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student profile What keeps me going is the support. Earnestine Jenkins, a bus driver for the Clover Park School District for 20 years, is completing TCC’s Associate in Applied Science degree in Logistics. 18 TCC Magazine Fall 2008 Transportation and Secure Logistics The answer to a career dilemma Earnestine Jenkins is a people person. The 20-year veteran bus driver for the Clover Park School District also loves the freedom, variety and challenge of being on the road. This year her route is special needs kids; she picks them up at their homes and takes them to their school and back again. It’s a job she especially likes. “You learn to care about people and care about the situation,” says Earnestine. “I think I have a knack for working with people, and in this job there are lots of personalities and needs.” For eighteen months a couple years ago she also worked in the bus dispatch office, filling in for a fellow employee deployed to Iraq. “I loved dispatching,” says Earnestine. “If I got another job that is one of the first I would look at.” Earnestine says she got into bus driving because she had three boys and wanted to be home with them. “Driving bus I could be there after school and in the summers.” When her sons grew up and moved out, it became her goal to stay on, and retire at 55 with 20 years on the job. That was the old economy. Enter the new economy: “Now I have 20 years on the job, but I’m 10 years from retirement,” says Earnestine. One Sunday a couple of years ago, Earnestine Jenkins saw a story in the newspaper about a new program at TCC. “It was a big spread about the relationship between Tacoma Community College and the Port of Tacoma,” said Earnestine. The story talked about the need for people trained in distribution, shipping, and logistics. “It said TCC offered a certificate and an associate degree in Logistics.”
She quickly saw the solution to a career dilemma. Now Earnestine is close to graduating from TCC’s Transportation & Secure Logistics associate degree program, with hopes of transitioning into the transportation industry. “With this degree it could be an easy transition,” says Earnestine. The degree is interesting, and includes courses in business, security and management, and it’s convenient—but it’s not easy. “Ms. Reid (April Reid, Dean of Counseling, Advising and Transition Services) – that’s where I get my inspiration to keep going. And the online courses make it convenient for a person who works full time. Last winter I had to go to Canada. I was able to log in to my coursework right from my condo,” says Earnestine. “I always ask for help; and it’s always available. I never have to go it alone. My advisor Erika Bowles makes sure I’m comfortable with my classes and my instructors… I’m happy I chose TCC to enhance my skills to be able to compete in today’s market. What keeps me going is the support.” Photo courtesy: Port of Tacoma Secure Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain Management The importance of safeguarding the distribution of transported goods is a primary reason why the National Science Foundation awarded Tacoma Community College with a grant to develop a certificate and degree program in the field of Logistics. TCC offers: ∙ Transportation and Secure Logistics Certificate ∙ Associate in Applied Science degree in Logistics For more information, contact Erika Bowles, Logistics Program Chair, ebowles@tacomacc.edu, or 253.566.5253; or visit the website at www.tacomacc.edu/ academics/areasofstudy/logistics.aspx. Fall 2008 TCC Magazine 19
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