News Release

Indian Wells Valley Campus

Community Education Class on Becoming a Mystery Shopper Offered

September 22, 2009

Cerro Coso Community College is offering a Community Education class on "How to Become a Mystery Shopper and Other Fun Ways to Earn Money." This class, instructed by Elaine Moran, will meet on Monday evening, November 2, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the College's Learning Resource Center, Room 604. There is a $59.00 Community Education fee for this course which includes a $20 materials fee. Mystery shopping is a splendid way to earn extra money and have fun at the same time. Shoppers receive assignments from companies that do business evaluations. An assignment might be to evaluate a restaurant, retail store, bank, gas station, theater, etc. At the conclusion of the evaluation visit, the mystery shopper completes and submits a report. This class will present an overview of how mystery shopping works, what types of assessment forms are used, do and don'ts of completing an assignment, how to get into the shopper's network, and how to avoid scams. Other fun ways to earn money will also be covered in this course. This class is limited to 30 students and the minimum age is 16 years.

Registration forms can be found on the College website at: http://www.cerrocoso.edu/communityed under Indian Wells Valley Campus. To register mail or fax your completed form to the phone number and address listed at the top of the form. You can also register in person at the Admissions and Records Office. For more information, call Cerro Coso's Cheri Plett at (760) 384-6151.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Clark, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230