Well Carol, We'll know in about 5 minutes. I tell ya, this whole thing is turning out so different with the strange marriage of two totally unrelated companies that it just might work. Once I saw where the students are getting college credit for the course it became a little more clear. It strikes me more and more like a Vo-Tech school type thing. I never take my car to a mechanic, I just take it to the Vo-tech school. You can have you car painted, engine rebuilt, body work, whatever you need for just the cost of the materials and 10% of the going labor rate.
TMM's new deal looks like they will be the instructors for the course, the kids get college credit, and TMM will get first crack at the brightest ones. Since the state and private industry built this facility, they can get their multimedia stuff done probably at cost, if any, and that is what the students learn on. Also, the business that TMM racks up will insure that there is always a project for the students to work on. Real life, real customers, OJT, and TMM gets to reap the benefits along with the state and the others private contributors.
That's my impression of it from what Tom has told us. It works all the time in the school systems here in Oklahoma and probably every other state. Oklahoma is very strong in the Vo-tech area and it works out great for everyone. I can see this idea working out great for TMM. Got my fingers crossed.
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