Training suggestions for RAC course

I would like to take a training course in Oracle Real Application Clusters. I previously took a 10g Admin I course with Oracle University in NYC, and it was okay, but the cost was quite high: $3000 USD for five days. They also offer a RAC course, but this is even more expensive: $3750 for five days!
I'd like to know of any quality alternatives in the United States, especially at a lower cost. I've found a few courses that seem to be good, but they cater to larger groups and on-site training.
Perhaps this isn't the best venue for such a question, but I hope that Oracle will understand someone in my position, looking for quality training at a reasonable cost.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Thanks, all, for your helpful comments.
Trubix seemed promising, but they haven't posted a new course in almost a year.
TUSC also seems promising. They're next scheduled RAC course is in July of this year.
Also found what looks like a good tutorial on RAC via VMware here:
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/10g/OracleDB10gR2RACInstallationOnCentos4UsingVMware.php
Please let me know of any others that are as good or better.
I read that Oracle permits only their own courses for "hands-on credit" toward certification, but I'm not sure what that means, as I thought you needed only to pass their test to be certified. Is this true?
Thanks again.

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