Kent State Tuscarawas Offers Public Free Computer Access

The Community Training Center (CTC)is a community service being offered at Kent State Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia. This free community resource is a service where computers and related communications technologies are available to people who otherwise might have little opportunity to use or learn to use them.

The CTC offers the opportunity to:

• Improve educational levels
• Gain job-related skills
• Build personal and community relationships
• Experiment with computers
• Get answers to questions

The main focus of the CTC is to provide public access to computer technology with a chance for participants to learn computer literacy and skills at their own pace and in the same way as those who have computers in their homes do.

In addition, it is the aim of the CTC to support small businesses, the backbone of our community’s economic structure, with programming access and assistance in the labs.

Every effort has been made to make the computer labs convenient to use for those with disabilities with the use of adaptive software and hardware technology.

Computer Lab Open to Public

The computer lab is open and free for the public to use every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Volunteers are on hand during these hours and are available to assist you do the following:

• Explore the Internet
• E-mail friends and relatives
• Travel the world of tutorials
• Learn word processing
• Compose your resume

Located in Room 206 of the new Science & Advanced Technology Center, the CTC is a place where people and computer technology meet in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

For more information call Flo Smith at (330) 308-7437. Visit their Web Site at: www.tusc.kent.edu/ContinuingStudies