionaldevelopmentcenter.com/training/SolidWorks.htm

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RE: Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

(OP)
Thanks everyone.  I will have to check into these places.  I was also able to get a listing from Solidworks on places using/teaching the program.  Hopefull I can find one that will fit my needs.

UCLA
Cal State LA
Cal State Northridge
USC
Long Beach City College
Cal State Long Beach
ABC Adult School (Cerritos)
Alhambra HS (Anaheim)
Santa Ana College
Hawthorne HS
Southern California ROP (Torrance)
Fullerton Community College
Pasadena College
Cal Tech
Rio Hondo College
Ventura Community College
Cal Poly Pomona
Loyola Marymount University
Art Center College of Design

RE: Any schools teaching SW in LA, CA area?

ucla, offers open courses on a very limited basis, and doesn't teach swx in it's extension.

CSULA / CSUN / CSULB / CAL Poly all good schools, with good, engineering programs. I have heard that CSUN teaches 3D on a limited basis, so courses may be full. I have taken CSULA courses, and they are very good. CSULB tends to fill up, and is in LB which is inconvinent, unless you are in Southbay/ I like Cal Poly too, but don't know much about their 3D.

USC, Cal Tech, LMU - not worth the ROI, hard to take coursework unless you are an enrolled student... if they offer open enrollment courses, it would be very limited.



The community colleges are really hit and miss about swx. I have heard that the best one is college of the canyons in Santa Clarita, but that's all haul unless you live way up north. These courses will be taught as part of a drafting series, but will be a good introduction to modeling and whatnot, but will not talk about engineering.

I recomend the one at Art Center, but NOT as a beginner course... their course is really a course in Rapid Prototyping, and after you get a handle on SWx, it'll be well worth the pricetag (which isn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination).... by all means take this course, but not as an intro...!

Wes C.
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When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions...

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