Aug. 15, 2008 

NYIT Extended Education Fall 2008 Course Offerings

Old Westbury, N.Y., August 15, 2008: From culinary to CAD to corporate training, NYIT has a course for you. Discover how NYIT's Extended Education program can help you advance your educational and career goals.

Our non-credit courses draw upon the curricular strengths of NYIT to provide professional training and personal enrichment in architecture, art and design, communication arts, computer graphics, computer technology, corporate training, culinary arts, engineering, interior decorating, and more. Courses are offered at convenient times and affordable rates at campus locations in the New York metropolitan area.

Corporate Training Extended Education courses can upgrade the skills and knowledge base of your workforce. You can obtain greater employee satisfaction and improved work performance through existing or custom-designed programs in AutoCAD, computer graphics, business or interior design, among other areas. Flexible course schedules (days, evenings, or weekends) allow you to find a time that is best for you. Courses may be conducted at your facility or at our conveniently located campuses on Long Island and Manhattan. To find out how we can help with your corporate training needs, call 516.686.7491 or e-mail exted@nyit.edu.

NEW THIS FALL:

For architects, engineers and building professionals:

• License renewal courses in Remodeling Sustainably and Feng Shui: Integrating Green and Sustainable Principles
• A certificate program in Sustainable Building Advisor Program and a course in AutoDesk Revit

For au pairs: a course for personal growth and to meet educational requirements, Experiencing America: New York

For interior designers: a course in Going Green in Your Home and Workplace and Green Design and Feng Shui

For cooking enthusiasts: courses in Knife Skills, Cuts and Butchering; Beef Cookery; and Holiday Hors d'oeuvres

For everyone:

• A new off-site course, Design Where it all Begins, at beautiful Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Staten Island.
• A course in Preparing Your Mind for Success.

For information about our programs and courses, or to receive a catalog by mail, please call 1.800.886.6948 or e-mail exted@nyit.edu. You may also visit www.nyit.edu, and go to the Extended Education page under Academic Programs.

About NYIT NYIT is the college of choice for more than 15,000 students enrolled in more than 100 specialized courses of study leading to undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in academic areas such as architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions, behavioral, and life sciences; management; and osteopathic medicine. As a private, nonprofit, independent institution of higher learning, NYIT embraces an educational philosophy of career-oriented professional education for all qualified students and supports applications-oriented research to benefit the greater global community. Students attend classes at NYIT's campuses in Manhattan and Long Island, as well as online and in a number of programs throughout the world. To date, more than 77,000 alumni have earned degrees at NYIT. For more information, visit www.nyit.edu.

Contact: Lorraine Todisco, communications specialist, 516.686.7812 or ltodisco@nyit.edu.