Everybody is at the same point at the same time. That makes everybody feel comfortable. A TSU graduate and former administrative trainer for Texaco, Rogers makes her classes more practical than technical. If one learns the technology, she says, he or she can talk to the computer. I decided I didn't want to do that anymore.
Many students are mothers who discover a new self-esteem.
That also means an emphasis on life skills. We teach how to get a job and keep a job. More than that, says Urban League education coordinator Jerry Bluitt, the goal is to tap human resources to keep the United States competitive globally. While working for IBM, Bluitt developed software at NASA for space missions beginning with Apollo in 1971. The U.S. space program, he says, is now impacting everyday technology.