Low and high pressure boiler operator training offered at Akron

The University of Akron’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division is offering preparation courses for the Ohio Department of Commerce Low and High Pressure Boiler Operator License exam.

A 13-session course in Low Pressure Boilers begins on June 23, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. through Aug. 4. The course fee for the 50-hour program is $479 and includes a textbook and workbook. A 20-session course in High Pressure Boilers begins on June 23, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. through Aug. 27. The course fee for the 75-hour program is $689 and includes a textbook.

For more information and to register, visit UA’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education Web site at http://www:uakron.edu/ce or call 330-972-7577. Registration and payment deadline is June 16. Classes will be held on the UA campus.

The University of Akron is the public research university for Northern Ohio. The Princeton Review listed UA among the “Best in the Midwest” in its 2008 edition of Best Colleges: Region-by-Region. Serving 26,000 students, the university offers approximately 300 associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and law degree programs and 100 certificate programs at sites in Summit, Wayne, Medina and Holmes counties. For more information, visit www.uakron.edu.