The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Technical Studies is designed to further the education of students who have completed specific apprenticeships or corporate, industrial, or military programs.
Acceptable apprenticeships are:
- Carpenters
- Department of Corrections
- Electrical Works (IBEW)
- Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers
- Iron Workers
- Plumbers/Pipefitters
- Sheet Metal Workers
Up to 25 college credits can be applied to this program upon presentation of official proof of completion of an apprenticeship training program, and/or evaluation of other corporate, industrial, or military technical programs in accordance with RVCC Advanced Standing Policy. If additional credits are needed following the evaluation, technical electives may be selected from high-technology curricula, physics, mathematics, or computer information systems and programming.
The program includes some traditional general education courses and career electives in a concentration that advances students’ business or technical skills.
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