Rolla Techical Istitute Rolla Techical Ceter Adult Course Catalog W W W. R O L L A. K 1 2. M O. U S / R T I R T C
W W W. R O L L A. K 1 2. M O. U S / R T I R T C
ADULT PROGRAMS ALLIED HEALTH Detal Hygiee... 5 Diagostic Ultrasoud... 5 EMT-Basic...6 Fire & Rescue...6 Medical Office Techology...7 Paramedic...7 Practical Nursig...8 Radiologic Techology...8 Respiratory Therapy... 9 Surgical Techology...9 TRADE & TECHNICAL Automotive Techology...11 Collisio Repair... 11 Costructio Trades... 12 Draftig & Desig...12 Graphic Desig/Desig Academy... 13 Heatig, Vetilatio, Air Coditioig & Refrigeratio (HVACR)...13 Iformatio Techology...14 Machie Techology... 14 Masory...15 Wood Maufacturig... 15 NOTE: All programs are offered subject to sufficiet erollmet. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION School Profile... 2 Studet Services...3 Allied Health... 4 Trade & Techical...10 Studet Orgaizatios...16 Studet Iformatio...18 Applicatio...19 W W W. R O L L A. K 1 2. M O. U S / R T I R T C
SCHOOL PROFILE HISTORY Rolla Techical Istitute/Rolla Techical Ceter (RTI/RTC), which is a part of the Rolla Public Schools system, bega offerig career ad techical educatio i 1972. At that time, the buildig at 1304 East 10th Street was kow as Rolla Area Vocatioal Techical School. The school s ame was chaged to Rolla Techical Istitute (RTI) i 1994. Sice by the late 1990s RTI had outgrow the origial buildig, a secod buildig was built i 1998 at 500 Forum Drive o property already owed by the school district. This ew buildig, kow as Rolla Techical Ceter (RTC), was expaded i 2004. RTI ow houses the Trade ad Techical programs; RTC houses the Allied Health programs. STUDENT POPULATION RTI/RTC serves approximately 300 adult studets ad approximately 600 high school studets each year. The high school studets are from 11 sedig schools located i the tows of Belle, Bourbo, Cuba, Lickig, Newburg, Owesville, Rolla, Salem, St. James, Steelville, ad Viea. The adult studets commute from approximately a 50-mile radius. Some programs are offered oly to adults; others are offered oly to high school studets. Still other programs have a mixture of adult ad high school studets, which has bee a positive situatio for both groups. The adult studets serve as role models for the high school studets, ad both groups of studets lear from each other. ACCREDITATION RTI/RTC is accredited by North Cetral Associatio ad the Missouri Departmet of Elemetary ad Secodary Educatio. I additio, specific programs are accredited by appropriate accreditig bodies for their fields. For example, the Radiologic Techology program is accredited by the Joit Review Committee for Educatio i Radiologic Techology. 2
STUDENT SERVICES FINANCIAL AID The RTI/RTC Fiacial Aid Office is orgaized to help studets who could ot cotiue their educatio beyod high school without fiacial assistace. Studets attedig RTI/RTC may qualify for state or federal grats (which do ot have to be paid back), studet loas, or other types of fiacial assistace. The first step i obtaiig fiacial assistace is to file a Free Applicatio for Federal Studet Aid (FAFSA) available olie at www.fafsa.ed.gov. For fiacial aid questios or assistace, stop by the Fiacial Aid Office at Rolla Techical Ceter or cotact the Fiacial Aid Director by callig (573) 458-0160. Federal Aid Pell Grat FSEOG (Federal Supplemetal Educatioal Opportuity Grat) College Work Study Studet Loa Program State Aid A+ Schools Scholarship Bright Flight Scholarship Missouri College Guaratee Scholarship Fudig Agecies COPIC (Cetral Ozarks Private Idustry Coucil) TRA (Trade Readjustmet Act) Vocatioal Rehabilitatio Veteras Educatioal Beefits Veteras Vocatioal Rehabilitatio Local Aid Various Local Scholarships GUIDANCE & COUNSELING Studet support services are available through the guidace couselor at RTI/RTC. The couselor assists studets i makig iformed decisios about their occupatioal choices ad educatioal futures. I additio to career guidace, the couselor provides group ad idividual couselig o a aseeded basis. Whe ecessary, the couselor accesses commuity resources for additioal services. Additioal assistace with occupatioal choices, icludig free career testig, is available from the MCCE Career Educatio Coordiator. PLACEMENT Studets ca visit the Studet Developmet Ceter for assistace with resumes, cover letters, iterviewig skills, ad geeral job search guidace. 3
ALLIED HEALTH Detal Hygiee...5 Diagostic Ultrasoud...5 EMT-Basic...6 Fire & Rescue...6 Medical Office Techology...7 Paramedic...7 Practical Nursig...8 Radiologic Techology...8 Respiratory Therapy...9 Surgical Techology...9 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS q Completed applicatio form q Applicatio/processig fee q Official high school trascript or GED scores q College trascript, if you have college credit q 3 persoal/professioal refereces o forms provided by RTC q ACT exam scores (ot required for all programs) q Career shadowig or health care experiece (ot required for all programs) DUAL CREDIT & ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS Dual credit ad articulatio agreemets allow college credit with aother school for coursework take at RTI/RTC. Dual credits are awarded at the ed of each semester. Articulated credits require additioal hours to be take at the school awardig the credits. RTI/RTC Allied Health programs curretly have dual credit or articulatio agreemets with several post-secodary schools icludig East Cetral College, Drury Uiversity, Missouri State Uiversity, ad Missouri Souther State Uiversity. q Drug screeig & backgroud check q Fulfillmet of additioal program specific requiremets. (Please cotact the Admissios Office at RTC, the RTI/RTC Couselor, or the school website www.rolla.k12.mo.us/rtirtc for these requiremets.) 4
DENTAL HYGIENE Applicatio Deadlie: Jauary 31 at MSSU for fall classes The 2-year Detal Hygiee program is offered through Missouri Souther State Uiversity (MSSU) ad studets must apply for admissio to the Departmet of Detal Hygiee at MSSU. Studets receive classroom istructio at RTC as well as hads-o traiig i the RTC detal cliic, radiology laboratory, ad detal materials laboratory. Studets who successfully complete the program are eligible to take the Detal Hygiee Natioal Board Examiatio ad practical board examiatios required for licesure i Missouri ad other states. DIAGONSTIC ULTRASOUND Applicatio Deadlie: April 1 for classes begiig i August after the previous 18-moth program is completed. Diagostic Ultrasoud is a 18-moth program i Soography, a medical procedure usig high frequecy soud waves. Studets atted eveig classes two ights a week at RTC where the ultrasoud lab is equipped with three state-ofthe-art ultrasoud machies. They obtai practical experiece workig three 8-hour shifts a week at a variety of cliical sites. Prerequisites Overall GPA of at least 2.75 or a GPA of 2.50 with a ACT composite score of 25 or higher. Completio of 30 credit hours of specific college level sciece ad geeral educatio core courses with a grade of C or higher. Review program prerequisites ad admissios criteria at www.mssu.edu/ techology/dh/. The Detal Hygiee program is accredited by the Commissio o Detal Accreditatio. Studets successfully completig the program will receive a certificate ad are eligible to take the atioal board exams for certificatio i abdomial, OB/GYN, ad vascular ultrasoud, as well as the ultrasoud physics ad vascular physics exams. Available certificatios: Registered Diagostic Medical Soographer (RDMS), Registered Vascular Techologist (RVT), ad Registered Diagostic Cardiac Soographer (RDCS). Prerequisites Associate s degree or higher cotaiig specific coursework or completio of a 2-year Allied Health program with curret registry. Fudametals of Detal Hygiee Detal Morphology Oral Histology & Embryology Detal Radiology Radiatio Biology Detal Materials Ethics & Commuity Detistry Perio/Pathology Cliical Experieces 5 OB/GYN Abdome Small Parts Vascular Techology Physics & Istrumetatio of Ultrasoud Vascular Physical Priciples & Istrumetatio Patiet Care Medical Ethics Termiology Professioalism & Leadership Cogitive, Psychomotor, & Affective Skills Commuicatio Skills Critical Thikig Skills Cultural Diversity
EMT BASIC FIRE & RESCUE Emergecy Medical Techicia-Basic is a 1-semester course that begis i August ad Jauary each year. The course is taught accordig to Departmet of Trasportatio (DOT) curriculum guidelies, but also icludes various rescue techiques such as rappellig, WMD-Awareess, ad rough terrai rescue. Traiig cosists of approximately 160 hours of classroom traiig, as well as 56 hours of cliical ad itership experieces at several hospitals ad umerous ambulace sites. This course prepares the studet to work as a team member i a pre-hospital (ambulace) settig. The studet is taught basic skills i treatig various ijuries ad illesses. The faculty cosists of techicias, physicias, ad paramedics traied ad experieced i both teachig ad providig emergecy care. After successful completio of the program, the studet is eligible to take the Natioal Registry Examiatio for EMT-Basic. Note: Successful completio of EMT-B is a prerequisite for the Paramedic program. Roles & Resposibilities Legal Issues Commuicatios Stress/Burout Aatomy & Physiology Patiet Assessmet Treatmet of Shock Geeral Pharmacology Respiratory System Airway Maagemet Cardiovascular System Cardiac Arrest Trauma Maagemet Burs & Hazardous Materials Evirometal Emergecies Substace Abuse Ifectious Disease Geriatrics Pediatrics OB/GYN Behavioral & Psychiatric Emergecies Extricatio & Rescue Fire & Rescue is a 1-year program that prepares studets for a career i fire fightig. The program icludes courses i basic fire fighter tactics, fire departmet maagemet, fire ivestigatios, ad hazardous materials respose. Studets also take the EMT-Basic course as part of the Fire & Rescue program. The program follows state guidelies ad istructio icludes hads-o exercises ad case studies. Studets receive some of their hads-o traiig at the Rolla Lios Club Regioal Fire Traiig Facility. Studets who successfully complete the program are eligible to take the Fire Fighter I ad II state certificatio exams, as well as the state EMT-Basic certificatio exam. 6 Vehicle Extricatio Fire Groud Operatios Search & Rescue Techiques Fire Detectio, Alarm, & Suppressio Systems Rope Rescue Fire Cotrol Tactics & Strategies Natioal Registry Emergecy Medical Techology Techicia Basic Water Supply Systems Structural Vetilatio Fire Ivestigatio
MEDICAL OFFICE TECHNOLOGY PARAMEDIC Medical Office Techology is a 10-moth program desiged to teach studets the skills ecessary to obtai employmet i the medical office professio. Medical Office Techologists ca fid job opportuities i physicias offices, cliics, hospitals, log term care facilities, home care, ad other admiistrative busiess offices. Paramedic is a 17-moth program that follows the Departmet of Trasportatio (DOT) curriculum guidelies for Paramedic Traiig. I additio to the stadard DOT traiig, studets lear various rescue techiques such as rappellig, water rescue, WMD- Awareess, ad rough terrai rescue. Studets gai kowledge specifically relevat to the medical field such as medical termiology, aatomy ad physiology, ad isurace codig ad billig. They also lear computer applicatios ad office procedures that are ecessary for ay office situatio. A itership is a itegral part of the program ad gives Medical Office Techology studets the opportuity to practice their skills i a real-world settig. Program certificatios iclude: Medical Office Certificate, HIPPA Traiig Certificate, ad CPR ad First Aid Certificate. Medical Termiology Aatomy & Physiology Pharmacology Medical Law & Ethics Medical Reports & Documets Isurace Codig & Billig Medical Trascriptio CPR & First Aid Certificatio HIPPA Traiig Certificatio Computer Applicatios: Keyboardig, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoit Office Procedures Computerized Office Maagemet Iterpersoal Commuicatio Skills Job Shadowig Itership Paramedic studets are taught advaced skills i treatig various ijuries ad illesses uder the directio of a physicia medical advisor. Traiig icludes approximately 588 hours of classroom traiig, as well as 824 hours of cliical ad itership experiece at several hospitals ad umerous ambulace sites. Licesed Paramedics fid job opportuities with ambulace services, fire departmets, ad air trasport services, as well as some emergecy rooms ad doctors offices. Upo successful completio of the program ad passage of the atioal test, the studet will receive Natioal Registry Certificatio, which is recogized i almost every state. Prerequisites EMT-Basic, offered at RTC begiig i August ad Jauary each year. 7 Aatomy & Physiology Patiet Assessmet Itubatio/Airway Maagemet Aerosol Therapy NG Tube Placemet Thoracetesis Phlebotomy EKG Iterpretatio Cardiac Skills Commuicatios Adult & Ifat CPR Suctioig Pulse Oximetry Cricithyrotomy IV Therapy Drug Admiistratio Defibrillatio/Pacig Documetatio Rescue Operatios W.M.D. Site Rotatio
PRACTICAL NURSING RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY Applicatio Deadlie: April 1 Radiologic Techology is a 2-year program that teaches studets the art ad sciece of creatig medical images usig x-rays i order to help physicias diagose fractures, illess, disease processes, ad possible maligacies. Studets receive i-depth classroom istructio as well as practical experiece at a variety of cliical sites. Applicatio Deadlie: April 1 Practical Nursig is a 11-moth program of study ad cliical experiece desiged to facilitate the studet i acquirig the attitudes, skills, ad kowledge essetial to the role of a competet practical urse. Cliical learig experieces are obtaied at area hospitals, log-term care facilities, ad commuity health facilities. Licesed Practical Nurses care for people who are sick, ijured, covalescet, or disabled uder the directio of physicias ad registered urses. Employmet opportuities may be foud i log-term care facilities, hospitals, physicias offices, public health, ad home health. Upo successful completio of the program, graduates receive a certificate ad may be qualified to apply to take the atioal licesure exam for Practical Nursig (NCLEX-CAT PN). Prerequisites College level Aatomy & Physiology, lecture & lab (4 credit hours) After successful completio of the program, studets are eligible to take the America Registry of Radiologic Techologists exam. Studets who pass this atioal certificatio exam may sig RT(R) Registered Techologist i Radiography after their ames. They are ow eligible to work as radiographers ad/or pursue traiig i may other imagig modalities icludig Soography, Computed Tomography (CT), Magetic Resoace Imagig (MR), Nuclear Medicie Techology (N), Radiatio Therapy (T), ad Mammography (M), to ame a few of the possibilities. Prerequisites Completio of a miimum of 15 hours of trasferable college credit i specific courses with a grade of C or higher i each course by Jue of admissio year The RTC Radiologic Techology program is fully accredited by the Joit Review Committee for Educatio i Radiologic Techology (JRCERT). JRCERT, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illiois 60606-3182, (312) 704-5300 The Practical Nursig program is approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursig. Persoal & Vocatioal Cocepts Fudametals of Nursig Basic Nutritio Huma Life Cycle Math for Nurses Emergecy Nursig Nursig Care of the Adult I & II Materal Health ad Newbor Nursig Child Health Nursig Nursig Care of the Older Adult I & II Pharmacology for Nurses I & II Admiistratio of Medicatios Leadership ad Maagemet Commuity Health Metal Health Nursig Itraveous Fluid Treatmet Admiistratio 8 Aatomy & Physiology Physics Fudametals Examiatio Techiques Radiatio Safety Equipmet Operatio Patiet Care Iterpersoal Skills Professioal Leadership Kowledge of ad skills i a variety of radiography procedures
RESPIRATORY THERAPY Applicatio Deadlie: Jue 1 A vital member of the health care team, a Respiratory Therapist deals with the diagosis ad treatmet of patiets with heart ad lug disease. The therapist is resposible for maitaiig sophisticated, high-tech equipmet to support life for all age groups. The 2-year Associate of Applied Sciece Respiratory Care program is co-sposored by East Cetral College (ECC) ad Rolla Techical Ceter (RTC). Studets must meet specific ECC geeral educatio requiremets, as well as complete specialized traiig offered through the RTC Respiratory Therapy program. Upo successful completio of the program, graduates receive a Associate of Applied Sciece degree ad are qualified to take the Natioal Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) credetialig exam for the Registered Respiratory Therapist ad apply for a Practitioer Licese i the state i which they will be employed. Prerequisites East Cetral College Freshma Assessmet Test scores sufficiet to eroll i Eglish Compositio I ad Itermediate Algebra The program is accredited by the Commissio o Accreditatio of Allied Health Educatio Programs (CAAHEP). Medical Gas Therapy Aerosol/Humidity Therapy Pulmoary Drug Admiistratio Basic Life Support Ifectio Cotrol Patiet Assessmet Patiet Educatio Mechaical Vetilatio Pulmoary Fuctio Testig Broco-Pulmoary Hygiee Hyperiflatio Therapy Patiet Moitorig Cardio-Pulmoary Diagostics Airway Maagemet SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY Applicatio Deadlie: Jue 1 Surgical Techology is a 1-year program that prepares studets to assist i surgical operatios. There is also a optioal associate degree available through Drury Uiversity. The program cosists of classroom istructio, practice i the Surgical Techology Lab at RTC, ad hads-o experieces at a variety of cliical sites. Surgical Techologists are vital members of the operatig team. They prepare the patiet, the istrumets, ad the operatig room for surgery; pass istrumets ad other sterile supplies to surgeos ad surgeo assistats durig surgical procedures; deal with specimes take for laboratory aalysis; ad help apply dressigs. They may also retract tissues, cut sutures, ad assist the surgeo as eeded. Surgical Techologists fid opportuities for employmet i hospitals, outpatiet care ceters, ad physicias offices. Upo completio of the program, graduates are eligible to take the Natioal Certifyig Examiatio offered by the Natioal Board for Surgical Techology ad Surgical Assistig (NBSTSA). Recommeded Prerequisites College level Aatomy & Physiology, lecture & lab 4 credits (May also be take durig the program.) The program is accredited by the Commissio o Accreditatio of Allied Health Educatio Programs (CAAHEP). Patiet Care Patiet Trasfer Patiet Preparatio & Drapig Foley Catheterizatio Sterile Techiques Surgical Istrumetatio Surgical Procedures CPR Medical Termiology Pharmacology & Drug Hadlig Employmet Skills Pathophysiology Blood Bore Pathoge Traiig 9
TRADE & TECHNICAL Automotive Techology... 11 Collisio Repair... 11 Costructio Trades...12 Draftig & Desig...12 Graphic Desig/Desig Academy...13 Heatig, Vetilatio, Air Coditioig & Refrigeratio (HVACR)...13 Iformatio Techology...14 Machie Techology...14 Masory... 15 Wood Maufacturig... 15 DUAL CREDIT AND ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS Dual credit ad articulatio agreemets allow college credit with aother school for coursework take at RTI/RTC. Dual credits are awarded at the ed of each semester. Articulated credits require additioal hours to be take at the school awardig the credits. RTI/RTC Trade ad Techical programs curretly have dual credit or articulatio agreemets with several post-secodary schools icludig East Cetral College ad Li State Techical College. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS q Completed applicatio form q Applicatio/processig fee q Backgroud check q Official high school trascript or GED scores 10
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY COLLISION REPAIR Collisio Repair is a 2-year program that teaches studets the basic skills eeded to be a techicia i the auto body repair trade. Through a combiatio of classroom istructio ad hads-o practice i the Collisio Repair Lab, studets are taught to straighte damaged vehicle bodies, remove dets, ad replace parts that are damaged beyod repair. Automotive Techology is a 2-year program desiged to develop etry-level skills i the automotive repair idustry. Studets are taught to diagose automotive problems quickly ad accurately through classroom istructio as well as practice i the RTI automotive lab. Iterships give studets the opportuity to practice their skills uder supervisio i a real-world settig. The Automotive Techology program covers all aspects of automotive work ad shop maagemet. Studets study 10 areas of the automobile icludig techical iformatio ad skills for diesel ad hybrid light-duty trucks ad cars. The RTI automotive lab is equipped with the latest high-tech equipmet from aligmet machies to sca tools. The lab icludes a dowdraft bakig spray booth, a frame machie, ad may other pieces of specialized equipmet eeded to allow studets a true collisio repair shop experiece. Upo successful completio of the program, studets will receive a certificate ad will fid job opportuities as body repair techicias, vehicle paitig techicias, body shop maagers, isurace appraisers, ad pait ad material salespersos ad demostrators. The Collisio Repair program is certified by the Natioal Automotive Techicias Educatio Foudatio (NATEF). Upo successful completio of the program, studets will receive a certificate ad will fid job opportuities as geeral service techicias, factory dealership techicias, or as tueup, brake, trasmissio, frot-ed aligmet, heatig/ac, or electrical specialists. The Automotive Techology program is certified by the Natioal Automotive Techicias Educatio Foudatio (NATEF) ad by Automotive Service Excellece (ASE). Auto Shop Safety Auto Shop Maagemet Tools & Equipmet Egie Fudametals Egie Performace Egie Tue-Up Egie Recoditioig Chassis & Frot Ed Fuel Systems Brake Systems Diesel Performace Heatig & Air Coditioig Suspesio & Steerig Systems Trasmissios & Trasaxles Drive Axles Electrical/Electroic Systems Hybrid Vehicles Repair Orders & Cost Estimates 11 Shop Safety Procedures Tool Idetificatio & Usage Metal Workig Skills Weldig Plastic Repair Frame Repair Mechaical Repairs Replacemet of Parts Servicig Restrait Systems Refiishig Collisio Repair Professioalism Shop Maagemet Estimatig Employability Skills
CONSTRUCTION TRADES Costructio Trades is a 2-year program that is desiged to qualify studets for etry-level employmet i the buildig trades field. Some classroom work is required, but the primary learig experiece is through hads-o work at the job site. Each year the studets build a 1,200 to 1,500 square foot house that is sold o the ope market upo completio. The project begis with preparig the site ad icludes most of the activities required to build a house. Upo successful completio of the program, graduates will receive a certificate ad may work i the followig buildig trades: foudatio work, cocrete work, framig, roofig, residetial electrical, residetial plumbig, drywall work, ad fiish carpetry. Graduates of the program ca gai credit with the St. Louis Carpeter s Uio ad the Associated Geeral Cotractors group, as well as dual credit with East Cetral College. DRAFTING & DESIGN Draftig & Desig is a 2-year program that icludes istructio i mechaical, architectural, ad civil/survey draftig. Drafters prepare detailed drawigs from rough sketches, writte istructios, specificatios, ad calculatios made by egieers, desigers, ad architects. These drawigs iclude dimesios, sizes, ad specificatios ad are used to pla, prepare, build, costruct, or illustrate the maufacture of various types of products. Studets may also explore the advaced areas of aimatio ad Geographic Iformatio Systems (GIS). The Draftig & Desig program has two computer labs, each with 18 Computer Aided Draftig (CAD) statios, idustry-stadard priters ad plotters, ad survey equipmet icludig levels ad total statios. Safety Procedures Blueprit Readig Buildig Codes Site Preparatio Excavatio Work Cocrete Foudatio Framig Roofig Widow & Door Istallatio Electrical Plumbig Isulatio Drywall Istallatio & Fiishig Fiish Work Upo graduatio, studets will receive a certificate ad ca eter the workforce as drafters or techicias i the egieerig, architectural, or surveyig fields. Employmet opportuities are available with private firms or with city, couty, ad state agecies. Mechaical Draftig Traditioal Board Methods AutoCAD & Ivetor Software Architectural Draftig Desig & Costructio Techiques Structural Desig AutoCAD Architectural Software Civil/Survey Draftig Basic Lad Surveyig & Mappig Geographic Iformatio Systems AutoCAD Egieerig & Surveyig Software 12
GRAPHIC DESIGN HEATING, VENTILATION, A/C, REFRIGERATION Graphic Desig is a 2-year program that teaches studets the art of visual commuicatio. Studets lear how to thik coceptually, desig creatively withi a budget, ad meet idustry requiremets to set up a job correctly for output. Studets lear to create desigs for prit media, websites, aimatios, ad videography. The first year of the program is iteded to itroduce desig priciples, layout basics, the Macitosh operatig system, ad graphic desig software icludig Photoshop, IDesig, Illustrator, iphoto, ad idvd. The secod year of the program further develops those skills with advaced projects. Durig the secod semester of the secod year, studets may choose a focus area such as web desig, aimatio, or videography/photography. A studet iterested i may areas of graphic desig will do a segmet i each of those areas. Graduates receive a certificate ad will fid job opportuities i the fields of prit media ad digital etertaimet, with ad agecies, ad with graphic desig departmets withi compaies/istitutios. Prerequisites Backgroud i art fudametals ad basic computer skills; drawig, laguage, ad basic math skills are helpful. Basic Desig Priciples Perspective Drawig Digital Illustratio Itroductio to Mac OS Computer Desig Basics Software Basics: Photoshop, IDesig, Illustrator Advaced Desktop Publishig Website Desig Advaced Graphic Desig (Methodology) Pritig Techology (Productio) Aimatio & Motio Graphics Digital Video Portfolio Desig 13 HVACR is a 2-year program that provides a solid foudatio for studets i gas ad electric heatig, hydroic ad chilled water systems, duct fabricatio ad desig, ad all of the ecessary electrical systems for the field, as well as the priciples of refrigeratio as they pertai to air coditioig ad food preservatio. Studets lear the operatio of ad troubleshootig for refrigeratio systems, air hadlig equipmet, electric motors ad circuits, heat pumps, chilled water systems, gas pipig, ad gas ad electric heat. The HVACR program icludes classroom istructio as well as extesive hads-o experiece i the RTI HVACR Lab, which icludes a represetative sample of the residetial ad light commercial equipmet foud i idustry. I additio to workig i the lab, studets have the opportuity to istall complete residetial systems for the RTI Costructio Trades project houses. Adult studets may exit the HVACR program after 1 or 1 1/2 years ad still receive the RTI HVACR certificate if they meet the followig requiremets: Complete the 1st year of the program, meetig all RTI attedace ad academic requiremets Pass 4 idustry certificatio exams: Gas Heat, Electric Heat, Air Coditioig, ad Electrical Pass the EPA Refrigerat Certificatio exam Have HVACR-related employmet Safety Thermodyamics Eergy Maagemet Electrical Fudametals Refrigeratio & Refrigerats Chilled Water Systems Heat Pumps Gas & Electric Heatig Systems Humidifiers & Filtratio Duct System Desig & Fabricatio Troubleshootig & Istallatio Practices
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MACHINE TECHNOLOGY Machie Techology is a 2-year program that prepares studets to be machiists, the skilled workers who produce precisio metal parts essetial for the productio ad maiteace of idustrial machiery, aircraft, automobiles, ad all other maufactured goods. The program icludes classroom istructio, but the majority of the learig occurs i the well-equipped RTI Machie Techology Lab. Studets lear to operate egie lathes, millig machies, surface griders, heat treat furaces, metal cuttig bad saws, ad computer aided maufacturig equipmet. Iformatio Techology is a 1-year program desiged to provide studets with istructio ad hads-o experiece with the latest hardware, software, ad techiques used i computer techical support. Studets will gai a i-depth uderstadig of the uderlyig priciples of computer ad etwork architecture. They will lear to desig, set up, maage, ad maitai computers ad etworks of computers, as well as keep them secure. The Iformatio Techology program offers istructio o a variety of computer systems, icludig Microsoft ad Liux, i a wide rage of applicatios. Studets who successfully complete the program receive a certificate ad fid job opportuities i a variety of occupatios icludig machiist, idustrial tool salesperso, quality cotrol ispector, millwright, tool ad die maker, mold maker, tool desiger, ad CNC programmer. Studets who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate ad will fid job opportuities i the support or sales of computers ad etwork systems. The occupatio Computer Support Specialist is recogized as a Grade-A Career by the Missouri Ecoomic Research ad Iformatio Ceter (MERIC) because it is experiecig faster tha average growth, higher tha average wages, ad a above average umber of job opeigs. Maagemet of Techology Workstatio Operatig Systems PC Hardware Diagosig & Troubleshootig Utilities Network Operatig Systems Network Architecture Network Admiistratio Techology Security Help Ceter Operatios 14 Workshop Safety with OSHA & EPA Guidelies Applied Mathematics Itroductio to Desig Blueprits Measuremets Usig Istrumets Machie Set-up Materials Quality Cotrol Computer-Aided Maufacturig (CAM) Computer Numeric Cotrol (CNC) Waterjet Cuttig Wire EDM Siker EDM Cuttig Fluids Millig Machies Griders Lathe Operatios & Toolig
MASONRY WOOD MANUFACTURING Wood Maufacturig is a 2-year program providig traiig i the techology, tools, materials, ad processes ecessary to maufacture products made of fiished wood that are used o the iterior of a house. This would iclude cabiets, freestadig ad built-i furiture, fireplace matels, ad trim work. Emphasis is placed o desig, costructio, craftsmaship, ad good work habits. Masory is a 2-year program desiged to trai studets for etry-level masory jobs with the basic kowledge ad skills eeded for brick, block, ad stoe work. Masos build walls, floors, partitios, fireplaces, chimeys, ad other structures usig masory materials. The program icludes classroom istructio, but the majority of the istructioal time is spet i hads-o experieces at various job sites. Each year the Masory studets do all of the brick, cocrete block, ad/or stoe work o the Costructio Trades project houses, as well as workig o a umber of masory projects i the Rolla area. Past commuity projects have icluded work for Rolla Public Schools, Ber Jua Park, ad the Humae Society Shelter. Studets who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate ad ca use it towards advacemet i a appreticeship program. Safety Procedures Applied Mathematics Blueprit Readig Types & Istallatio of Scaffoldig Uses of Tools & Equipmet Compositio, Properties, Uses, & Sizes of All Masory Uits Properties & Techical Details of Foudatios, Floors, Roofs, Walls, & Fireplaces Achors, Ties, & Reiforcemet Types of Courses & Bods Mortar Products & Additives Protective & Cleaig Agets Studets receive some classroom istructio, but the primary learig experiece is through hads-o work i the fully equipped RTI Wood Maufacturig Lab. Each year the studets are resposible for the complete desig, costructio, ad istallatio of kitche cabiets, vaities, ad custom uits for a ew house. Studets may also desig ad build a piece of furiture for their ow use. Graduates of the program will receive a certificate ad will fid employmet opportuities i fiish carpetry; costructig, repairig, ad refiishig furiture; ad costructig, repairig, refiishig, remodelig, ad istallig cabiets. Desig & Layout Procedures Blueprit Readig Estimatig Cost & Materials Hardware Safe Operatio of Tools & Equipmet Tool & Machie Maiteace Costructio Techiques Fiishig Procedures Cabietry Istallatio Problem Solvig Teamwork 15
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ENHANCE YOUR EDUCATION AND YOUR EMPLOYABILITY AFTER GRADUATION? Rolla Techical Istitute/Rolla Techical Ceter studets have the opportuity to ehace both their educatio ad their employability by joiig studet orgaizatios appropriate to their career fields. Although the activities of the orgaizatios differ, all emphasize superior skills, high ethical stadards, life-log educatio, ad a awareess of career opportuities. Active membership i a studet orgaizatio may offer the opportuity to become ivolved i commuity service activities, develop leadership skills, make helpful career cotacts, wi scholarships, ad take part i competitios. Every year RTI/RTC has may state medal wiers i skills competitios ad seds several studets to atioal competitios. Beig able to iclude membership i a studet orgaizatio o a resume is a additioal bous for RTI/RTC studets. Employers recogize that studets who have participated i appropriate studet orgaizatios are more motivated, more iformed, ad more iterested i their career field tha other studets. These are just the types of graduates they like to hire! 16
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AVAILABLE TO RTI/RTC STUDENTS Natioal Techical Hoor Society (NTHS) SkillsUSA Electroic Techicia Associatio Iteratioal (ETA) Refrigeratio Service Egieers Society (RSES) America Detal Hygieists Associatio (ADHA) Missouri Detal Hygieists Associatio (MDHA) Missouri Emergecy Medical Services Associatio (MEMSA) Missouri Associatio of Licesed Practical Nursig (MOSALPN) Missouri League for Nursig South Cetral Missouri Nursig Coalitio America Society of Radiologic Techologists (ASRT) Missouri Society of Radiologic Techologists (MSRT) America Associatio of Respiratory Care (AARC) Missouri Society for Respiratory Care (MSRC) Phi Theta Kappa (hoorary for Respiratory Therapy studets) Associatio of Surgical Techologists (AST) Society of Diagostic Medical Soographers (SDMS) America Registry of Diagostic Soographers (ARDMS) Society of Vascular Techology (SVT) 17
STUDENT INFORMATION HOW TO APPLY To apply to RTI or RTC, please fill out both sides of the applicatio o the followig pages. For programs at RTI, cotact the RTI/RTC Couselor at 573-458-0150 for further iformatio. For programs at RTC, cotact the RTC Admissios Office at 573-458-0160 regardig specific program requiremets. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION RTI/RTC does ot discrimiate o the basis of race, color, atioal origi, geder, age, or disability. RTI/RTC is committed to a policy that all qualified persos will have access to its programs ad facilities. Ay perso with cocers with respect to this policy should cotact the Huma Resources Officer at Rolla Public Schools. SAFE SCHOOLS Safe Schools Iformatio relatig to campus violece ad crime is available upo request i the director s office as required by public law. The followig policies have bee established i order to provide a safe eviromet for studets ad employees of ad visitors to RTI/RTC: Drug-Free Eviromet Studets, employees, ad visitors may ot possess or egage i the use of tobacco products, illicit drugs, or alcohol i school buildigs, i school vehicles, o school property, or at ay school-sposored fuctio or evet at ay time. Freedom from Sexual Harassmet Sexual harassmet is a form of discrimiatio, is illegal, ad is strictly prohibited at RTI/RTC. More iformatio o these ad other Code of Coduct policies is available i the RTI/RTC Adult Studet Hadbook. 18
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