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[Indiana Robinson]

I didn't take any basket weaving classes but I did take tennis and folk
dancing.  :-)
I actually became pretty good at tennis but it should be noted that I
weighed about 100 pounds less in those days.  :-)


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On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 9:03 PM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Here is the Wikioedia discussion of engineering technology.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_technologist
>
> [james] Neither a 2 nor a 4 year degree in liberal arts or basket weaving
> would gain you admission to the third year of a 2+2 engineering technology
> program.
>
>
> https://www.communitycollegereview.com/blog/2-2-programs-going-strong-at-community-colleges-nationwide
>
> I have known BSME graduate engineers who took 2 year Electronic Technology
> programs.
>
> [Stephen Offiler]  Four-year engineering technology programs?  It's been a
> while for me (BSME '84) but the technology programs I am most familiar with
> are two-year.  I suppose, if you spend a couple years in Liberal Arts and
> Basket Weaving, then you buckle down for the next two, it would be a
> four-year program.
>
> [James] <snip> The public was not aware back then of the process of
> getting an associate degree that qualifies you to be an entry level
> mechanic and then getting a four year degree in Engineering Technology by
> taking the 3rd and 4th years. I was not at the time or I would have done
> so. <snip>
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Francis Robinson
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Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com
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