Associate of Applied Science in Industrial TechnologyThe Department of Applied Technology was created to address high-priority workforce development needs in the region. Students will earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in administration technology or industrial technology from Venango College of Clarion University. Clarion University will provide the general education and business courses. The technical component of the degree will be provided by licensed, certified, accredited, or otherwise approved technical education partners. Each program concentration consists of a combination of courses targeting specific skills commonly used in the industry, as well as general and business courses. Students will be instructed in essential workplace technology and techniques while studying at their respective technical training partner locations (EIT,PA NMT, NHLA, PMI, Triangle Tech, or The Learning Center). |
The Industrial Technology program was awarded national accreditation by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) on November 10, 2009, at the ATMAE Board of Accreditation hearing in Louisville, Ky. ATMAE is recognized as the premier professional association for the accreditation of industrial technology programs in colleges, universities, and technical institutes. The organization is also responsible for the promotion of industrial technology in business, industry, education, and government, as well as certification of industrial technologists and recognition of their continued professional development. ATMAE accreditation ensures that the university has met a series of national standards to provide industry with highly competent employees and assures the graduate of an ATMAE-accredited program that they are receiving a marketable degree through relevant curricula. Clarion University's Industrial Technology program's accreditation followed a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation process, which included a three-day on site visit by an ATMAE team of external reviewers in April, 2009. |
