11-16-2022, 02:16 PM
This might be a niche question, but looking for advice to pass onto an acquaintance.
He graduated from high school in the 90s with a technical certificate. I believe in automotive repair generally, but possibly automotive electronics. He's unsure. Fast forward 25+ years and he's the technical director at a local radio station that has acquired skills from various non-academic sources and testing for several FCC radio licenses. Station has recently been acquired by a conglomerate that requires he gets an associates degree within 36 months. Local CC will not let him into the AAS program without getting either a GED or signing up for a year of developmental courses. Would Pierpont be a good option? Like would they give credit for the various licenses? Or should he just bite the bullet and do the GED? The full year of developmental courses in English and basic math seems like overkill to be able to enroll in a program he'd have no issues completing a
He graduated from high school in the 90s with a technical certificate. I believe in automotive repair generally, but possibly automotive electronics. He's unsure. Fast forward 25+ years and he's the technical director at a local radio station that has acquired skills from various non-academic sources and testing for several FCC radio licenses. Station has recently been acquired by a conglomerate that requires he gets an associates degree within 36 months. Local CC will not let him into the AAS program without getting either a GED or signing up for a year of developmental courses. Would Pierpont be a good option? Like would they give credit for the various licenses? Or should he just bite the bullet and do the GED? The full year of developmental courses in English and basic math seems like overkill to be able to enroll in a program he'd have no issues completing a
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