Participation in AET Program Up

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Applied Engineering Technology at TCHS has proven to be a big hit among electronics students. Since opening our doors in 2008, we have seen a dramatic increase in participation in this program. This dual-enrollment program with Delaware County Community College offers students the opportunity to earn college credits at a very low cost while sill in high school. This is exciting news for students and parents alike. Everyone likes to save money, and earning these college credits for an extremely low tuition means that students won't have to pay the high tuition costs that colleges are charging today. In the first two years of this program, AET students earned a total of 116 college credits. Some students earned the maximum: 16. Involvement in AET allows electronics students to participate in DCCC's 2+2+2 program. This means that they spend their Junior and Senior years in high school earning college credits, transfer to DCCC where they earn an Associate Degree in Electronics Technology, and then transfer to a 4-year college to complete their Bachelor's Degree in an engineering field. At this time, seven EST students who participated in AET are DCCC students. Several others are students at technical and 4-year colleges.

Steve Ogram, Class of 2009

AET Graduating Class

Steve Ogram, pictured left, and other AET graduates.

Steve Ogram began his electronics training at CAT-Brandywine. While there, he excelled and won the respect of students and staff alike. When TCHS opened in the Fall of 2008, Steve transferred to our the Electronic Systems Technology (EST) lab. He was already enrolled in the Applied Engineering Technology (AET) program, and he was on track to continue earning college credits through our cooperative agreement with DCCC. Upon graduation from TCHS, Steve had earned 12 college credits. He used those credits to enter the DCCC's Power Plant Technology program. In addition to working on completion of the PPT program at the Pennock's Bridge campus, Steve is working on his degree in Electronics Technology at DCCC's Main Campus in Media, Pennsylvania.