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112 <br /> <br /> <br /> Salary - $45,000 Insurance <br /> 1st year $105,000 Staff Benefits <br /> 2nd year 45,000 <br /> <br /> Total $150,000 <br /> INSTITUTION: PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE <br /> REOUEST: A.A.S. in Electro-Mechanical Technology <br /> <br /> PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br /> Program Objectives: This new technical program is designed to prepare students for <br /> advanced technology in the electro-mechanical field.. The students will .study electricity, <br /> electronics, hydraulic and pneumatic power, mechanical linkages and drives, computer based <br /> automated systems and current industry practices. Instructional emphasis is placed upon the <br /> understanding of and troubleshooting of electro-mechanical systems. <br /> <br /> Program Requirements: This is a 66-68 hour program designed so that students may receive <br /> instruction on the Paris Junior College Campus as well as at industry sites via cooperative <br /> work experiences. the program is expected to be converted to a tech-prep program within <br /> the next two years. During this two year interval, local high schools are hopefully <br /> implementing the Principles of Technology course which would become part of the tech-prep <br /> curriculum. <br /> <br /> NEED. AND POTENTIAL:. <br /> <br /> Occupational Need: The need for this program was first brought to the attention of <br /> administrators at Paris Junior College in the late spring of 1994. At that time the college <br /> was involved in developing a Community Masterplan. A member of the Masterplan <br /> committee brought to our attention a survey that had been conducted by the Industrial <br /> Managers group at the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the <br /> Lamar County Education Coalition. <br /> Their survey instrument had been purchased by the Kimberly-Clark plant in Paris. <br /> It was sent to the person responsible for tradesman training at the seven (7) major industries <br /> in Paris - Kimberly-Clark, Campbell Soup, Phillips Lighting, Earth Grains, Rodgers-Wade, <br /> Babcock and Wilcox, and T & K Machine Shop. The purpose was to determine the skills <br /> needed by local employers, and the instrument addressed a wide variety, of skills - not just <br /> electro-mechanical. The response rate was 100%. <br /> Members of the Masterplan.Committee asked if the information could be shared so <br /> that we could compare the current technical curriculum offered at the college to the skills <br /> needed by industry according to the survey. Because the survey was copyrighted and could <br /> be used only within limited parameters, we were not able to have copies of the survey to <br /> attach to this program request. However, we did meet with each industrial program area <br /> (welding, machine shop, HVAC, etc.) to review the survey results (they were able to look <br /> at the instrument even though they could not keep a copy) and compare what was currently <br /> being taught to the needs indicated on the survey. <br /> The gaps the committee found were in the area of electro-mechanical technology. <br /> That is our reason for requesting this program. A copy of the community masterplan is <br /> enclosed. The recommendation that an electro-mechanical technology program be <br /> developed is found on page 16. <br /> Since last spring, other indications of this need have emerged. The Quality <br /> Workforce Planning Target Occupations List for this region includes the category of <br /> Maintenance, general, into which electro-mechanical technology fits. This list is attached. <br /> <br /> <br />