March 29, 2006

NC State to Offer Engineering in Rocky Mount Area

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University will hold an Engineering Open House at the Gateway Technology Center on the North Carolina Wesleyan College campus April 18. Two sessions are offered; the afternoon session will be held from 4 to 5 p.m., and the evening session will run from 6 to 8 p.m. The general public, including area high school and community college students, is invited to meet with NC State engineering faculty and administrators to learn more about graduate engineering and pre-engineering transfer programs.

The Open House event celebrates the beginning of a new initiative to bring access to engineering degree programs to the Rocky Mount area. The College of Engineering at NC State, in partnership with East Carolina University, Edgecomb Community College, Halifax Community College, Nash Community College and Wilson Technical College, will offer an undergraduate pre-engineering program at the Gateway Technology Center at Wesleyan College. The first undergraduate, pre-engineering transfer course, Engineering 101 – An Introduction to Engineering, will be offered on Tuesday evenings beginning May 23.

In addition to the undergraduate course, the College of Engineering will offer graduate degrees in engineering and computer science via distance education to area students. The program allows working adults to take courses online to obtain a graduate degree.

The College of Engineering at NC State is recognized as one of the best values for distance education delivery in the nation. Across the state, adults are able to work toward a master’s degree in engineering or computer science from NC State without living in Raleigh. The addition of the Rocky Mount site will give local businesses and industries the ability to hire employees with better skills and allow existing employees access to higher education opportunities.

The Open House is open to the public, and the media is encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Dr. Linda D. Krute, director of the Engineering Online program at NC State, (919) 515-5440 or (877) 254-0058, linda_krute@ncsu.edu, or visit http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu.

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Technical contact:
Dr. Linda Krute, (919) 515-5440, linda_krute@ncsu.edu

Media contact:
Jennifer Weston, (919) 515-3848, weston@ncsu.edu

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