SCCC Offers Four New Academic Programs
Schenectady County Community College is offering four new academic programs starting in Fall 2010: Air Traffic Control A.A.S., Alternative Energy Technology A.A.S., Criminal Justice A.S., and Storage Battery Technology Certificate. In addition, the College’s Computer Networking and Systems A.A.S. degree program has been renamed and revised and is now Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security A.A.S. degree program.
Air Traffic Control A.A.S. degree
Alternative Energy Technology A.A.S. degree
Criminal Justice A.S. degree
Storage Battery Technology certificate
Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security A.A.S. degree
Air Traffic Control A.A.S. degree
The Air Traffic Control A.A.S. degree program will provide students with a foundation in air traffic control basics and skills for the continuous safe flow of aircraft in the airspace system. Students will effectively handle normal and emergency situations through simulated scenarios and actual control of live aircraft traffic at the Schenectady County Airport Control Tower.
The College developed this new program to help fill a need locally and nationally for qualified air traffic controllers as identified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with an expected shortage of qualified controllers over the next decade.
Students enrolled in the program will receive instruction to prepare for the: the FAA Control Tower Operator written exam, Schenectady Airport FAA Facility Rating, and FAA Air Traffic Aptitude Test (AT-SAT) entrance exam to the FAA ATC Training Facility in Oklahoma City, Okla. Graduates of the program will be qualified to immediately seek ATC positions at non-FAA facilities.
In order to complete the program requirements for the A.A.S. program at SCCC, students will be required to successfully complete their Facility Rating for Schenectady County Non-Federal Control Tower (NFCT) and/or successfully complete the FAA AT-SAT exam with a score of 85% or higher.
Program Requirements for the Air Traffic Control A.A.S. degree.Alternative Energy Technology A.A.S. degree
The Alternative Energy Technology A.A.S. degree program will provide students with both a theoretical and hands-on foundation in the core principles of the design, operation, and maintenance required to work in the production and technical areas of renewable energies. Graduates of the program will be prepared for employment as qualified technicians in the emerging energy fields of solar and wind energy technology or battery and fuel cell energy technology.
The College developed the Alternative Energy Technology degree in response to the need for trained technicians to work in the emerging renewable energy technologies. Students will choose one of two focus areas: Wind Power and Solar Energy or Storage Battery and Fuel Cell Technology. The program was developed in consultation with GE’s Renewable Energy business, based in Schenectady, New York.
Program Requirements for the Alternative Energy Technology A.A.S. degree.
Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security A.A.S. degree
The Computer Networking and Systems A.A.S. degree program has been renamed and revised and is now the Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security A.A.S. degree program. The revamped program addresses increased concerns about network and computer security and provides both a theoretical and hands-on foundation in these areas using industry-standard hardware and software, including computer forensics. The program will continue to prepare students for employment as a network and systems administrator.
Program Requirements for the Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security A.A.S. degree.
Criminal Justice A.S. degree
The Criminal Justice A.S. degree program will prepare students for transfer into related programs at a four-year college or university. The College currently offers a Criminal Justice A.A.S. program. The program provides introductory level instruction in the six course areas recommended by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences: administration of justice, corrections, criminological theory, law adjudication, law enforcement, and research and analytic methods. The College consulted with members of the Zone 5 Law Enforcement Training Police Academy, the SCCC Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, and SUNY Delhi to develop this program.
Program Requirements for the Criminal Justice A.S. degree.
Storage Battery Technology certificate
The Storage Battery Technology certificate program was developed to produce qualified technicians for General Electric’s new sodium storage battery plant in Schenectady. The company has a need for 350 technicians to work in this facility that will build sodium metal halide batteries needed for the emerging renewable energy technologies. The program will provide students with a foundation in the battery technology, electric circuits, fuel storage principles and mathematics. All course work will be applicable to the proposed Alternative Energy Technology A.A.S. degree program in the Storage Battery and Fuel Cell focus area. Students who decide to continue their studies in this program will be able to pursue the A.A.S. degree with no loss of credit.
Program Requirements for the Storage Battery Technology Certificate.
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