"ADOPT A COMPUTER" PROGRAM SEEKS STUDENTS FOR ITS COMPUTERS
Oxnard College Foundation’s innovative “Adopt-A-Computer” program is now distributing over 100 computers to enrolled full-time students with the start of the 2004 Fall Semester. The deadline for enrollment is Friday, August 27, 2004.
The ongoing computer program provides a means for disadvantaged students to take computers home as a tool for their academic studies. Over the past five years, students have adopted over 700 computers. To qualify for one-year free rental with a $25 processing fee, students must enroll for 12 units or more for 2 semesters. Upon completion of two semesters at Oxnard College, students will then have the option of keeping the computer or returning the computer back to the program for other students.
Following a recent donation of computers from local corporate businesses, such as Countrywide, State Farm Insurance Companies, Market Scan and California Bank & Trust, over 100 computers are available for immediate release to Oxnard College students.
All computers are equipped with pre-installed software, 56K modem, monitor, keyboard, and attached mouse. The computers feature a Pentium III chip, 128 megabytes of memory, a 3-gigabyte hard drive with Windows 98SE and Office Pro 2000 software.
For more information on the computer distribution or how to donate computers to the program, contact Augie Castaneda at (805) 986-5842 or Connie Owens at the Oxnard College Foundation, (805) 986-5889.
|
