ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ændɹˈoʊlə ɐtˈɛndᵻd pˈɔɪnt pˈɑːɹk kˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd lˈeɪɾɚ fɹæŋkˈoʊniə kˈɑːlɪdʒ, wˌɛɹ hiː stˈʌdid ˌʌndɚ pˈoʊɪt ɹˈɑːbɚt ɡɹˈɛniɚ ænd kˈeɪm ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ pˈoʊɪts hˈuːm hiː ˈɛmjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə tˈaɪm.
In the early 1970s, Androla attended Point Park College and later Franconia College, where he studied under poet Robert Grenier and came under the influence of Language poets whom he emulated at the time.