ENGINEERING SESSION Welcome Introductions Agenda Engineering Career Options

ENGINEERING SESSION

Welcome • Introductions • Agenda • Engineering Career Options • AWC Engineering Program Requirements • Self-Service Student Planning Tools • University Transfer Options • Important Deadlines & Events

The future looks good! • Demand for engineers: • 60% higher than for other professions in the US • Expected to grow 11% by 2023, requiring almost 250, 000 more engineers • Benefits being an engineer: • Variety of career opportunities • Prestige • Financial security

The future looks good! • Earning Potential • Engineers earn one of the highest salaries of any career with a 4 or 5 -year degree • From the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015): Occupation Average Salary Electrical Engineer $95, 230 Mechanical Engineer $83, 590 Biomedical Engineer $86, 220 • Civil Engineer $82, 220 Chemical Engineer $97, 360 Aerospace Engineer $107, 830 Compare to $20, 800 ($10. 00 per hour minimum wage)

Engineering Disciplines • Systems Engineers • Electrical Engineers • Mechanical Engineers • • Work with interdisciplinary design of large-scale complex systems involving people, technology and information Design improved manufacturing and operation systems, reduce cost, improve productivity Work with electricity, electromagnetic fields, and light Design products such as cell phones, computers, antennas, televisions, and appliances Design power generation and distribution systems Work with machines and systems that involve the production and use of heat or motion Design cars, heating and air conditioning systems, and manufacturing systems

Engineering Disciplines • • Civil Engineers • • Work with physics and materials (soil) Design buildings, roads, bridges, storm water systems Chemical Engineers • • Work with physics, chemistry and biology Design medicines, fertilizers, semiconductors, food additives (such as flavorings) Aerospace Engineers • • Work with aerodynamics, propulsion and navigation Design aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, missiles, and rockets Biomedical Engineers • • Work with the mechanical and chemical properties of the human body Design prosthetic devices and medical diagnostic systems There are many more disciplines!

Online Courses ($0) www. coursera. org www. edx. org • Audit courses (live or archived) • Take / preview courses

Faculty Joseph Russo, Engineering Professor EB 117 928 -344 -7753 Joseph. Russo@azwestern. edu Reetika Dhawan, Division Chair EB 111 928 -344 -7650 Reetika. Dhawan@azwestern. edu

Arizona Western College Associate of Science in Engineering • This program prepares students for a wide variety of engineering majors at the university. • 65 credits required to complete the Associate of Science in Engineering • Program Check Sheet • Student Planning Video • Sample Course Plan

Associate’s Degree Requirements AGEC 38 credits Electives Major Courses + 20 credits + 6 credits TOTAL = 64 credits

Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) • • English Composition (6 credits) • • • Arts (3 credits) Mathematics (5 credits) Calculus I with Analytic Geometry OR approved higher level math Humanities (3 credits) Social Behavioral Sciences (6 credits) Physical Biological Sciences (6 credits) General Chemistry I & II Additional Courses • • MAT 262 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations PHY 121 Mechanics

Engineering, Science & Math Advisors Dan Russow, Faculty Advisor LR 206 928 -344 -7784 Dan. Russow@azwestern. edu Dubia Zaragoza, Academic Advisor 3 C Building, Advisement Services 928 -317 -6194 Dubia. Zaragoza@azwestern. ed

3 C-Top Floor 928 -3447638 transfer. services@azwestern. edu Transfer Services offers: • Information about degree pathways • Guidance from a Transfer Specialist • Appointments & Walk-Ins with university representatives • Support for a smooth transfer process • University field trips

• BSE Civil Engineering • BSE Electrical Engineering • BSE Environmental Engineering • BSE Mechanical Engineering *AXE-Add Data sharing Agreement

AXE Agreement Institution Collaboration to facilitate your transfer.

Yuma Programs • • Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering Main Campus BS in Aerospace Engineering BS in Biomedical Engineering 2 yrs AWC + 2 yrs UAYuma BS in Biosystems Engineering Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering 2 yrs AWC + 1 yr UAYuma + 1 yr Tucson BS in Chemical Engineering BS in Engineering Management BS in Industrial Engineering *Articulation Agreement between AWC & Uof. A BS in Materials Science & Engineering BS in Mechanical Engineering BS in Mining Engineering BS in Optical Sciences and Engineering

Az. TAP (AZ Transfer Agreement Pathway)

Az. TAP Disclosure Benefits • AWC & the UA share admission and transcript information • Student information can be retained in the records of both institutions. • Ability to create a course plan and determine time of degree completion • Access to scholarship opportunities

BSE Aerospace Engineering BSE Electrical Engineering BAS Operations Management BSE Electrical Engineering (Electric Power & Energy) BSE Biomedical Engineering BS Electronic Engineering Technology BSE Chemical Engineering BSE Engineering (Electrical) (Mechanical) (Robotics) BSE Civil Engineering BSE Industrial Engineering BSE Civil Engineering (Environmental) BS Manufacturing Engineering (Mechanical) BSE Civil Engineering (Sustainable) BSE Materials Science & Engineering BS Computer Science BSE Mechanical Engineering (Computational) (Energy) BSE Computer Science (Information Assurance) BSE Computer Science (Software Engineering) BSE Computer Systems Engineering BSE Construction Engineering BS (Construction Management (Concrete Industry) BS Mechanical Engineering Technology (Aeronautical) (Automation) (Automotive) BS Software Engineering ASU Academic Programs

www. aztransfer. com Learn how your credits transfer to ASU, NAU and UA

Important Application Deadlines • FAFSA (Federal Application for Federal Student Aid) • Priority Deadly is EARLY MARCH! • Northern Arizona University • Whole month of February for Fall • Whole month of September for Spring • Arizona State University • • General admissions application as soon as one year in advance University of Arizona • • Second Friday in February for Fall Second Friday in September for Spring

AWC Summer & Fall Registration Summer Registration going on NOW Get ahead in your degree, take a class this summer! Fall Priority Registration April 17 th at 7: 00 am Students with 45+ completed credits Online registration opens April 19 th at 7: 00 am Students with 30+ completed credits Online registration opens April 24 th at 7: 00 am Students with 15+ completed credits Online registration opens April 26 th at 7: 00 am All Students Online registration opens

University Transfer Signing Day May 4, 2017, 4: 00 -6: 00 pm • Special recognition for Transfer students graduating in Spring and Summer 2017 and have been admitted to one of our partner universities for Fall 2017. • Sign up today!

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