NanoTechnology Technician Education

该项目正在通过调整现有课程和开发新课程来制定和实施纳米技术技术员教育学位计划。该课程是该学院先进制造技术学位课程的第三个学位课程(另外两个课程是制造工程技术和聚合物制造技术)。新的学位选项得到了地区组织和行业的大力支持。42个项目合作伙伴包括29个支持课程开发和/或为学生提供实习和就业机会的行业合作伙伴。除了为该项目开发新的课程外，该学院还在调整由项目合作伙伴弗吉尼亚大学开发的纳米技术本科课程的内容，该大学还提供培训设备和课程开发支持。新计划的主要受众是即将毕业的高三学生，以及由于失去了该地区大量纺织制造业和烟草行业的传统工作而寻求职业再培训的当地成年工人。纳米技术教育学位课程由丹维尔社区学院的劳动力服务部门管理，设在其先进技术和培训区域中心，这是一个占地24,000平方英尺的新高科技设施，旨在支持高水平的科学培训计划，如纳米技术教育。

The project is developing and implementing a Nanotechnology Technician Education degree program by adapting existing curricula and developing new curricula. The program is a third degree track in the college's Advanced Manufacturing Technology degree program (the other two tracks are Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Polymer Manufacturing Technology). The new degree option is strongly supported by regional organizations and industry. The 42 project partners include 29 industry partners who are supporting curriculum development and/or are providing internship and employment opportunities for students. In addition to developing new curricula for this program, the college is adapting elements of a nanotechnology undergraduate program developed by project partner University of Virginia, which is also providing training equipment and curriculum development support. The primary audience for the new program is graduating high school seniors, as well as local adult workers who are seeking career re-training due to loss of a great number of the region's traditional jobs in textiles manufacturing and tobacco. The Nanotechnology Education degree program is being managed by Danville Community College's Workforce Services and housed in its Regional Center for Advanced Technology and Training, a new 24,000-square-foot high-tech facility designed to support high-level scientific training programs such as nanotechnology education.