Eastern Gateway Community College can award credit for verified learning resulting from prior experience; for instance, knowledge acquired through non-college experience. It is the student’s responsibility to identify the learning outcomes of the experience, what was learned, what the specific objectives were, how those objectives were learned, from whom the objectives were learned, and if and how the learning can be directly linked to an existing college course. If it is determined that the learning can be directly linked, Eastern Gateway Community College course credit may be granted. If the learning is not closely allied to an existing course but is of significant value and of college level, special topics credit may be granted. This credit can be awarded when the learning is not specifically course related but is college equivalent, possessing value in and of itself, and contributing to the personal career development of the learner in the concentration identified in the degree approval. The dean will make this decision based on the student’s documented evidence of the learning experience.

This degree (ATS-Type B) is awarded for the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 60 semester credit hours in an individually planned technical education program, which contains an area of concentration formed by credits awarded by the institution for courses completed or training received by a student at other higher education institutions, educational centers and/or other education enterprises judged by the institution to be of college level.

An interested student must file an application form outlining the area of concentration and designating course areas for further study, which must be approved and signed by the dean.

A sample sequence of courses follows for full-time day students in the ATS (Type B) programs for (1) Building/Construction Trades Technology; (2) Industrial/Manufacturing Trades Technology; (3) Utility Services Production /Maintenance Trades Technology. The sample sequence is identical for all three programs.

Under a proposed agreement with the Steubenville Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (IBEW-NECA), a graduate of the five-year Inside Apprenticeship program may seek an Associate of Technical Study (Type-B) in Electrical Trades Technology at Eastern Gateway Community College. Under this agreement, an apprenticeship graduate will receive up to 47 credits toward graduation and must complete the following courses (or approved alternates) within the maximum of four years: English Composition I, Technical and Professional Writing, Public Speaking, Technical Algebra, Technical Trigonometry, and College Physics I.

Information and conditions of admission to this program can be obtained by contacting the dean of information and engineering technologies.

The graduate will be able to:

1. Demonstrate professional conduct and interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written) with coworkers and other technical personnel.

2. Demonstrate competency in chosen major by verified prior experience and knowledge.

3. Obtain experience in problem-solving both individually and in group situations.

4. Demonstrate the ability to understand and apply mathematical concepts.

Eastern Gateway Community College's Student Success Plan is available for view in PDF format.

This information is presented as a general program overview. Students are advised to follow the more detailed college catalog they receive upon admission to the college for program requirements. This web site also presents the college catalog in PDF form.