Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Edem G Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County; Ratneshwar Jha, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Mechanical Engineering Technology Baccalaureate Degree via the “3+1” PathwayAbstractInstitutions of higher education that seek to provide affordable degree pathways that are alignedwith the needs of industry, and ultimately prepare students for employment, must strive todevelop innovative partnerships and educational delivery modes. This paper details thefulfillment of the goals and objectives of a multi-year project, between a two-year college and aresearch university, that has resulted in the creation of an associate to baccalaureate degree“3+1” pathway in mechanical engineering technology. The degree pathway is based on a strongalignment