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Texas Support for Open Source Technology Education

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the but-will-it-catch-on dept.

OpenSourceForAll writes "North Lake College in Irving, TX is offering the first Open Source Technology certificate in the U.S. beginning Spring of 2006. The certificate program was made possible through a grant by the Texas Skills Standards Board. As a TSSB-recognized program, open source will finally get the corporate and industrial exposure it deserves. We believe the program is the only one of its kind in the nation at the community college level. Our goal is to promote Open Source as a business philosophy and as a way of life rather than limiting the program to a few token OSS offerings. Among the courses to be offered: The Philosophy of Open Source, a series of LAMP courses, and a capstone course which will focus on OSS development practices. Courses will be offered both on-line and on-campus."

2 of 70 comments (clear)

  1. IBM, open source education by karvind · · Score: 4, Informative
    There was earlier news story: IBM Donates $5 Million to Open Source Education.

    That was for Kansas: Butler Community College, Cowley County Community College, Hutchinson Community College and Wichita Area Technical College.

  2. "Open Source" class @ Stevens Institute, NJ by hubertf · · Score: 3, Informative

    There's also a class on Open Source this fall term at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. Mail me for more information.

      - Hubert