The new institute will feed the enormous appetite local businesses have for skilled IT professionals. The institute will open in the summer of 1999. Plans for the colleges are evolving as fast as technology itself. The core of six courses is structured so students can decide midway through their sophomore years which computer area they want to be involved in. They visit companies on-site and often take on internships to help them make a decision.
Students sit in a circle in front of computers and a large display.
They log onto the Internet and interact with students and teachers a few feet away or thousands of miles away. They learn to work together to solve problems and sometimes tackle real business issues, rather than theories.