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The Associate of Technical Study in Industrial Trades Technology is a completion program for students who have finished four years of apprenticeship/journeyman training. Apprentices must have completed their training from an organization working in cooperation with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the U.S. Department of Labor. Interested students must meet with an advisor to be admitted. Students will be granted 30 credit hours on the basis of their apprenticeship training

The Trumbull Campus offers this associate degree completion program for students who have completed four years of apprenticeship/journeyman training. Apprentices must have completed their training from an organization working in cooperation with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the U.S. Department of Labor.

About 34 percent of all engineering technicians work in manufacturing. Another 25 percent work in professional, scientific, and technical service industries, mostly in engineering or business services companies that do engineering work on contract for government, manufacturing firms or other organizations.

In 2008, the Federal Government employed 35,300 engineering technicians. State governments employed 31,300, and local governments employed 25,100. Overall employment of engineering technicians is expected to grow by 5 percent between 2008 and 2018.
(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)

All seven of Kent State’s regional campuses are accessible to students who hold a high school diploma or GED. Admission decisions are based on cumulative grade point average, ACT and/or SAT scores, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Check with the Regional Campus Admissions Offices to determine application requirements, as they may differ among campuses.

For more information about admission criteria for transfer, transitioning and former students, please visit the admissions website.

Minimum 66 credit hours. Minimum 2.000 overall and major GPA.
 

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate entry level skills in general industry operations, trades and industrial apprenticeship programs.
2. Demonstrate comprehensive skills in machine-tool operations, tool and die design, and general manufacturing processes.