Saving Rural America

I was accepted into Virginia Tech’s Computer Engineering degree program my Junior year of High School. However, I received a Division I Wrestling scholarship offer my Senior year of High School. I did not quite make it through my red-shirt freshman year of college wrestling. I returned to my hometown of Front Royal, Virginia and attended the local community college and worked for several years. I then re-applied to Virginia Tech as a transfer student. I graduated from Virginia Tech with degrees in Business Economics and Philosophy.


After graduating from Virginia Tech my love for personal computers and IT continued. I worked in the e-commerce division of an internet telecommunications company as a programmer and applications developer, in various roles, including Systems Administration and Data Science. I later became a Microsoft Certified Windows Programmer, and do a lot of PC repair and maintenance. I am currently researching the various State requirements for teaching High School Computer Science.


The Windows PC, along with related technologies of high-speed internet, e-commerce, and online college education, has the potential to add trillions of dollars of true generational wealth to rural America over the coming decades. It cannot be overstated the positive impact the Windows PC, and related technologies, can have where access to a college campus does not exist, or where library or museum facilities are limited. An online college degree is now a realistic option, and you can easily access the entire digital archives of many large library systems and universities. It is now possible to obtain an online degree in Military Science, or an online Juris Doctor law degree.


Broadly speaking, rural America has been at a significant educational disadvantage to the urban city dwellers for centuries. Modern computers and other technologies changes that reality. Urban city areas have a population where around 40% have 4-year bachelor degree, or higher. The rural areas, by contrast, have around 20% of the local population with 4-year bachelor degrees. Increasing the education level of the local rural population will inevitably attract monies and spur investment in the area, creating true generational wealth.


More specifically, on average, a 4-year bachelor degree pays twice that of only a High School diploma. Many professions require some kind of formal college education. Teaching, financial services, legal services, healthcare, military officers, and many others, all require some kind of formal college education. Additionally, an online degree or online certification can help keep your resume’ and skills relevant and competitive for the local labor job market, with tailored online degrees. In rural America, an online degree is a person's best chance at achieving and maintaining a middle-class lifestyle. 


I cannot promise the Windows Personal Computer, and related technologies, will solve all the problems of rural America, or “Save the Farm” so-to-speak. Nevertheless, online education and e-commerce will have trillions of dollars worth of positive economic impact to rural America over the coming decades. It is quite clear these technologies will attract monies and spur investment to rural areas, creating true and lasting generational wealth.




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