Technical Studies, AAS

PURPOSE: The Technical Studies degree is designed to meet the rapidly changing workforce needs of business and industry. Focused on meeting short term educational needs, the degree can be used as a general or individualized studies degree to enhance the education and training of current employees or to ensure basic technical and general work-based skills for new employees. The curriculum allows employers and employees to develop specific plans of study negotiated with, and approved by, appropriate college faculty and administrators.

By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an introductory level of competency in the following skills:

1. Use a computer-aided drafting system to design a product.
2. Describe the principles and techniques of quality engineering for the purpose of management, design engineering economics, production, and assurance of quality.
3. Working in project teams, plan and conduct meetings, manage logistics and details, gather useful data, and communicate results and changes.
4. Exhibit the knowledge and skills to safely perform laboratory duties and recognize safety issues, in accordance with OSHA standards.
5. Explain the application of liquids, gases, solids, metrics, mechanics, forces, simple machines, heat, light, sound, and nuclear energy in industrial engineering processes.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet JTCC admission requirements. Students may need to complete placement tests in English and mathematics. Visit www.jtcc.edu/placement for all course placement options. Work-based learning is a required component of the program. Students without current or recent related work experience are responsible for securing their own internships, assisted by JTCC faculty. Students with current or recent work experience are responsible for working with the faculty advisor to secure appropriate documentation.

Text in italics and parentheses indicates approved course substitutions. Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements can be found in course details.