Tri County Technical College - Tri Co Tec Yearbook (Pendleton, SC)

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.U N 3 .Q 'ri 'r 1 The southeast is rapidly growing in the con- struction and relocation of large businessess, in- dustries, and public facilities. This construction boom has greatly increased the need for civil en- gineering technicians. The graduates of Civil Engineering technology are very versatile, highly trained individuals. Their two-year cur- riculum has prepared them well for almost any job in construction and design. Some of the sub- jects they have studied are drafting, surveying, concrete construction, mathematics, soil me- chanics, hydraulics, contracts, and specifica- tions, engineering materials, and testing. CIVIL ENGINEERING TECH GLOCY 39

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CHILD DE ELDPME T SSISTAN , MQ N The pre-school years are most impor- tant in the development of attitudes and habits of young children. For this reason, federal, state, and local agencies have placed emphasis on establishing child-care centers and kindergartens. These centers require highly-trained and skilled professionals to maintain a high quality staff and operation. Tri- County Technical College has realized that the needs must be satisfied if our future generations are to be knowledge -seeking and upstanding. In the fall quarter of 1972, Tri-County began its first classes in the Child Development Assistant program. This curriculum trains para-professionals for work in day-care centers, nurseries, hospitals, and elementary schools. They help the children to learn through doing art, music, reading, and science. These learning methods help the child enter grade school both prepared and eager to learn. Some of the many specialized subjects studied in this one-year cur- riculum are child psychology, creative activities for children, personal devel- opment, child nutrition, and health care.

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ff ELECTRUNIC ENGINEERING TECH OLUGY The twentieth century is an age that has seen many developments in the uses of electricity. WVe have gone from light bulbs to electronic computers and space crafts. In order to maintain our way of life in the future, we must have enough electronic engineers and electronic technicians to keep these systems func- tioning correctly. The Electronic Engi- neering Technology curriculum broadly covers electronics and produces graduate engineering technicians. The graduate is prepared to install and maintain electronic equipment and control circuits. Additional opportu- nities exist in sales, computer main- tenance and programming, and techni- cal support for design and development. XVork done in the Tri-County labora- tory utilizes instrumentation and com- munication equipmcnt. A recent eco- nomic study of the tri-counties projects substantial increases in employment in the electronics field during this decade. -0-1. I 40 ,U -Q . . Q B stay