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APPLIED MANUFACTURING Max Neal,
Program Coordinator |
Applied Manufacturing is the program
developed to offer businesses and industries, their employees, and other
individuals an educational opportunity which recognizes successful work
experience and provides further technical and academic improvement.
APPLIED MANUFACTURING DIPLOMA
Graduates with a diploma in Applied Manufacturing are prepared for upward mobility or cross-trained in various manufacturing fields. The program acknowledges successful related work experiences by awarding academic credit for those experiences. It is customized to individual industries to ensure appropriate training. A core of academic courses provides students with English, mathematics, and social science skills.
Benefits to a company include producing a well-rounded employee with a broad
foundation of communicative, mathematical, and interpersonal skills in addition
to occupational ability; customized training to meet specific company needs;
apprenticeship training; augmentation of existing company training; and a
flexible training schedule. For the student, this program enhances advancement
potential, cross-trains with a broad foundation of core skills; reduces time
spent in school because of work-related credits; and provides networking
experiences.
APPLIED MANUFACTURING DEGREE
Applied Manufacturing is a program developed to offer businesses and industries, and their employees, an educational opportunity which recognizes successful work experience and provides further technical and academic improvement.
Graduates with a degree in Applied Manufacturing are prepared for upward mobility or cross-trained in various manufacturing fields. The program acknowledges successful related work experiences by awarding academic credit for those experiences. It is customized to individual industries to ensure appropriate training. A core of academic courses provides students with English, mathematics, and social science skills.
Benefits to a company included producing a well-rounded employee with a broad foundation of communicative, mathematical, and interpersonal skills in addition to occupational ability; customized training to meet specific company needs; apprenticeship training; augmentation of existing company training; and a flexible training schedule. For the student, this program enhances advancement potential, cross trains with a broad foundation of core skills; reduces time spent in school because of work-related credits; and provides networking experiences.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet general admissions requirements, and must also:
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Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma, GED, or college degree.
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Present acceptable ASSET, COMPASS, SAT, ACT or CPE scores taken within the last five years or transfer of program level English and math from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or better.
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Documentation of employment in an approved job classification with a participating company.
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Recommendation from participating company.
THE DIPLOMA PROGRAM
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NAME
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NO.
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CREDIT
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ENG |
101 |
English |
5
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MAT |
101 |
Mathematics |
5
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EMP |
100 |
Interpersonal Relations & Dev |
3
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13
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NAME
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NO.
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CREDIT
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SCT |
100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
3
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A minimum of 27 credits must be earned in the technical core. Courses may be selected from any approved State Standard Program. |
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30
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NAME
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NO.
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CREDIT
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A minimum of 20 credit hours (600 contact hours) must be earned in field based courses. |
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XXX |
xxx |
Electives |
5
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There is a ratio of 30:1 for all field-based courses. Thirty contact hours on the job involving related course content equals one credit hour per quarter. Field-based instruction is defined as instruction which emphasizes supervised work experience activities requiring the application of occupational competencies. |
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20
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NAME
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NO.
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CREDIT
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Area I -
Humanities/Fine Arts
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| ENG | 191 | Composition and Rhetoric |
5
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| ENG | 193 |
Literature and
Composition
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5
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OR
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| HUM | 191 | Introduction to Humanities |
5
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| SPC | 191 | Fundamentals of Speech |
5
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| Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences (choose one) | |||
| PSY | 191 | Introductory Psychology |
5
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Area III -
Natural Sciences/Mathematics
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| MAT | 190 | Mathematical Modeling |
5
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| MAT | 191 | College Algebra |
(5)
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| XXX | xxx | General Core Electives |
5 |
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30
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| SCT | 100 | Introduction to Microcomputers |
3
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Technical Core Courses A minimum of 37 credits must be earned in the technical core. Courses may be selected from any approved State Standard Program. |
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| Field
Based Courses A minimum of 20 credit hours (600 contact hours) must be earned in field-based courses. |
20 |
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60
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| Total Credit Hours: |
90
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