Christian Tambe, '09
Test R&D Engineer at Intel Corporation
"My older brother, William, paved the way for my coming to Navarro College. While
in Douala, Cameroon, he was looking on the internet for an affordable community college
in the U.S. where he could pursue higher education in electrical engineering. I was
still in high school in Cameroon when my brother completed his courses in Navarro
College. As things went very well for him in Navarro, I decided to start college in
the U.S. from NC too after graduating from high school in Cameroon.”
After Christian received his Associates degree at Navarro College, he transferred to Texas A&M and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering in 2014. He earned a Master's of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Prairie View A&M University in 2017. He has been employed with the Intel Corporation (Hillsboro, Oregon) as a Test R&D Engineer for six years.
FAVORITE TEACHER AT NAVARRO COLLEGE
Ms. Lisa Dillman, Biology Professor
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE?
“A community college is the best institution to find where you really want to have a career in. I started in NC with pre-med major. I found out in my first year in that I was not enjoying pre-med courses (especially organic chemistry). So I decided to switch to engineering as I was happier with engineering classes such as calculus. A community college such NC made it easier and less expensive to make the change that I did not regret.”
Page Updated: July 2023
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