A Career for Computer Techs in the Four Corners

该项目正在设计和实施课程和课程，以培养合格的计算机技术人员和网页设计师，他们将为新墨西哥州西北部的农村地区服务，特别是麦金利县、纳瓦霍族和祖尼普韦布洛。通过调整和利用其他机构的资源，该项目正在开发（1）新的证书课程和A.A.S.计算机维修和网络技术学位课程和（2）一个新的证书课程和A.A.S.互联网技术和网页设计学位课程。学生观众是联合国盖洛普的社区大学生和参加联合国盖洛普双招生职业课程的高中生。该项目还为联合国盖洛普学院的教员以及未来和现任的高中教师举办了几次关于基本计算机维护和网络操作的讲习班，盖洛普（人口20 000）位于麦金利县的I-40，是美国最贫穷的县之一，位于纳瓦霍民族（人口250 000）和祖尼普韦布洛（人口10 000）之间。UNM-Gallup既是一所两年制社区学院，也是一所分支校园，距离位于阿尔伯克基的UNM主校区140英里，全日制招生约1,500名学生，其中大部分是美国原住民。主要地区的雇主是当地和联邦学校、医疗机构和政府。许多美国原住民是自雇的工匠。虽然当地的失业率很高（1998年12月为8.4%），但大多数居民由于与土地和家庭的历史和文化联系而不愿离开该地区。根据对学生、家长和雇主进行的职业需求评估，UNM-Gallup迫切需要一个培训技术人员的计划，以维护学院服务区内越来越多的计算机和网络。熟练的申请人需要这个不断增长的就业市场。这个项目是对这个问题的回应。它为当地学生提供技术教育和帮助，他们需要找到当地的工作，它也转化为更多的美国原住民学生寻求四年制电气和计算机工程学位。

This project is designing and implementing courses and curricula to produce well-qualified computer technicians and Web designers who will serve rural northwestern New Mexico--specifically, McKinley County, the Navajo Nation, and Zuni Pueblo. Largely by adapting and implementing resources from other institutions, the project is developing (1) a new certificate program and A.A.S. degree program in computer repair and networking technology and (2) a new certificate program and A.A.S. degree program in Internet technology and Web design. The student audience is community college students at UNM-Gallup and high school students who participate in a dual-enrollment vocational program at UNM-Gallup. The project is also offering several workshops on basic computer maintenance and Web operations for UNM-Gallup faculty and prospective and current high school teachers.Gallup (population 20,000) is located on I-40 in McKinley County, one of the poorest counties in the United States, between the Navajo Nation (population 250,000) and Zuni Pueblo (population 10,000). UNM-Gallup is both a two-year community college and a branch campus located 140 miles from the main UNM campus at Albuquerque, with a full-time enrollment of approximately 1,500 students, most of whom are Native American. Major area employers are local and federal schools, healthcare facilities, and governments. Many Native Americans are self-employed craftspeople. Although local unemployment is high (8.4% in December 1998), most residents are reluctant to leave the area because of historical and cultural ties to the land and their families.According to a Vocational Needs Assessment that surveyed students, parents, and employers, UNM-Gallup has a pressing need for a program to train technicians to maintain the increasing numbers of computers and networks in the college's service area. Skilled applicants are needed for this growing job market. This project is a response to the problem. It provides local students with the technical education and assistance they need to find local jobs, and it also translates into more Native American students seeking four-year electrical and computer engineering degrees.