Day 769 of 1000

We love community colleges.  In spite of our dedication to getting our kids through Big State U and on into grad school, we believe that if there is going to be a long term future for mass public post secondary education, it will be centered around community colleges.  Some are fortunate to live within driving distance of a state four year college, but almost all of America is within a half hour drive of a first rate community college.  They do a great job right now at training people for jobs in auto repair, dental assisting, welding, electronic technician work, bookkeeping, and so many other great fields where people can make a great living.

They also are great in preparing people for entry into four year schools.  We believe that these four year schools will start to get more distributed.  When that happens, the community college will be great places to proctor sit-down exams, on-sight seminars, and a plethora of other activities associated with the delivery of distributed classes.  They currently work with Big State U to coordinate classes and even perform some research, but we see that collaboration getting bigger as pressure is added to drive cost out of higher education.

With that as a backdrop, you will understand when I was excited about an opportunity I have been given to write a two semester community college course in Machine Vision.  I will write the course plan, develop computer programs, and help do some “train the trainer” sessions to get the thing going.  I think it will take at least a year given my current schedule to have anything ready to go, but it is an exciting new opportunity that I believe I will enjoy thoroughly.  I will keep you posted.