Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1982-February - Vol 3 Issue 12 - Page 17
S
* T J FEBRUARY 1982 17
INDUSTRY TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
Star*Tech Journal has
compiled a list of schools
available throughout the
industry. Each school
returned our "S*TJ School
Questionnaire" providing all
the information that follows.
(Kurz-Kasch, Inc., of
Dayton, Ohio informed us
that their "Center for
Technical Development"
correspondence school is no
longer in operation.)
For additional information,
call or wn·te to the individual
technical schools listed below.
Name/Address:
American Arcade Technical Academy, 4688 Alvarado Canyon
Road, San Diego, California 92120. California: (714) 287-4263.
National: (800) 854-2521.
Courses Offered:
Beginners, Advanced, Videolecture Series Home Study.
Length of Course:
6 days, 48 hours. (20 hours oflab included.) 2nd and 4th Mondays.
Courses Offered:
School for video games. School for pinball games.
Length of Course:
Seven consecutive days.
General Outline of Subjects:
Basic repair procedures, reading and understanding schematics,
monitor circuits, microprocessors, and test equipment use.
Tuition:
$250.00.
General Outline of Subjects:
Video and pinball game repair. Microprocessor theory, Raster and
X-Y monitors, audio systems, test bench design, oscilloscopes,
signature analyzers.
Entrance Requirements:
Desire to learn.
Tuition:
Beginners: $375.00. Advanced $375.00.
Certificates/Diplomas Awarded:
Certificate of completion.
Entrance Requirements:
Beginners: Mechanical aptitude, interest.
Advanced: 6 months work experience, knowledge of basic electronic
concepts.
State/Association Accreditation:
Sponsored by the Amusement and Music Operators Association.
Certificates/Diplomas Awarded:
Certificate of completion.
State/Association Accreditation:
In process.
Endorsements:
None.
(Note: Videolecture series: ½ video cassette with books on
selected subjects available 2/82.)
Name/Address:
A.M.O.A. School for Coin Machine Technicians, 35 East Wacker
Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 726-2810.
Endorsements:
None.
Name/Address:
Cal's Coin College, P.O. Box 810, Nicoma Park, Oklahoma
73066. ( 405) 769-5343.
Courses Offered:
One week - solid-state pinball. One week - video games.
Length of Course:
Maximum two weeks.
General Outline of Subjects:
Schematics, discrete components, power supplies, ICs, seven
monitors. Pinball circuits and video circuits.
Tuition:
Two weeks - $700.00.
* T J FEBRUARY 1982 17
INDUSTRY TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
Star*Tech Journal has
compiled a list of schools
available throughout the
industry. Each school
returned our "S*TJ School
Questionnaire" providing all
the information that follows.
(Kurz-Kasch, Inc., of
Dayton, Ohio informed us
that their "Center for
Technical Development"
correspondence school is no
longer in operation.)
For additional information,
call or wn·te to the individual
technical schools listed below.
Name/Address:
American Arcade Technical Academy, 4688 Alvarado Canyon
Road, San Diego, California 92120. California: (714) 287-4263.
National: (800) 854-2521.
Courses Offered:
Beginners, Advanced, Videolecture Series Home Study.
Length of Course:
6 days, 48 hours. (20 hours oflab included.) 2nd and 4th Mondays.
Courses Offered:
School for video games. School for pinball games.
Length of Course:
Seven consecutive days.
General Outline of Subjects:
Basic repair procedures, reading and understanding schematics,
monitor circuits, microprocessors, and test equipment use.
Tuition:
$250.00.
General Outline of Subjects:
Video and pinball game repair. Microprocessor theory, Raster and
X-Y monitors, audio systems, test bench design, oscilloscopes,
signature analyzers.
Entrance Requirements:
Desire to learn.
Tuition:
Beginners: $375.00. Advanced $375.00.
Certificates/Diplomas Awarded:
Certificate of completion.
Entrance Requirements:
Beginners: Mechanical aptitude, interest.
Advanced: 6 months work experience, knowledge of basic electronic
concepts.
State/Association Accreditation:
Sponsored by the Amusement and Music Operators Association.
Certificates/Diplomas Awarded:
Certificate of completion.
State/Association Accreditation:
In process.
Endorsements:
None.
(Note: Videolecture series: ½ video cassette with books on
selected subjects available 2/82.)
Name/Address:
A.M.O.A. School for Coin Machine Technicians, 35 East Wacker
Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 726-2810.
Endorsements:
None.
Name/Address:
Cal's Coin College, P.O. Box 810, Nicoma Park, Oklahoma
73066. ( 405) 769-5343.
Courses Offered:
One week - solid-state pinball. One week - video games.
Length of Course:
Maximum two weeks.
General Outline of Subjects:
Schematics, discrete components, power supplies, ICs, seven
monitors. Pinball circuits and video circuits.
Tuition:
Two weeks - $700.00.
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).