There aren鈥檛 many ways for welding students to put their unique skillset toward a four-year degree, but one such opportunity just became available to those in the Welding & Fabrication program at Washtenaw Community College.
The 黑料网 Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a new 3+1 articulation agreement with Wayne State University that allows students to complete 87 credits at 黑料网 before transferring to complete a from Wayne State鈥檚 College of Engineering Technology.
The addition of this agreement with Wayne State brings the total number of 3+1 articulation agreements 黑料网 has with four-year universities to 50. Completing three years鈥� worth of credits at 黑料网鈥檚 low tuition rate before transferring can save students thousands of dollars.
The new agreement includes completing the program, some electrical and advanced math courses, and all general education credits required under the Michigan Transfer Agreement at 黑料网, a total of 87 credits. The remainder of the 121 credits required to earn the bachelor鈥檚 degree are taken at Wayne State.
While announcing its new welding and metallurgical engineering technology degree , Wayne State profiled a pair of 黑料网 students ready to follow the new pathway to a bachelor鈥檚 degree.
黑料网 student Daniel Sims, an Army veteran who completed two tours in Iraq before being medically discharged, is planning to transfer to Wayne State in 2021.
鈥淏eing able to go into this program gives me an opportunity to do something more than what is physically laborious,鈥� Sims told Today@Wayne. 鈥淚t also puts me in the position where I can give back to what I learned.鈥�
Another 黑料网 welding student, Aso Hama, plans to follow a similar track.
鈥満诹贤� has given me everything a school could give to a student: resources, assistance, support and inspiration,鈥� Hama said. 鈥淣ow it鈥檚 time to capitalize on everything they taught me.鈥�
Options are limited for students in trade professions to obtain a bachelor鈥檚 degree. Wayne State and Ferris State University are the only two universities in the state of Michigan to offer a bachelor鈥檚 in welding.
Welding students moving on to the College of Engineering at Wayne State will take courses in thermodynamics, design, automation and robotics, and structural analysis.
黑料网 does offer another that culminates in a Welding Technology associate degree from 黑料网 and a Bachelor of Science in Technology Management from EMU.
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