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The transportation industry is the largest, most diversified occupational
field in the world today. It encompasses water, land, and air travel as
well as a multitude of specific occupational requirements. With the ever-changing
“Information-Age”, advanced electronics, and alternative energy
sources, today’s technician must be highly skilled and is therefore
in great demand. The transportation industry is the force behind society’s
constant needs. Graduates in Power and Transportation face many career
choices. With mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical backgrounds, engineering
programs at the university level would be a natural progression. Today’s
transportation industry has more demand than qualified people. Society
is waiting for the kind of representation a Power and Transportation student
can deliver.
The entire World! Virtually everyone on the planet either uses some form
of transportation or is affected by it. Basic transportation needs to
and from work or school, medical emergencies, homeland security and entertainment
are just a few examples of how our lives revolve around transportation.
Society, as we know it today, would not function without the transportation
industry.
The Power and Transportation technology program continues to meet its
goal of preparing young men as leaders in life, community, and industry.
The department has maintained its focus of offering a program of studies
designed to equip students with necessary knowledge and skills. In addition,
the Power and Transportation technology provides an education to match
two types of student goals. Students entering a four-year university program
bring with them a background that includes mechanical, hydraulic, and
electronic fundamentals. Students entering the workforce directly bring
with them basic and advanced systems theory and troubleshooting. In addition,
to their theoretical background, the Power and Transportation student
is well-rounded in curricula exposure and will respond well in any learning
environment.
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