Open House And Ribbon Cutting For TCI College’s New External Site At A Harlem Church

Sept. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Harlem, NY:  There will be a ribbon cutting and open house showcasing TCI College of Technology’s new “External Site” at St. Luke AME Church located at 1854 Amsterdam Avenue on Monday September 26, 2011 at 4 PM. Approximately 100 students are currently enrolled at “TCI at St. Luke” and take college level courses taught by TCI faculty in the church’s administration building. The site has room for more students and the college hopes that the ribbon cutting ceremony and open house will attract new college students.  “We are happy that so many of our neighbors have taken advantage of this unique opportunity to expand their knowledge and learn new skills,” says Rev. Melvin Wilson, the church’s Pastor. As the nation’s unemployment rate continues to swell, St. Luke AME Church in Harlem, NY (http://www.stlukeamecnyc.org/home.html) and TCI College of Technology (http://www.tcicollege.edu) teamed up to help provide students access to higher education.  TCI is providing students with a laptop computer so they are able to perform work online, in class, and at home.  Each classroom is equipped with state of the art teaching equipment such as Smartboard projectors that students and teachers are able to utilize.  The learning center will have resources available including desktop computers, a small library and professional staff.  Dr. John McGrath, CEO of TCI College, commented, “I am delighted that TCI has opened a new site in Harlem which provides day and evening classes for students seeking to enhance their academic qualifications which provides them the opportunity to improve their lives.”  “TCI at St. Luke” is open to High School graduates and GED students.  In addition, “TCI at St. Luke” offers students a unique program where non-High School graduates can earn college credits if they can pass a federally approved ‘Ability to Benefit’ examination.  TCI College of Technology has the unique distinction of being founded by the Nobel Prize winner, Guglielmo Marconi, who was the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1909. The founding of the college by a celebrated scientist remains a fundamental part of the College’s identity.  TCI is the second largest two-year private college in the New York Metropolitan area.  TCI provides 21 Associate Degree programs in day and evening sessions to over 4,300 students, which includes both traditional, college-age and older students.  For the past several years, an annual survey published by Community College Week, the independent newspaper of community, technical and junior colleges, has ranked TCI among the top three colleges nationwide in the number of engineering-related two-year degrees conferred.  TCI is accredited by both the New York State Board of Regents and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

For more information and enrollment information, contact Julia Daboin at (212) 870-1353. The media is invited to the open house and ribbon cutting of TCI College at St. Luke on Monday September 26th at 4 PM. For more information contact Leslie Patterson-Tyler at Leslie@TylerMadePR.com (609) 247-2632.

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