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SAT/ACT Preparation Offered Online
Photos and story by James Hill
A two-part Internet-based test preparation class is being offered this summer through Portland Community College’s Community Education Online Learning program.The non-credit class introduces techniques for relieving test-taking anxiety, and is designed for those who want to maximize SAT/ACT scores that determine college aptitude. Students will practice techniques and approaches using very similar exams and fully interpret the correct and incorrect answers. Part 1 of the course covers the Verbal and Science Reasoning skills; Part 2 covers quantitative test question areas. Three sessions of the class will be offered this summer. Classes begin monthly, and offer six weeks of web-based instruction via personal computer and over the Internet. This class will be taught online by Scott and Lisa Zimmer Hatch. Start dates are Wednesdays, June 13, July 11, and Aug. 8. Two lessons are released each week. Students do not have to be present when lessons are released. Tuition for each class is $79.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »