A great location for adult students

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Adv. Section
THE STAR-LEDGER, Wednesday, August 10, 2005
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A great location
for adult students
Saint Peter’s College
JERSEY CITY—Going to college is always a
challenge, especially for busy adult students juggling multiple responsibilities at home or in the
office. But it’s not as hard as you think. There’s a
college right near you that helps adults—one student at a time—fit college into their lives.
Founded it 1872, the Saint Peter’s College
main campus is located in Jersey City. The college also has a branch campus, 1 mile north of
the George Washington Bridge in Englewood
Cliffs.
The college’s tri-semester program enables
adult students to complete their degree quickly.
The college works with each student from the admissions and course selection process right
through graduation. An academic adviser guides
each student the entire way in choosing classes to
meet their professional goals and busy schedules.
Saint Peter’s College also helps interested
adults qualify as matriculated students. Whether
a student is interested in an associate’s degree,
bachelor’s degree or a graduate degree, the college works with its students to convert dreams
and aspirations into reality.
The college works with qualified students on
financial aid packages, grants, student loans and
tuition reimbursement plans. Many employers
pay the tuition for employees taking work-related
classes. Saint Peter’s College also has a deferred
payment plan.
There’s another special bonus at Saint Peter’s
College for the adult student: instructors who
practice what they teach. Most evening and
weekend faculty are working professionals in the
fields they teach. It makes them practical and
flexible. They are able to understand the challenges of a working student.
Saint Peter’s College is easy to reach by car or
public transportation from northern New Jersey
or New York City. Individuals who live or work
in Hudson County can conveniently attend Saint
Peter’s campus. Y
A career full of beautiful options
Capri Institute
‘‘Cosmetology has become a
very respected career where the
list of job opportunities are endless,’’ said Bridget Damiano, director of Capri Institute, Cosmetology Training Centers. ‘‘As
director of Capri, I have seen
many of our graduates go on to
become estheticians (skin-care
specialists), image consultants,
make-up artists, photo and
movie stylists, hair color/perm
specialists, hairstylists, haircutters, nail-care artists, even salon
and day-spa owners.’’
Capri offers a special open
house for high school students
and their parents who are determining the students’ career
goals. Whether the student intends to make cosmetology
their sole career choice or to use
cosmetology as a steppingstone
to another career path, Capri
offers helpful information. For
example, Capri grads have used
their cosmetology experience to
help pay for college expenses.
Cosmetology offers very flex-
ible hours in salons and higher
salaries compared to part-time
office, retail or fast-food jobs
that most college students take
to offset the high cost of education. High school students who
attend Capri’s open house will
learn that they are eligible to
apply for all the federal grants
that the colleges and technical
schools offer.
In addition, Capri offers a
special scholarship for high
school graduates who enroll between July and October. The
Cosmetology Advancement
Foundation, in conjunction
with The American Association
of Cosmetology Schools and
The Beauty and Barber Supply
Institute, offers the A.C.E. (Access to Cosmetology Education)
Grant Scholarship program.
This encourages highly motivated individuals to make cosmetology their career choice.
‘‘It’s important to know what
to look for when selecting a
post-secondary school for your
child,’’ said Damiano, who,
along with her professional in-
sight, just completed this process for her son last year. ‘‘The
school should be accredited,
offer its course outline and instructor credentials to all prospective students, open tours of
classrooms, job placement rates
along with an employer list of
where graduates are working.
It’s not enough to just say a
school offers job placement,
they must be able to demonstrate their success rate.’’
Capri offers a unique program that gives the student the
opportunity to be placed in a related job field prior to graduation. The student participates in
a simulated salon environment
right in the classroom where he
or she gets hands-on experience
working with the general public
in all phases of cosmetology—
along with salon management,
customer service and consultations—while under the supervision of a licensed cosmetology
instructor.
Capri campus locations are
in Roxbury, Clifton, Kenilworth, Paramus and Brick. Y
Diverse performances
fill arts series lineup
Kean University
UNION—North and central New Jersey residents need only attend one of the many shows in
the Kean University 2005-06 Performing Arts
Series to enjoy entertainment fare normally
found in Manhattan. Promising diverse and
high-quality offerings, this year’s lineup includes
internationally acclaimed Broadway stars, such
as Tony Award-winning stage legend Patty Lupone, the woman who made ‘‘Evita’’ a household
name. She will bring her Carnegie Hall show,
‘‘The Lady With The Torch,’’ to Kean’s Wilkins
Theatre on Sept. 25 to kick off the new season.
Other gifted artists scheduled for the year include
the world-renowned musician Les Paul and the
famed classical pianist Abbey Simon.
New to Kean’s series is a number of comedy
events designed to generate laughter with the latest one-person shows and stand-up acts. And Premiere Stages—Kean’s Actors’ Equity Association
theater-in-residence program—offers up a number of innovative plays by local writers through
its Premiere Play Festival, as well as the newest
works by America’s emerging filmmakers with
the Purple Violet Film Festival. As always, Kean
University will continue its dedication to educational and popular children’s programming with
the Family Time series of shows.
Unless otherwise noted, all performances
listed take place at the Wilkins Theatre at Kean
University, located at 1000 Morris Ave. in
Union. Single-ticket prices range from $10 to
$35. A 10-percent discount applies when customers purchase tickets for three or more dates. Call
(908) 737-SHOW (7469) for more information.
Below is a sampling of the Kean University
2005-06 Performing Arts Series:
R Patti Lupone, Sept. 25, 8 p.m. performs in
‘‘The Lady With The Torch.’’
R ‘‘Mame,’’ Oct. 2, 3 p.m.
R ‘‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.
R Premiere Stages hosts Purple Violet Film
Festival, Oct. 7-8, 7 p.m., Little Theatre; Oct. 9,
3 p.m., Wilkins Theatre (final screening of three
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R Classical pianist Abbey Simon, Oct. 14,
7:30 p.m.
R Pioneer guitarist Les Paul, Oct. 21, 7:30
p.m.
R ‘‘Dreams: A Tango Extravaganza,’’ Oct. 22,
7:30 p.m., featuring renowned tango singer
Marga Mitchell and Maestro Raul Jaurena.
R Westfield Symphony Orchestra’s ‘‘Dracula,
Live!’’—Black and White in Symphonic Technicolor,’’ Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., performing a new,
live orchestral soundtrack to accompany the Bela
Lugosi-famed classic.
R ‘‘DRUM!’’ Oct. 30, 3 p.m., featuring African, aboriginal, Celtic and Acadian musicians.
R Comedian Melissa Rauch in ‘‘The Miss Education of Jenna Bush,’’ Nov. 3, 8 p.m.
R Comedian Kathy Cogan in ‘‘Vatican II:
What the Hell Happened?’’ Nov. 17, 8 p.m.,
Little Theatre.
R The New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble
presents ‘‘The Nutcracker,’’ Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.;
Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
R ‘‘The Jack Frost Holiday Revue,’’ Dec. 9, 7
p.m.
R Andrea McArdle, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m.
R ‘‘A Christmas Carol,’’ Dec. 11, 3 p.m.
R ‘‘Noel: A Latin American Christmas Concert,’’ Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m.
R Virtuoso pipa player Gao Hong, Spirit of
Nature, Jan. 22, 3 p.m.
R Noche Flamenca, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m.
R Sherrod Small and Ardie Fuqua—Stand-Up
Comedy, Feb. 2, 8 p.m., Little Theatre.
R Al Madrigal and Mimi Gonzalez—StandUp Comedy, Feb. 23, 8 p.m., Little Theatre.
R Charles Ross in ‘‘The One Man Star Wars
Trilogy,’’ March 2, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Little Theatre.
R ‘‘Willy Wonka,’’ March 17, 7 p.m.
R The National Dance Company of Ireland in
‘‘Rhythm of the Dance,’’ March 19, 2 p.m. and
7:30 p.m.
R New Shanghai Circus: The Incredible Acrobats of China, March 24, 7 p.m.
R ‘‘The Peacemakers,’’ March 31, 7:30 p.m.,
featuring long-time activists and internationally
acclaimed musicians saluting peace leaders from
around the world through a multimedia program.
R ‘‘In the Mood—a 1940s Musical Revue,’’
April 1, 7:30 p.m.
R ‘‘Beauty and the Beast,’’ April 2, 3 p.m.
Presented by Sign Stage on Tour in both American Sign Language and English.
R Randy and Jason Sklar—Stand-Up Comedy, April 6, 8 p.m., Little Theatre.
R ‘‘Ballet Mestizo . . . the Best of Colombia,’’ April 29, 7:30 p.m.
R Musician/entertainer Natalie MacMaster,
May 21, 3 p.m. Y