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Hello,
I just wanted to send out this Email to let you know what a wonderful job the school staff does for its students. I graduated and landed my first IT job in May 2010, Why, because of the teachers and support staff at PC Pro schools. I went to school with the dream of turning my life around and it happened, I am working for the state of MN and LOVING my new career.

The people I work with are great and the job itself is better than I had hoped my salary is more than 10,000 dollars over what I used to make in the retail environment as management. I will never forget the people and School that made this all possible for me.

THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING!!!!

The Importance of IT Certifications

Here’s a great article that illustrates the importance of gaining your certifications! So… good luck and get into that testing center!!!

10 reasons IT certifications are important

PC ProSchools Host Job Fair

Our team of Career Advisors at PC Pro work one on one with students to help secure their new careers in computers, but that’s not all they do….Check out the video below. Yesterday we hosted another job fair on campus connecting students, graduates and employers. It was a phenomenal success.

If you are an employer wishing to be part of our next job fair, just let me know. We’d be more than happy to have you.

PC ProSchools Student Shares Experience in His First Night of Class

OMG!!! <—-I wish you could see the excitement, I was a little sleepy during class cause I just came off a long day at work but it was a great time. I like the way Jason teaches, he’s not afraid to just go with the flow, go on tangents about important stuff, tell stories, and make jokes. This is what I been looking for in a teacher. Thank You for all your help Roz I really appreciate it.
And
I’m sure that this will work out just fine.

Thanks Again,
Billy

PC Pro Grad’s Wife Does the Happy Dance

LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Alek!
Just a quick note to say I got my first paycheck for my new career job today and Cindy is doing a happy dance! Thanks for all the leads and your undying support! I couldn’t have done it without you, Dan, Brian, Diane, and the rest of the staff at PC Pro. You’ve made me a happy guy!
Keep in touch!
Allen

PC ProSchools Announces Scholarships for the Summer Term

PC ProSchools is excited to announce that we have $3 million dollars worth of grants and scholarships to award for our summer terms. These will be awarded as HALF to FULL tuition scholarships. Check out the recipients from last summer at the links below! They have CHANGED their lives!!!

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PC Pro Student Gets Big Salary Before Graduation

David is a student that enrolled about five months ago. He came to us with an extensive background in management and communications. David needed a change because he was laid off a year and a half ago and could not find work anywhere. He had some reservations about our program because he didn’t want to start out at $30,000 a year in I.T., when he was used to making $60,000+. Our Campus Director told David that he had the ability with his background to start at a higher rate but it all depends on what he does to make himself marketable. During his time here David started interning at a local company a few nights a week to get some real experience in the field. Last month they came to him with a part time offer and he decided to take it and would re-evaluate everything once he graduated. David shared today the news that the company came to him last week with a full time offer. They were extremely impressed with his work ethic and abilities. He starts FULL TIME in June at $50,000 a year!!
I am sharing this because we all get people through the door that say they can’t start at $30,000 a year. Well, they don’t have to if they put in the effort! I am not saying that you should expect a $50,000 a year salary. I am not promising any salary range but if you are willing to put in the effort, it can certainly pay off! David comes to test preps on Saturdays, he interned and took a part time position to get experience and look at his first year salary with no prior IT experience. Another true success story! And he still has a month of classes to go!!!

Job Fair at PC ProSchools is a Success

Here’s a great email that one of our Career Advisors received from one of the employers that attended our job fair last week.
The energy was high as multiple employers and students communicated and discussed the industry, their organizations and the opportunities to work together. Our students are going on 2nd and 3rd interviews now as a result and we look forward to some great placements in the next week.
To: Diana Barber; Aleksandra Hebron
Subject: Job Fair

Good Evening Ladies,

I just wanted to thank you for allowing me to represent Best Buy Alpine at the job fair last week. I believe I spoke with both of you about getting onto a mailing list about your next opportunities for the placement of your students and graduates. Any information on upcoming events would be fantastic, as I was extremely impressed with all of the attendees. I have never received so many thank you letters or phone calls regarding just showing up to an event. I’m definitely interested in what your students have to offer, whether or not it’s necessarily pertaining to their degree. Let me know if you need anything from my end as well. Thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you,

Katie
Best Buy

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PC Pro Student LOVES His New IT Career

Check out this GREAT email one of my Career Advisors received from a current student that has started his new IT job… I LOVE this kind of news!!!

Date: 4/26/2010

Subject: RE: Follow Up

Hello Erin,

All I have to say is “What have you gotten me into?” Ey-chiuahua! I actually have to work from 7-4pm and then I’m done. I don’t have to work weekends, I get paid more then my previous job, I don’t have to worry or stress about a parent calling to rip me a new one. The job is easy and straightforward, no major hassles and I get paid more, did I already mention that?!

In case you aren’t picking up on the sarcasm, which is harder in the written word, I love it. Work is great. I look forward to everyday and learning new things:).

Hope things are going well for you at PC Pro.

PC ProSchools Grad Gets Promotion

The Ryan Family

Tyler Ryan, recipient of a full tuition scholarship, was a successful graduate of our program. He and his wife, Crystal have a young son, Hunter. They were struggling to make ends meet financially. He accepted his first IT job at a Fortune 500 Company making $10/hr. We all knew this wasn’t his dream salary but the experience he would gain working for this amazing company was well worth it. After 2 months on the job he learned of another opportunity at a world-wide insurance company nearby. He interviewed and was offered the job for $15/hr ($31,200 annually). He was offered the job because the hiring manager felt he was “hungry” and by going back to school in an accelerated format, he proved he was a quick learner of technology. After six months at his new company, Tyler will qualify for a monetary increase to $50,000 annually! This is great news because recently they learned the stork will be dropping off baby #2 to the Ryan Home so this 3rd raise in 8 months time couldn’t be better timed!
Congratulations Tyler on your career, new child and overall…. new life!!! And just think, last year at this time, we were just another annoying advertisement on the radio to Tyler!!!

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