After taking the PC hardware class offered at Kingwood College, Kathy Bakat went home and fixed her air conditioner. “This class gave me the courage to tackle other home improvement projects,” laughed Bakat, who added she can now solve most of her own home computer problems. Bakat signed up for the PC hardware course because she wanted to improve her computer skills. But she soon realized that understanding this technology heightened her confidence in other areas. Bakat said this class would be especially beneficial for women who would like to be able to repair their own computers. And what better way to understand technology than to learn how a computer works --- from the inside out.   

"Computers permeate our lives in the way we work, play, shop, research, and communicate,” agreed Willie May, a computer information technology instructor at Kingwood College. “The desktop computer is not just a ‘black box’ reserved for technology specialists. In my PC Hardware course (ITSC 1425), we demystify common user fears of repairing, updating, and troubleshooting a PC. Students will leave this class knowing how to build a PC from scratch." May said his class will benefit students at all computer skill levels, from complete novice to working technicians. “Last spring semester five of my students, both female and male,   were very sincere when they stated ‘we are really sad this class is over.’” For more information about the PC Hardware course, contact Mary Johnson, Chair CIT