11 March 2008
The state of the William V.S. Tubman College of Science and Technology (TC) in Maryland County, the only tertiary institution in the county, is worrying Senator Gloria Musu-Scott. TC has not been reopened despite contiuous assurances from the Liberian government
Speaking to reporters at her Capitol Building office in Monrovia recently, Cllr. Scott said there is a growing number of youths in the county coming out of high school with the desire of going to college but the closure of TC is hampering their educational sojourn.
Sen. Scott said young high school graduates are finding it increasingly difficult to gain access to college education in the county and it's affecting them badly.
She said prior to the civil conflict that ruined the college, it served as the center for higher education not only for the children of Maryland County but others from the Southeast and beyond.
Senator Scott disclosed that Maryland County Legislative Caucus, of which she is Chairman, in consultation with government, is making frantic efforts to ensure the reopening of the College and to subsequently grant it full university status.
She noted that an interim management team headed by Mr. Thomas Collins has commenced the necessary preparation for the re-opening of the institution.
The Maryland County Senator expressed confidence that the re-opening of TC would benefit the children of Liberia and even put them on par with other higher institutions or colleges on the African continent.
Cllr. Scott encouraged the people of Maryland County to keep hope alive for the re-opening of TC.
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