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STAR*TECH JOURNAL/JULY 1983
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Listed here are seven technical schools available to our industry throughout the country.
Each school returned our "S•TJ School Questionnaire" providing all the i,iformation that
follows. For additional i,iformation, call or write to the indillidual technical schools
listed here.
Banner Technical Trade School, Inc.,
721 Benjamin Fox Pavilion, Jenkintown, PA
19046. 215/572-6966
Courses offered: Electronic Amusement
Repair I: Basic Electronics, Video Game
Systems, Monitors, Electronic Pinball Systems,
Troubleshooting Techniques, Test Equipment,
Schematic Reading, Safety Instructions.
Length of course: 5 days. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Monday-Friday.
General outline of subjects: Electron Theory,
Semiconductors, Power Supplies, Control Panel
Interfaces, Raster Scan and X-Y Monitors,
Electronic Digital Systems, Troubleshooting
Techniques, using the latest equipment.
Tuition: $475 per student. $100 deposit.
Entrance requirements: A desire to learn. No
previous experience in electronics or game
repair is required.
Certificates/Diplomas awarded: Certificate of
completion to those who successfully complete
this course.
State/ Association accreditation: Licensed by
the Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia State
Boards of Private Trade Schools.
Cal's Coln College, P.O. Box 810, Nicoma
Park, OK 73066. 405/769-5343
Courses offered: 2-week course covers videos
and pins.
General outline of subjects: Schematics, Dis-
crete Components, Power Supplies, I Cs, Seven
Monitors. Pinball Circuits and Video Circuits.
Tuition: $700/2 weeks.
Entrance requirements: A desire to learn! No
prior electronic or electrical training is required.
Certificates/Diplomas awarded: Certificate on
successful completion.
State/ Association accreditation: Member
A.M.O.A., Certified Oklahoma Board of
Private Schools, bonded.
Electronic Institute of Brooklyn, 4801
Avenue N, Brooklyn, NY 11234.
800/221-0834, 212/377-0369
Courses offered: Classroom Video Game
Repair Course ( Complete-Analog & Digital).
Video Tape Home Study Course (same as
classroom material).
Length of courses: 60 hours/2 evenings a week
7:00 pm- 11 :00 pm. Video Tape Home Study
Course can be viewed at your own pace.
Approximately 30 hrs.fl O tapes, VHS or Beta.
General outline of subjects: Classroom: Basic
Electronics, Using a Digital Meter, Power
Supplies, B/W Monitors, Color Monitors, B/W
& Color X-Y Monitors, Basic Logic, Using a
Logic Probe, Pinball Repairs, Video Game
Repairs. Video Tape Home Study: Same as
classroom outline.
Tuition: Classroom: $800/$25 deposit Balance
paid during 5 weeks of the course. Video Tape
Home Study: $300.
Entrance requirements: Little or no electronics
background.
Nevada Gaming School, 3100 Sirius,
Las Vegas, NV 89102. 702/873-2345
Courses offered· (I) Gaming & Amusement
Machine Technician Program. (2) Amusement
Machine Technician Program. (3) Slot Machine
Technician Program.
Length of courses: (1) 700 hrs./7 weeks. (2)
500 hrs./5 weeks. (3) 400 hrs./4 weeks.
General outline of subjects: Basic Electro/
Mechanical Theory/Lab. Advanced Electro/
Mechanical Functions. Video Game Theory/
Lab. COURSE OBJECTIVE: To equip the
graduate with the entry level skills and know-
ledge necessary to meet the requirements of the
Gaming and Amusement Machine Industry.
The essential skills are developed through a
combination of classroom lecture, problem
solving and actual "hands-on" application of
attained knowledge.
Tuition: (I) $3,800 (2) $3,250. (3) $2,150.
Entrance requirements: Ability to pass the
School Aptitude Test.
Certificates/Diplomas awarded: Diploma.
State/ Association accreditation: Accredited
by the National Association of Trade & Tech-
nical Schools. Licensed by the Nevada
Commission on Postsecondary Education.
Endorsements: VA; State Industrial Insurance
System; Comprehensive Employment and
Training Act; Nevada Bureau of Vocational
Rehabilitation.
Randy Fromm's Arcade School, 6123
El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92115.
Courses offered: Beginning to intermediate
entry level course in electronic game repair.
Length of course: Six days/approximately 8
hours per day.
General outline of subjects: Introduction to
Basic Electronics. Using the Digital Multimeter,
Understanding Semiconductors, Power Supply
Operation and Repair, Video Game Monitor
Operation and Repair, X-Y Monitor Operation
and Repair, Troubleshooting Sound Systems,
Soldering Techniques.
Tuition: $500.
Entrance requirements: Minimum age: 18
years. No previous experience required.
Certificates/Diplomas awarded: Diploma
awarded upon graduation. Exceptional gradu-
ates earn the "CERTIFICATE OF
EXCELLENCE".
Endorsements: Officially approved for coin-op
repair training by the Ohio and Wisconsin
Amusement Operators Associations and the
California Dept of Rehabilitation.
Sta'*Tech Journal's Distributor-
Sponsored Technical Seminar &
Workshop. Distributor's choice oflocation/
nationwide. To sponsor or for information,
contact Star*Tech Journal, P.O. Box 1065,
Merchantville, NJ 08109,. 609/662-3432
Courses offered: Electronic Game Repair:
Field Service Course designed to enable entry-
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level technicians to isolate and repair 85% of
game failures on location.
Length of course: 5 days, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm,
Monday-Friday.
General outline of subjects: Electron Theory
& Semiconductors, Video Game Power Sup-
plies, Control Panel Interfaces, Raster-Scan
and X-Y Monitors, Electronic Digital Systems
for Pinballs. Troubleshooting Techniques. Use
of test equipment Proper soldering/ de soldering
techniques. Analyzing electronic schematics.
Tuition: $450 per student. $100 deposit.
Entrance requirements: Designed for the
operator's service people with a minimum of
electronics experience.
Certificates/Diplomas awarded· Certificate of
completion.
Vldeotronlx Training Center, 705 N.
Bowser, Suite 108, Richardson, TX 75081
(suburb of Dallas). 214/231-3307
Courses offered: Basic, practical electronic
game machine repair - designed to fit client's
needs.
Length of course: One, two, or three day
seminars or six day course.
General outline of subjects: Basic (Game--
Oriented) Electronics, Power Supplies, Moni-
tors, Intro & Overview of PCBs. Use of
Volt/Ohm Meter.
Tuition: Approx. $100/day.
Entrance requirements: Willingness .to learn.
Certificates/Diplomas awarded: Certificate of
completion.