Anastasia Sefchick

We work closely with businesses, hotels and casinos who are finding the need to have classes on site or send students here," says TMCC Program Manager Anastasia Sefchick.Truckee Meadows community college offers classes to help overcome language barriers.Still they say they can't keep up with the demand.

According to Sefchick about 800 people are currently taking the classes.An additional 100 are on a waiting list to get in.She says it's a big commitment, "They come to classes 4 times per week for two to four hours per day, after working 1 or 2 shifts."The challenge Sefchick says is that it's much harder for adults to learn a second language.

It's not just non-native English speakers benefited by language classes at the community college level.Administrators say it's important for young Americans to be prepared for a changing marketplace."We are trying to prepare all our students to be part of a global economy ... we can't be isolated anymore," says Sefchick.

Anastasia Sefchick

The customer-service class could either be seen as a continuation class of Workplace Spanish or could be taken by itself, says Anastasia Sefchik, a program manager of TMCC's Workforce Development and Continuing Education. Employers and workers look at learning to communicate with Spanish speakers as having an impact in the workplace. For English speakers in offices, especially managers and supervisors, the ability to communicate goes a long way in expressing their appreciation of their Spanish-speaking employees and colleagues.And that adds to workplace efficiency, says Sefchik. For customer driven companies, she adds, it's also the same feeling of appreciation â€" that statement of "we care" â€" which makes business sense.

Maria Anastasia Sefchick, an outreach worker with Truckee Meadows Community College, said the station and the Outreach College can benefit by using each other to spread their message.

"It's going to help keep the community together because it keeps us informed," she said.

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Anastasia SefchickTruckee Meadows Community College

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Anastasia Sefchick TMCC asefchick@tmcc.edu 775-824-8656 775-824-8614

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TMCC program manager and Royal Ball co-coordinator Anastasia Sefchick says that the evening will be festive for everyone."Some of the fathers will just enjoy mingling," she says, "but their daughters will probably get them out on the floor for one or two of the fun dances!"