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Tuesday, June 19, 2018<\/p>\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Students at Tarleton State University will soon be able to earn an affordable bachelor’s degree in engineering technology that awards credit for past vocational training and coursework at a community college or technical school.<\/p>\n
Beginning in the fall, Tarleton will offer three new Bachelor of Applied Science degrees in manufacturing engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology and construction science and management.<\/p>\n
The degrees build upon existing degrees, allowing community college and transfer students to more easily apply credit from vocational training and technical education. Doing so will enable them to complete a bachelor’s degree more quickly.<\/p>\n
Dr. Billy Gray, head of engineering technology, said the degrees will better position students who graduate from high school and community colleges with technical credits or degrees to quickly achieve a bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related field.<\/p>\n
The program also helps meet the demand in Texas and beyond for a trained workforce in science and engineering-related fields.<\/p>\n
“The Bachelor of Applied Science program will help ease the transition for students coming from community colleges and technical high schools who want to earn a bachelor’s degree,” Gray said. “Tarleton wants to ensure these students have every opportunity to succeed in college and the workforce.”<\/p>\n
Tarleton’s program supports 60x30TX<\/em>, the state’s higher education goals for completion, marketable skills, managing student debt and ensuring that at least 60 percent of Texans age 25 to 34 will have a college degree or certificate by 2030.<\/p>\n Initially, the degrees will be offered on the Stephenville campus only, with plans to expand to outreach centers in Fort Worth and Waco.<\/p>\n More information is available at www.tarleton.edu\/engtech<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience, marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. Offering degree programs in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online to more than 13,000 students, Tarleton engages with communities through real-world learning experiences to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n #<\/p>\n Contact: Sarah Bahari, News and Information Specialist STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Students at Tarleton State University will soon be able to earn an affordable bachelor’s degree in engineering technology that awards credit for past vocational training and coursework at a community college or technical school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423],"tags":[441],"class_list":["post-28188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","tag-college-of-science-mathematics"],"acf":{"image":null},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2021\/11\/image-1142-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Academics & Research<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academics & Research<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["College of Science & Mathematics<\/a>"],"unlinked":["College of Science & Mathematics<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 8 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on June 19, 2018","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on June 19, 2018 12:00 am","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021 1:37 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Two men working with a CNC machine in a workshop.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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