Skilled Trades, A.A.S.
Northern recognizes training from approved apprenticeship programs registered with the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship as applicable toward an Associate of Applied Science in Skilled Trades. This program allows individuals who are currently enrolled in or have completed a registered apprenticeship to combine their apprenticeship training with college-level coursework to earn an associate degree.
Program requirements are established through agreements between the College and participating apprenticeship programs. Students complete general education coursework through the College while receive academic credit for the technical instruction and on-the-job training complete throught their apprenticeship program. Eligible students may utilize funding available through the Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Nontradtiional Degree (STAND) initiative to support completion of required general education coursework.
