Statway

Statway is a program designed to help TCC students complete their college math requirements while learning a type of math more relevant to most careers.

Algebra has been the traditional college-level math requirement. For some fields like engineering, science, or even a business transfer degree, you need algebra. But for many fields, you only need enough algebra to use today’s technology – so says Keith Devlin, NPR’s “Math Guy”.

But, what is this statistics stuff anyway? It is how we can make decisions in the face of uncertainty, and how we can avoid drowning in a sea of numbers. For all these reasons, statistics is becoming the "math class of choice" for an increasingly large percentage of college students

We surveyed all TCC staff. Almost 40 percent reported that they had struggled with algebra (and this is the staff on a college campus!). Of those who reported that they had struggled, almost 90 percent reported that they felt that they were successful in their career in spite of never really “getting” algebra.

When we asked them about what math they used on the job, here's what they reported: click here to see a graph.

Statway is a 2-quarter class that is fully equivalent to TCC's college level statistics class (MATH& 146), but you don't have to take MATH 90 or MATH 95 beforehand.

Programs