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Community Technology Centers
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Why a CTC?
The "digital divide" doesn't figure as prominently in headlines as it used to. But in many neighborhoods across the country,
it remains a very real obstacle to full participation in an increasingly electronics-based world.
U.S. Census Bureau data
tell us that even now - 15 years after the term "digital divide" first came into common usage - roughly a third of Hispanic, African-American,
and American Indian/Native Alaskan households have no internet usage. Only about four in 10 persons earning less than $20,000 per year
reported accessing the internet in the past week, as compared to 94% of persons earning $100,000 or more. The difference by education
level is even more stark: 95% of college graduates accessed the internet, in comparison to only one-third of those who had not
graduated from high school. In contrast, the figures for television viewing varied only slightly - 91% to 94% - regardless of education
and income.
Neighborhood-based Community Technology Centers (CTCs) are one way to bridge this digital divide.
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View CTC Locations in a larger map
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Services
CI:Now's CTCs provide computer literacy training and internet access, along with a broad range of other basic education services:
- Computer Literacy Training
- English as a Second Language
- G.E.D (English) and G.E.D (Español)
- English Literacy/Civics
- Citizenship
The CTCs are open six days a week (except holidays). Classes and hours vary by location, so please call the CTC directly for more information.
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Locations and Contact Information
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Fr. Albert Benavides
515 Castroville Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78237
(210) 435-2352
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Columbia Heights
1502 Fitch St.
San Antonio, TX 78211
(210) 977-8464 or
977-8468
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Margarita R. Huantes
1411 Guadalupe St.
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210)-207-0174
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Willie C. Velasquez
1302 N. Zarzamora St.
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210) 733-9355 or
(210) 733-0101
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Col Victor J. Ferrari
107 W. Rampart
San Antonio, TX 78216
(210) 207-7650
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St. Mary's
3141 Culebra Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78228
(210) 436-7633
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Bob & Jeanne Billa
1033 Ada Street
San Antonio, TX 78223
(210) 534-9905
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