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Cell
Phones
– Please place your cell phone on vibration
during each class. If you must accept a call please go outside on the porch, or
if it’s very cold, stay by the front door to
talk.
Parking
– Please park your car on the even side of the
street, the same side as Town Computer.
You may park in front of the building next
to Town Computer.
Please do not block any other cars,
driveways, etc.
Guests
– We do not allow any student to be accompanied
by any guests.
This includes children, friends, spouses or
any other individuals.
Audio
Recording
– We allow audio recording using digital or
cassette audio recording devices.
We do not allow video recording at any time
during your class at Town Computer.
In order to allow video recording we would
need permission from each individual student.
Respect
– At Town Computer, we believe that each student
should be treated with respect.
This includes respect between students.
During each class, each student should feel
free to ask any question related to the subject
being discussed.
Even if you feel the question is
unnecessary or you feel annoyed because you
already know the answer, please allow the student
to receive the answer from the instructor. In this class, there are no dumb questions and we do not
appreciate students laughing at another student
because of a question.
Hygiene
– Please practice good hygiene before attending
a class at Town Computer. Please be aware that very strong body odor, cologne or
perfumes may bother the student next to you.
Attendance
– Attendance in Town Computer’s training
classes is very important.
In order to receive your certificate you
must not miss more than 2 classes during the
10-week period.
We will not award a certificate to a
student who has missed more than 2 classes.
At the same time, attending each class does
not guarantee that you will receive a certificate.
You must show improvement from week to week
throughout the session in order to receive a
certificate.
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We expect students to arrive on time for each
class. If you have an emergency and will be more than 30 minutes
late, please call us at (617) 298-0357.
We will not allow students to enter the
classroom 30 minutes after the class begins.
Snow
– If the City of Boston declares a Snow
Emergency, class will be cancelled for that day.
Sexual
Harassment –
Please refrain from making comments that could be
considered as harassment of another student.
This applies to both men and women.
Cheating
– At Town Computer, we will not accept students
to copy off of another student during tests.
Any student(s) found cheating will receive
a zero for the test grade and will not be allowed
to receive a certificate.
Certificates
– Certificates will be granted to any student
who successfully completes two sessions of a
particular class.
Any student who wishes to receive an
official certificate must have paid all
registration and lab fees to date and apply for
the certificate three weeks before the last week
of class. The
fee for the certificate is $25 and it is due at
the time of the application for the certificate.
Certificate fees are refundable in the case
that the student does not pass the class as
expected.
Internships
– For students attending our Computer Systems
Specialist/ PC Repair & Networking, internship
hours must be completed before a certificate will
be awarded.
Equipment
– The equipment in the classroom is the property
of Town Computer.
The premises are monitored by closed
circuit television cameras.
Students are not allowed to leave with any
equipment that belongs to Town Computer.
Changes
to Settings on Equipment
– Students are not permitted to make any changes
to the settings on the computers or monitors, this
includes setting new passwords.
Any student that does make unsupervised
changes may be charged for necessary repairs.
If there is any problem with the equipment,
please notify the instructor.
Basic
Lab Fee -
Students are responsible for a one-time lab fee of
$15 for the use of the equipment for practice.
MS
Office (Excel & PowerPoint) Lab Fee
- Students are responsible for a one-time lab fee
of $25 for the use of the equipment for practice.
ECommerce/
Web Design Lab
Fee - Students are responsible for a one-time
lab fee of $150 for a book and the use of the
equipment for practice.
** Discussions of politics and/ or religion are prohibited
during our classes.
For
PC Repair Students Only
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PC Repair I Lab Fee - Students are
responsible for a one-time lab fee of $150 for a
book, tools and use of the equipment for practice.
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PC Repair II Lab Fee - Students are
responsible for a one-time lab fee of $150 for use
of the equipment for practice.
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Internship Hours – Internship hours must
be complete in order to receive a certificate in
PC Repair. These
hours are to be performed at the school in
conjunction with Town Computer. Students must sign up to attend a designated 2-hour block of
time. Students are required to be on time.
Any student appearing more than 15 minutes
late will be turned away.
Any student who is unable to attend the
internship hours they signed up for are required
to give at least 24 hours notice.
Students who fail to excuse themselves from
their designated block of time more than 2 times
will need to put a $25 deposit on any future time
blocks or find another computer shop, that is
certified by CompTIA or accredited by the Better
Business Bureau, to perform their internship
hours.
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PC Repair Solicitations – Students are
not employees of Town Computer.
PC repair jobs accepted by students must be
performed under the supervision of a master
technician. Desktops
may be brought to Town Computer for a discounted
price of $25 and the student must plan time to
work on the computer.
A desktop that is brought in by a student
and worked on by an employee of Town Computer will
be required to pay the full price for the repair.
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