Tech Industry May Gain From Obama’s Free Tuition Plan

Seminole State College in Sanford Fla., near Orlando, graduates about 70 students annually with two-year degrees in its programming and networking programs. Local tech firms have helped to shape the college's courses.
The college's IT curriculum is guided by an advisory board of 39 firms, including representatives from Cisco, Siemens, Sprint and Lockheed-Martin. It "means they know that our students have the skills that they need," said Lenny Portelli, associate dean of Information Technolog