Felix Raytsin founded Evolutionary Data Progressive Systems in 1994 as an employment placement agency for full-time and consulting professionals. EDPSI’s specialty is matching Information Technology professionals such as Computer Programmers, Quality Assurance Engineers, Business Analysts, System Architects and other related professionals with rewarding employment opportunities. EDPSI grew to be o
ne of the leading placement agencies in the tri-state area. While searching for talented clients to place, the EDPSI staff noticed that many existing clients wanted to advance in their fields but were not receiving adequate training opportunities from their employers. Seeing the need for skills upgrade training, Felix Raytsin partnered with another Information Technology expert, Natalia Nevidomsky, to form EDP Computer Consulting Inc. specialized in training employed IT professionals who needed to upgrade their skills or who wanted to specialize in other areas of Information Technology. operated under exemption status from New York State Education Department. EDP Computer Consulting was receiving a lot of recommendations from former trainees. However, a lot of interested students had to be turned away because they did not qualify for the training under the State Education Department's exemption status. The founding partners of EDP Computer Consulting realized that their community needed a more comprehensive and broader range of programs and courses. Programs were needed that could be offered to all types of students, not just strictly Information Technology Professionals. This is how The E.D.P. School was born. In 2001, New York State’s Education Department granted EDP a license to operate as a career school supervised by NYSED's Bureau of Proprietary Schools Supervision. As professionals in the technology fields, both Mr. Raytsin and Mrs. Nevidomsky recognized that entry-level candidates who had attended other schools were prepared in matters of theory, but often lacked the valuable practical skills needed to advance their careers. As one of its important goals, EDP School of Computer Programming, Inc. has made it a priority to provide students with an array of practical skills as well as the theoretical knowledge needed. school hires teachers with real work experience in the fields in which they teach. Many of our instructors work in the industry during the day and teach at the school in the evening. We believe that this is one of the things that sets our school apart from many others. EDP School of Computer Programming, Inc. is a non-profit corporation. Felix Raytsin serves as the CEO/School Director and Mrs. Natalia Nevidomsky is the Vice President. School has an advisory board consisting of professionals in a number of specialized career fields. These professionals help the school decide on its program offerings and determine the community’s
educational needs. We pride ourselves in being able to offer relevant programs and courses which are carefully designed to allow our students to be successful in the job market.• Medical Assistant • Medical Billing & Coding • EKG Technician • Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aides • Phlebotomy Technician • ESL (English as a Second Language) & Business Communications • Accounting & Bookkeeping • Computer Programming / IT Courses and Ultra Sound Technician.
