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THE COLLEGE ISSUE 2011 Culinary Federation accredited culinary programs at the PTC Arkansas Culinary School, which include culinary arts, hospitality management, baking and pastry arts and wine and spirit studies. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY TECH — CAMDEN The United States government estimates expenditures of approximately $1.6 trillion for infrastructure development and improvement over the next five years. An integral piece of that work – for steel mills, highway departments, government agencies, construction firms corporate businesses, power plants and many other employers will be done by welders. Officials predict that the demand for skilled welders will grow into the next decade and beyond, but even today, welding jobs aren’t hard to find. In response to that demand, this fall SAU Tech will offer a nine-month welding program for the first time. The new Welding Academy is located in Magnolia and comparable to the Tulsa Welding School. Graduates of the program will be able to call themselves “certified welders� and begin a career with great earning potential. The more types of welding employees learn, the greater their earning potential. In fact, some welding engineers – who
are concerned with all of the activities related to the design, production, performance and maintenance of welded products – make around $80,000. On the other end of the range of degrees offered at SAU Tech is its Associate of Applied Science in Multimedia degree. Students get hands-on experience, and one recent graduate was hired full-time just a few months after commencement exercises by a production company in Los Angeles. Recently, SAU Tech was one of nine Arkansas colleges selected to participate in a program to boost the number of students who complete their degrees. SAU Tech will receive money as part of the Complete College America’s Completion Innovation Challenge, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Students can take advantage of all SAU Tech has to offer from the comforts of a home away from home. Apartment-style housing is located on and off campus.
Where are you going? Higher education doesn’t have to come with a high price tag. Affordable tuition, coupled with great transfer success and employment outcomes will give you a great start on the road to success. And you will beneďŹ t from great MSCC instructors and an academic support program that is one of the best in the region. Our faculty includes seasoned professionals who bring real-world experience to the classrooms, and our curriculum reects the latest trends and technologies.
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