Finding a Way

"From its beginnings as a blueprint spread over a barren, rocky hill, to its development into a worldwide institution serving hundreds of thousands of students, Central Texas College has repeatedly exceeded even the grandest expectations. In the mid-1960s, community advocates in Bell and Coryell Counties, along with leaders at Fort Hood, worked together to bring a college to their region. From enrolling Vietnam veterans at the Killeen Campus, to opening sites across the United States, Europe, and the Far East, to teaching onboard Navy ships at sea and at Forward Operating Bases in Afghanistan and Iraq, Central Texas College has repeatedly proven that it can provide a superb education, customized to its students' needs, at any place with room for a chalkboard or power for a laptop. It is a leader in distance education. Originally a Killeen community college across from Fort Hood, the school grew to a worldwide 'educational complex' in the 1970s, offering a range of services--from high school to postgraduate school--based on an array of teaching innovations. Finding a Way : Central Texas College, the First 50 Years tells of the school's creation, growth, and culture. An anecdotal, informal account based in part on oral history interviews of key participants, Finding a Way focuses on the people of CTC and their stories: the administrators who dreamed visions, the staff who implemented them, the professors who translated them, and the students who not only learned them, but in many cases stayed at the school to pass them on"--Provided by publisher.