波蒂诺达科塔学院’s (DCB) Agriculture and Natural Resource instructors were in Washington D.C. this fall for the National Science 基金会’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) Principal Investigator’s conference. DCB earned the NSF-ATE grant from the U.S. government’s independent science agency in 2023.

The ATE program focuses on the education of technicians who work in high-tech fields that drive the nation’s economy. 由于两年制社区和技术学院是美国技术人员教育的主要来源，这些高等教育机构的教师在大多数技术培训项目中起着领导作用。 This conference is an opportunity for DCB’s instructors, Angie Bartholomay, Michelle Cauley, and Dr. Linda Burbidge to collaborate with their project partners and focus on the critical issues related to advanced technological education.

DCB’s NSF-ATE grant project aims to develop a stackable certificate program for dr十大博彩平台 technology to be incorporated into two-year degrees in Natural Resources, Agriculture, Fish and Wildlife, and Business. 这些短期的、经过行业验证的课程可以单独获得，也可以与其他课程联合获得，最终获得更高级别的证书或学位。

DCB目前提供8学分的结业证书，并计划在明年秋天推出新的证书。 The three-year grant will help fund DCB’s Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) program which will provide an opportunity to improve technical education.