The purpose of this department is to prepare students by providing them with an opportunity to acquire marketable job skills, occupational knowledge, positive attitudes for entering and continuing productive work of their choice and abilities. This will be accomplished through a variety of teaching methods. Currently, the programs indicated by asterisks are industry certified. Other programs are now undergoing the Industry Certification process. Certified programs validate to business and industry that graduates meet their requirements through strong, comprehensive curriculums, and that they possess skills based on national standards.
Employers can expect quality work and professionalism from program graduates.
To achieve these expectations, standards have been set to serve as a basis to measure quality. This set of standards provides a framework for assessing quality and program improvement. Standards are the benchmarks for best teaching practices. Standards identify what teachers should know and be able to do. They address mastery of subject matter, theories of student development and learning, and knowledge of instruction delivery and assessment.