Program Information Select your program: Certificate - Drafting Diploma - Computer Repair Associate’s - Architectural CADD Associate’s - Architectural & Civil Project Design & Development CADD Associate’s - Architectural & Mechanical Project Design & Development CADD Associate’s - Civil CADD Associate’s - Civil & Mechanical Project Design & Development CADD Associate’s - Computer & Electronic Engineering Technology Associate's - Computer Engineering Technology Associate’s - Computer Graphic Design Associate's - Electronics Engineering Technology Associate’s - Mechanical CADD Contact Information First Name: * Last Name: * Address: * Address 2: * City: * State/Province: * Select One Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory American Samoa Armed Forces Americas, except   Canada Armed Forces Europe, the Middle   East, & Canada Armed Forces Pacific Commonwealth of Northern Mariana   Islands Federated States of Micronesia Guam Marshall Islands Northern Mariana Islands Palau Puerto Rico Virgin Islands ZIP Code: * Country: * Select One USA Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Barbuda Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Caicos Islands Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote D Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Futuna Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Herzegovina Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Miguelon Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Cyprus Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Wallis Western Sahara Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe E-mail: * Confirm E-mail: * Work Phone: * Home (or Cell) Phone: * Date of Birth * Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Year 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 Gender: * Female     Male Additional Information High School Graduation: * (e.g., 2002) Expected Start Date: * Select One Immediately Within 1 to 3 months Within 4 to 6 months 6 months to 1 year 1 year or more At the time of your Expected Start Date, what will be your highest level of education: * Select One GED High School Specialty Diploma Specialty Certificate or Diploma College - 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Diploma - Computer Repair

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The objectives of the Diploma in Computer Repair program are to develop in the student the basic skills and understanding necessary to troubleshoot and repair personal computers and peripheral hardware. Upon completion of this program, the graduate will be able to:

• Understand the principles of electricity (both DC and AC)
• Troubleshoot electronic circuitry to board and component levels
• Select and operate a variety of test equipment
• Understand and apply the application of digital circuit to the microcomputer repair industry

The Diploma in Computer Repair program enables students to seek employment as:

• Personal computer repair technicians
• Electronics repair technicians
• Electronics bench technicians
• Field service technicians

Associate’s - Architectural Computer Aided Design Drafting

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The objectives of the architectural computer aided design drafting program are to develop in the student the skills and understanding necessary to create technical drawings for the design and construction of a variety of architectural disciplines. The use of computer aided design drafting and related equipment is an integral part of this curriculum. Upon completion of this program, the graduate will be able to demonstrate all the skills outlined in the Certificate in Drafting program; understand basic design principles through the use of physics, statics, strength of materials and mathematics; develop engineering drawings with minimal supervision; develop architectural designs utilizing space planning and volumetric principles; understand the principles and design process involved in foundations, framing, residential and commercial construction; utilize a computer aided drafting system for technical drawing and design production.

The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Architectural Computer Aided Design Drafting will enable graduates to apply for positions such as:

• Architectural drafters or detailers
• Structural drafters
• Technical sales representatives
• Field technicians
• Design technicians
• Project technicians
• CADD operators

Associate’s - Architectural & Civil Project Design & Development CADD

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The architectural and civil project design and development CADD associate of applied science program focuses on the development and understanding of the design process. The disciplines are integrated in such a way that they continually compliment one another. This program promotes and develops the skills necessary to take an architectural and civil conceptual idea through the development process in an efficient and sensible manner. Emphasis is placed on practical application through architectural and civil cases studies, teamwork and hands-on projects.

This program will develop the CADD skills necessary to create designs and technical drawings for the architectural and civil career environments. Upon completion of this program, the graduates will be able to demonstrate their understanding of basic architectural and civil design principles as well as the integration of the disciplines. Some of the areas of study covered, but not limited to, are:

• Architectural and civil CADD
• Architectural and civil design principles
• Physics, statics, strengths and properties of materials
• Contour mapping and surveying
• Process utilized in the design of both commercial and residential structures
• Site development procedures

Associate’s - Architectural & Mechanical Project Design & Development CADD

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The architectural and mechanical project design and development CADD Associate of Applied Science program focuses on the development and understanding of the design process. The disciplines are integrated in such a way that they continually compliment one another. This program promotes and develops the skill necessary to take an architectural and mechanical conceptual idea through the development process in an efficient and sensible manner. Emphasis is placed on practical application through architectural and mechanical case studies, teamwork and hands-on projects. This course will develop the CADD skills necessary to create designs and technical drawings for the architectural and mechanical career environments.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to demonstrate their understanding of basic architectural and mechanical design principles as will as the integration of the disciplines. Some of the areas of study covered, but not limited to, are:

• Architectural and mechanical CADD
• Architectural and mechanical design principles
• Physics, statics, strengths and properties of materials
• Processes utilized in the design of both commercial and residential structures
• Site development procedures

Associate’s - Civil Computer Aided Design Drafting

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The objectives of the civil design drafting program are to develop in the student the skills and understanding necessary to create civil engineering drawings. The use of computer aided design drafting and related equipment is an integral part of this curriculum. Upon completion of this program, the graduate will be able to demonstrate all the skills outlined in the Certificate in Drafting program; understand basic design principles through the use of physics, statics, strength of materials and mathematics; develop engineering drawings with minimal supervision; develop civil designs utilizing space planning and volumetric principles; understand the principles and design process involved in surveying, contouring, mapping and road design; utilize a computer aided drafting system for technical drawing and design production.

The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Civil Computer Aided Design Drafting will enable graduates to apply for positions such as:

• Mapping technician
• Surveyor assistant
• CADD operator for
  • Developers
  • Civil engineers
  • Landscape architects
  • Highway/road engineers

Associate’s - Civil & Mechanical Project Design & Development CADD

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The civil and mechanical project design and development CADD program focuses on the development and understanding of the design process. The disciplines are integrated in such a way that they continually compliment one another. This program promotes and develops the skills necessary to take a civil and mechanical conceptual idea through the development process in an efficient and sensible manner. Emphasis is placed on practical applications through civil and mechanical case studies, teamwork and hands-on projects. This course will develop the CADD skills necessary to create designs and technical drawings for the civil and mechanical career environments.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to demonstrate their understanding of basic civil and mechanical designs principles as will as the integration of the disciplines. Some of the areas of study covered, but not limited to, in this associate of applied science program are:

• Civil and mechanical CADD
• Civil and mechanical design principles
• Physics, statics, strengths and properties of materials
• Contour mapping and surveying
• Site development procedures

Associate’s - Computer & Electronic Engineering Technology

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The computer and electronic engineering technology program will provide students with the opportunity to become well-rounded engineering technologists. The program is designed to provide graduates with a solid background in basic electronics, which will enable them to progress to advanced fields of study in wireless communication systems, industrial and computer systems.

Students will learn how to troubleshoot and repair computer hardware, which will include replacing components and installing peripherals. Students will learn about computer operating systems to include DOS, Windows 98, 2000, XP and Linux.

They will troubleshoot operating systems and application software. Students will learn how to install new application software and how to maximize efficiency within applications and operating systems. Students will design, implement and test computer networks. They will create wireless networks and integrate them into wired networks. They will learn how to implement network security, which will include the use of packet capturing software, encryption, firewalls and intrusion detection systems.

Students will be introduced to Cisco and will program routers, switches, Wireless Access Points and PIX firewalls. Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared to the following certifications: CET (Certified Electronics Technician), A+ (Hardware and Software), Network+, Linux+, CWNA (Certified Wireless Network Administrator), Security+ and CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate).

Associate’s - Computer Engineering Technology

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The objectives of the computer engineering technology program are to prepare the student for a technical career in computer troubleshooting and repair, networking of computers, routing and switching of network transmissions. The program is designed to first provide graduates with a solid background in electronics and then progress to advanced-product-specific training on routers and switches associated with both local area and wide area networks. Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be prepared to attempt the following certification programs: certified electronics technician, A+, Net+, Linux+ and CCNA. They will also be prepared to connect local networks to the world-wide-network utilizing Microsoft operating systems; analyze security requirements for the LAN and WAN network users and systems; and basic network management.

Associate’s - Computer Graphic Design

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The objectives of the computer graphic design program are to develop in the student the skills and understanding necessary to obtain entry-level employment in industries utilizing computer graphics, desktop publishing, computer animation, three-dimensional computer modeling and other related services. Upon completion of this program, the graduate will be able to develop a variety of professional publications, documents and imagery utilizing manual skills and sophisticated computer equipment and software. The ability to use the microcomputer, related software and associated peripheral equipment such as scanners, printers and plotters will be integral skills developed by the student. With the above skills, the graduate will be able to utilize the computer to generate and/or manipulate images to develop solutions to a variety of graphic and design problems.

Graduates of this Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program will be able to seek employment as technical illustrators, renders, advertising and graphic designers, corporate design professionals, computer artists in various entertainment fields and as computer graphic consultants. This field offers the creative and artistic designer a range of opportunities with advertising agencies, print houses, art studios and large corporations which are all concerned with using visual media for promotion and communication.

Associate’s - Electronic Engineering Technology

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The Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) degree in Electronic Engineering Technology program is designed to prepare the student for a technical career as an electronic engineering technologist. This program is designed to first provide graduates with a solid background in basic electronics and then to progress to advanced fields of study in wireless communication systems, industrial systems and computer systems. To master the advanced courses, the student must have a thorough grasp of the fundamentals. These foundations are building blocks to becoming a successful electronics engineering technologist. Spencerian students will learn:

• The vocabulary and symbols of electronic AC/DC theory
• Active and passive circuit electronic devices
• Solid state surfaces and digital fundamentals

After mastering the basics, the student will progress through a series of advanced courses designed to better prepare him or her for a position in a very diverse and complex field. In its broadest sense, most common electronic systems fall in one of three categories. These are computer (those electronic systems designed to store process information), communications (those electronics systems designed to transmit/receive information) and industrial (those electronic systems designed for use in manufacturing environments).

Job opportunities include:

• Personal computer repair technician
• Soft/hardware installer
• Help desk personnel
• Field service technician of various communication systems
• Laboratory bench technician

Associate’s - Mechanical Computer Aided Design Drafting

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The objectives of the mechanical computer aided design drafting program are to develop in the student the skills and understanding necessary to create technical drawings for the design of a mechanical equipment, accessories and related devices.

Upon completion of this program, the graduate will be able to demonstrate all the skills outlined in the Certificate in Drafting program; understand basic design principles through the use of physics, statics, strength of materials and mathematics; develop engineering drawings with minimal supervision; develop mechanical designs utilizing manufacturing processes, power systems, equipment development and project management; utilize a computer aided drafting system for technical drawing and design production.

The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Mechanical Computer Aided Design Drafting will enable graduates to apply for positions such as:

• Mechanical drafters or detailers
• Structural drafters
• Technical sales representatives
• Field technicians
• Design technicians
• Project technicians
• CADD operators