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Nov 23, 2024
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2014-2015 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Technical Studies, A.A.S.
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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College can customize this Associate of Applied Science degree for employers. Certificate programs requiring 30 credits for completion are also available.
Goals of the Technical Studies Program
- To increase the abilities of employees to use technology effectively and responsibly.
- To increase abilities of employees to communicate information effectively through reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
- To develop employee’s abilities to solve problems through understanding, reasoning, research, and productive teamwork.
- To assist those employed in the workforce to understand that education is a life-long process.
- Degree programs implemented under this degree designation will include instruction consistent with the following components and categories.
This program is only for individuals whose employer is working with Blue Ridge Community and Technical College to ensure completion of this degree
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Curriculum for an Associate of Applied Science in Technical Studies
| Component I – General Education Core |
15 |
| Component II – Technical Core |
12 |
| Component III – Occupational Specialty |
18 |
| Component IV – On-the-Job Training |
15 |
| Total Credit Hours Required |
60 |
Component I – General Education Core
Communication and Life Skills
Critical & Analytical Thinking
Note:
Electives must be taken from the General Education core competency. Component II – Technical Core
Each program of study must include a general technical core that meets the goal of developing skills that may be applied to a variety of occupations or that may be specific to an occupation. (12)
| Subtotal Credit Hours Required |
12 |
Component III – Occupational Specialty
The component consists of technical specialty courses specific to an occupational area. Industry based education and training programs are to be converted to college credit at the ratio of 15:1 and at a rate consistent with the lab hour/credit ratio of the degree granting institution for laboratory credit. (18)
| Subtotal Credit Hours Required |
18 |
Component IV – On-the-Job Training
The component consists of a paid or unpaid OJT, internship, or practicum performed in a business or industry setting in the occupational area. The on-the-job training component is to be converted to credit hours at a ratio of 150:1 with the maximum of 2,080 contact hours allowable. A statement of the total number of contact hours experience through on-the-job training will be placed on the college record. (15)
| Subtotal Credit Hours Required |
15 |
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