Graphic Arts Technical Foundation offers introductory, pre-press, sheetfed and web offset press operations, quality systems, and special-subjects training in Pittsburgh or at your newspaper. Costs: Between $595 and $995 for members and $795 and $1,195 for nonmembers. Address: 4615 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-3796. Phone, (412) 621-3790, ext. 214 or (800) 910-GATF; fax, (412) 621-3049 or (412) 621-8107.
Newspaper Association of America offers three one-week courses--Introduction to Web Offset, Web Offset Newspaper Press Operation, and Web Press Setup and Maintenance, which are available upon request in Reston for $650 per person. On-site training is also available. Address: 11600 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Va. 22091-1412. E-mail, naatech@attmail.com; phone, (703) 648-1217; fax, (703) 620-4557.
Rochester Institute of Technology. Seminar-style training is offered for two to five days at $500 to $1,400. Subject areas: introductory training, business and production management, practical production technologies, photographic technologies, image editing and compositing software, graphics and publishing software, and electronic pre-press and publishing. Address: P.O. Box 422, East Rochester, N.Y. 14445-0422. Phone, (800) 724-2536, ext. 31 or ext. 52; fax, (716) 381-9307.
Southern Production Program. All classes are in Oklahoma City: single-width offset (1 week; $375 members, $750 nonmembers), double-width offset (2 weeks; $675 members, $1,350 nonmembers), and letterpress (2 weeks; $650 members, $1,300 nonmembers). Address: 236 N.E. 31st St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Phone, (405) 524-7774; fax, (405) 524-7784.
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