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Selwitz, Jason Lawrence – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Research was undertaken to develop and evaluate an associate degree-level technical education program in Plant Operations oriented towards training students in applied science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills and knowledge relevant to a spectrum of processing industries. This work focuses on four aspects of the curriculum…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Technical Education, STEM Education, College Curriculum
Shulock, Nancy; Chisholm, Eric; Moore, Colleen; Harris, Latonya – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
California's community colleges are key to resolving the shortage of educated workers that is threatening the competitive position of the state's economy. Tremendous potential for addressing this challenge resides in the system's career technical education (CTE) mission which, with appropriate structures and support, could help many more students…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Community Colleges, College Role
Shulock, Nancy; Moore, Colleen – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2013
The California Community Colleges are vital to closing the projected shortfall of Californians with a postsecondary credential and sustaining the state's economic competitiveness. Increasing the number of students who pursue and earn certificates and associate degrees in career technical education (CTE) fields is an important component of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Community Colleges, College Role
Horn, William A. – Amer Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Federal Aid
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. Council for Occupational Education. – 1985
Designed to clarify the function of the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree, this report lists and explains criteria for the degree as a means of enhancing the potential of the AAS to serve as a national employment credential and as the curricular foundation for the occupational mission of the community, technical, and junior colleges. The…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Wolf, Lawrence J.; Aldridge, Bill G. – Engineering Education, 1976
Describes a curriculum project aimed at developing a two-year, non-traditional engineering technology program employing the latest instructional materials. Provides a list of descriptive course titles for the program. (MLH)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Engineering Education
Miller, Walter H. – Tech Educ, 1969
Bimonthly Supplement to Ind Arts Vocat Educ; v58 n9 Nov 1969
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Building Trades, Case Studies, Construction (Process)

Glenn, John W., Jr. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1974
Due to variations in the qualifications required for vocational teachers, a prototype associate degree program is suggested and the details described in this article. The effect of the program would be to unify the credentials of vocational educators and to assist in supplying qualified vocational-technical teachers. (DS)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Opportunities
North Central Technical Inst., Wausau, WI. – 1978
This final report contains the program proposal with supporting data for developing curriculum materials for and implementing an associate-degree laser technology program at the North Central Technical Institute. The proposal outline provides this information: (1) objectives for the program designed to prepare a technician to safely operate,…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Electronic Technicians
Solberg, Eugene V. – 1978
In order to prepare an up-to-date instruments course and provide data on which to publish a text for an associate degree electronics curriculum, the investigator of this study (a competency analysis) surveyed twenty-four Wisconsin- and Minnesota-based firms to identify job entry skills expected of electronics technicians. Of the firms surveyed,…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development
McGraw, James L. – J Eng Educ, 1969
In the past, the associate degree was awarded upon completion of two-year engineering technology programs. Industrial needs have influenced the curricula for these programs, which now involve four years leading to baccalaureate degrees that bolster status and career opportunities for engineering technicians. (WM)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning

Leitzel, Thomas C. – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1991
A responsive advanced technical study plan permits students to receive additional advanced courses free for a period of time after graduation. Community colleges should consider such plans as a response to the need for educational restructuring. (SK)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Reilly, Patrick L. – 1986
Six state 2-year technical colleges in Georgia were seeking Accreditation Board of Engineering Technology (ABET) approval for a pilot seven-quarter electronic engineering technology program that culminates in an associate of sciences degree. A curriculum revision project that involved a modification of the Delphi technique and input from advisory…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Advisory Committees, Associate Degrees, Curriculum Development
Williams, Henry G., Jr.; And Others – 1969
A survey of colleges offering 2-year programs in some phase of recreation was undertaken to determine what should be the major thrust of the recreation-education program for SUNY Agricultural and Technical College in Delhi, New York. In planning the curriculum, it was recommended that there be a flexible educational program which would allow a…
Descriptors: Administration, Associate Degrees, College Curriculum, Course Descriptions
Alabama Aviation and Technical Coll., Ozark. – 1991
The Alabama Aviation and Technical College, working with representatives of the aviation industry, the military, the Alabama Department of Aeronautics, and the Federal Aviation Administration, developed a training program for aviation maintenance technicians. The program also aimed to emphasize and expand opportunities for minorities, females, and…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Associate Degrees, Aviation Mechanics, College Programs