Elizabethtown Community and Technical College President and CEO Dr. Juston Pate said during the college’s community breakfast Tuesday that ECTC is progressing in its mission of being a “3.0 community college,” which means students are not attending just to get the so-called “basics.”
“Maybe it’s the first two years of a four, five, or six year degree, or maybe it’s one year and going into the workforce in a high-wage, high-demand job,” Pate said. “It’s not the basics. It’s not the first two years. It’s a clear career path and a clear educational plan to get that career.”
Progress has been made on that goal with expansions and upgrades on campus and improving the experience for students, and the college took another step towards creating pathways for students with the introduction of an undergraduate applied engineering degree, created in partnership with the University of Louisville.
U of L Speed School of Engineering Dean Dr. Emmanuel Collins was on hand Tuesday to formally sign the agreement between the schools. He said the applied engineering program will give students a deeper understanding of the math and science foundation of engineering, which is a benefit to them and their community.
“They’re going to be able to solve deeper technical problems, so when they look at your plants and they see the engineering issues that are prevalent, they’re going to have greater capacity to solve those problems,” Collins said. “They’re going to have a more in-depth understanding of how to use some of the tools that are really common in your plants.”
The ECTC program will open in the spring. More information on the applied engineering program is available on the University of Louisville’s website.
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