Nearly 150 graduates of the program received special certificates of directed studies for their achievements. CAIT designed the program to address the company's needs to upgrade staff skills in new technologies and information systems practices.
Students generally can complete requirements for a certificate in six months.
Most classes are held at McDonnell Douglas. Since mid-1992, more than 3,000 McDonnell Douglas employees have participated in the program, which will offer more than 130 classes this year. CAIT, which was formed in 1976, has begun a similar program at MasterCard International in St. Louis.