Noncredit courses offered through the Office of Continuing Education at Penn State New Kensington include computer software and business programs. These courses do not carry college credit and are often part of a certificate program or are designed to meet the needs of specific skill development.

Although a majority of the classes are held at the New Kensington campus in Upper Burrell, some classes may be taken at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry, Pa. The alliance is a cooperative venture that offers education and training programs in the greater Pittsburgh region.

The next course offerings concern the Excel software program, an electronic spreadsheet application that organizes data into rows and columns and performs mathematical calculations. The two, six-hour classes are scheduled from 6-9 p.m. on consecutive Wednesdays during April in the computer classroom on the lower level of the Conference Center. The introductory course, Excel I, is set for April 4 and, 11 and the advanced course, Excel II, is April 18 and 25. The cost of each course is $99.

Additional classes will be added in late spring. For more information, call 724-334-6010. For more on continuing education at the campus, visit http://www.nk.psu.edu/CE.