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Fernando Garcia had already earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree in his home country, Peru, but came to Dalton State College to earn a second bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems.
Fernando, who followed his physician sister to Dalton four years ago, enrolled at DSC with two goals in mind: to improve his language skills and to prepare to enter an MBA program in the state of Georgia.
In the process, he realized that the College’s MIS degree would help him not only master technology, but would also provide him with the managerial skills that his degree from the National University of Engineering in Lima, Peru, had been lacking.
“There’s a very good combination of technology and business in the MIS program offered here,” says Fernando.
Fernando currently maintains a 3.85 GPA and is taking a full course load this semester that includes such courses as Web-based MIS, Data Management Systems, and Management Applications.
“What I appreciate most about going to school here is the friendly atmosphere. The professors are friendly and the classes are personalized. Dalton State has all the benefits of a small college. The classes are smaller and we have direct contact with the teachers. And, we’re taught by professors, not by student assistants.”
Fernando received the DSC Foundation’s Kinard Scholarship this year. The $2500 scholarship for rising juniors or seniors in one of the College’s five business programs has helped pay his tuition, with some left over for books and supplies.
As one of eight children in his family, all of whom attended college, Fernando appreciates the scholarship’s financial assistance. But even more than that, “this scholarship is recognition of the effort that I’ve been making here,” he says. “That means a lot to me.”
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