Marine Technology
College or University: Cape Fear Community College
Type of degree: A.A.S.
Brief overview of program: The Marine Technology curriculum is designed to provide the practical skills and academic background essential for success in the area of marine scientific support. The Marine Technology student will become proficient in the knowledge and skills required of a scientific support technician, through both practical training aboard ship as well as in the classroom. The Marine Technology curriculum prepares individuals to use and maintain sophisticated equipment such as electronic navigation devices, physical and chemical measuring instruments, sampling devices, and data acquisition and reduction systems aboard ocean-going and smaller vessels.
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Tuition (2007):In State: $1,006, Out of State: $5,326
Number of students enrolled in 2007: 95 Where do most of the students go upon graduating or leaving the program?
Continue Education: 10% | Enter Workforce: 75% | Do not know: 15%
For the students that enter the workforce, what are the most common occupations that they pursue with this degree or certificate? Fisheries Technician
Hydrographic Survey and Seismic Industries
Description of Facilities: Marine Technology prepares students for employment as technicians in the marine scientific community through classroom participation and practical application. Training in a wide range of shipboard observational and measurement techniques is accomplished aboard various research vessels including CFCC's own vessel, the R/V Dan Moore, a 85-ft. fisheries research vessel formerly operated by the State of North Carolina Division of Commercial and Sports Fisheries. All students spend a minimum of 30 days at sea during their two years in the program.
Additional periods are spent off campus conducting marine projects relating to the estuaries, bays, and marshes of the area. The program is approved by the department of community colleges to conduct cooperative education programs with sponsoring marine agences. Credits are often transferable to four year institutions offering related degrees. In addition to the Dan Moore, the school also operates a variety of small craft and has its own dock, chemical and biological laboratories, net loft, fishing gear shop, electrical lab, welding shop, woodworking shop, and oceanographic equipment repair and calibration facility.
Program Point of Contact: Jason Rogers
Email: jrogers@cfcc.edu Institution address: 411 N. Front Street
Wilmington,NC 28401-3393 Phone: 910-362-7403
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