AllPoints GIS Inc.
Dates: Flexible. We work with you to meet your schedule.
Duration: 1 to 3 day classes
Tuition: Contact AllPoints GIS Inc. for current pricing.
Contact: Deb Grieco
Email: deb@allpointsgis.com
Website: www.allpointsgis.com
Telephone: 303.458.6866
Postal Address: Allpoints GIS, PO 12214, Denver CO., 80212
Location: Training conducted at your facility or at a nearby facility.
Benefits: AllPoints GIS Inc. specializes in environments where land use planning, resource development and environmental protection combine in increasingly complex scenarios. This includes working with scientists and specialists, where GIS adds a second, third, or even fourth technical language. Courses feature data, exercises, and scenarios geared to students environment - specific groups, disciplines, and workflows. Participant's data and workflows can be incorporated. "Live" modular delivery.

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
ESRI Virtual Campus - Online self-paced training Tuition: Free to $20 each

ARC/INFO workshop (established)
Tuition: $1,750
Duration: 5 days

ARC/INFO workshop (Client Site: tailored)
Tuition: $2,600 to $3,000*
Days: Up to you. *$3,000 per day for up to 12 people. Simple math - $250 per day.
Benefits: Specifically designed to meet your needs, working on your system, and potentially no travel or per diem. Apparently ESRI gives special rates to Federal agencies, so your costs may be less. Region 6 has hosted numerous classes through this option, and have found them to be worthwhile. Contact ESRI through their Web Site for further information.

Kessler GIS
Custom classes (Basic ArcGIS, Geodatabase I & II, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, etc); ESRI Authorized Classes
Visit the Kessler GIS website for a complete listing
Duration: Classes range from 1 to 3 days
Dates: Variable, depending on course and number of students. See web site for details.
Tuition: On-site $4400 per class (8-12 students). Adjustments can be made for fewer or greater student numbers.
Contact: Bruce Kessler
Email: bruce@kesslergis.com
Website: www.kesslergis.com
Telephone: 509-685-0386 (office)
509-675-0493 (cell & vm)
Location: Workshops hosted at your unit or other training facility.
Postal Address: Kessler GIS, 745 B Hall Road, Colville, WA 99114
Benefits: Courses developed in conjunction with USFS personnel and data. Exercises tailored to typical USFS and natural resource activities. Mr. Kessler has been teaching to the USFS since 1989. Ad-hoc classroom environment can be provided as well. If you have any special educational need, adaptations can be made. Kessler GIS can provide computers and software as necessary and can assist with the paperwork.

Juniper GIS
Custom classes in ArcGIS, ArcEditor, Geodatabases, Spatial Analyst and more; plus ESRI Authorized classes.
Duration: One to three-day classes
Dates: Flexible; scheduled to meet client needs.
Tuition: On-site classes are $2,250 per day for up to 12 students.
Contact: Patti Bailey or John Schaeffer
Email: Patti@junipergis.com or john@junipergis.com
Website: www.JuniperGIS.com
Telephone: 541-389-6225
Location: Workshops hosted at your offices.
Postal address: 61677 Thunder Road, Bend, OR 97702
Benefits: Cost includes use of our laptop computer lab with one computer per student. Custom courses have been developed using natural resource data from the USFS and USFWS, based on real projects. John Schaeffer, our lead instructor, has been using and teaching GIS for 14 years to a wide range of federal, state, and local natural resource agencies. Authorized instructor for ESRI-authorized classes, Introduction to ArcGIS I & II.

If you decide to host a class at your unit (regardless of the vendor), but need a few more participants to share the cost, please contact either your regional CE-WFWARP coordinator or the national CE-WFWARP coordinator and we will be happy to lend a hand networking.