Guarantee for Technical Competency

Any student earning an Associate in Applied Science degree or certificate who is judged by an employer to be lacking in the technical job skills necessary for entry into the job for which the degree or certificate was designed shall be provided up to nine tuition-free credit hours of additional skill training. The graduate, under the agreement to enact this guarantee, will still be responsible for all costs other than the tuition specified.

Qualifying Conditions for the Guarantee:

The graduate must have earned the Associate in Applied Science degree or certificate no earlier than one year prior to the beginning date of the employment under consideration.
The graduate must have completed the degree within a five-year time period beginning at the point of first employment.
The graduate must be employed full time in a position directly related to the program of study as certified by the Vice President of Academic Services.
The employer must certify in writing that the graduate is lacking entry-level skills within 90 days of the graduate’s initial date of employment.
The employer, graduate, division Dean, and appropriate faculty member, on the occasion of confirmed need for more training, would develop a written educational plan for retraining.
This guarantee does not imply that the graduate is guaranteed to pass any licensing or qualifying examination for a particular career.