Winpisinger Center Courses Can Earn You College Credits
IAM members can earn college credits for courses at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center at Placid Harbor, according to recommendations by the American Council on Education (ACE).
ACE officials have certified eleven Placid Harbor courses as "college-level instruction" and recommended that universities and colleges grant credits to students who complete them: Arbitration; Collective Bargaining; Leadership I, II and Advanced Leadership; Strategic Planning; Advanced Collective Bargaining; Comprehensive Training; Basic Skills and Orientation; Pension and Train the Trainer. Other classes are under review and may be certified for credits soon.
The ACE College Credit Recommendation Program was created precisely to evaluate the quality of educational classes offered outside the typical university or college setting.
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Applying for college credits
Anyone who has completed the above-mentioned Placid Harbor courses since Jan. 1, 1993 and wishes to seek college credits can now contact the Online ACE Transcript Service Registration. This site provides students with 24/7 access to the ACE Transcript Service. Students may register for the transcript service online.
There is a one-time, $35 fee to enroll in the ACE computer registry, and all records are maintained and updated free-of-charge. After the paperwork is completed, ACE will mail your transcript to universities and colleges within five days of a received request. There is $10 fee for each additional requested transcript.
It is important to remember, ACE certifies courses as being credit worthy. However, each college or university decides on its own whether to follow ACE's recommendation and how many credits (if any) to award.