December
28, 2004
Oakton Finishes Second in Midwest Math Competition
Oakton Community College ranked second among Midwest schools in a math competition sponsored by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). Twenty-seven community colleges from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky took part in the competition this fall.
"Oakton has worked hard to develop its standing in the AMATYC competition," said Tingxiu Wang, Oakton professor of mathematics. "In last year's contest, Oakton ranked fourth in the Midwest, which improved on our 10th place finish in 2002." Nationally, Oakton is ranked 33rd among 170 participating colleges - up from 53rd place in 2003, Wang added.
The top 10 Midwest schools in the Fall 2004 AMATYC Math Competition are:
1. William Rainey Harper College, Illinois
2. Oakton Community College, Illinois
3. Grand Rapids Community College, Michigan
(tie) Moraine Valley Community College, Illinois
5. College of DuPage, Illinois
(tie) Lansing Community College, Michigan
7. Illinois Central College, Illinois
8. Sinclair Community College, Ohio
9. Parkland College, Illinois
10. Madison Area Technical College (Truax), WisconsinAMATYC is the only organization exclusively devoted to the improvement of math instruction in the first two years of college. AMATYC has approximately 2,800 individual members and more than 100 institutional members in the U.S. and Canada.
For more information, contact Professor Wang at 847-635-1751.
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