Show lr Utah Tech Profile Coming of Age A single word can sum up the growth at Utah Technical College College College Col Col- lege at Salt Lake for the past school year Significant Significant b because e c a u use s e t the h e eStates eState's States State's first technical college was moving into its second year of split campus operation operation- maintaining both a Main Campus Campus Campus Cam Cam- pus at Taylorsville and Downtown Downtown Downtown Down Down- town Campus site of labor pains the college has undergone undergone undergone under under- gone in the past 21 years of growth Significant because cumulative cumulative tive daytime and evening enrollment enrollment enroll enroll- ment figures border on the mark with every indication n that growth in the technical and vocational areas of Utah Industry Industry Industry Indus Indus- try will require the State to place more emphasis in vocational and technical areas with occupational occupational occupational needs of the State surpassing surpassing surpassing sur sur- passing 77 percent of jobs for semi professional skilled and skilled semi-skilled people Significant because 1968 signaled signaled signaled sig sig- sig- sig the beginning of a new era with Utah Tech seeking and gaining candidacy for accreditation tion by the Northwest Association Association Association tion for Secondary and Higher Schools Approval to be a candidate candidate candidate can can- opens new horizons to the college It opens the door to increased federal support and will assist students in trans- trans fering to other post high school institutions Utah Tech President President President dent Jay L L. Nelson is confident Full is expected at the Associations Association's semi-annual semi meeting in June Significant in view of the many overlapping responsibilities ties created by a split campus Downtown C Campus at South Sixth East continues to house five areas of college study in including including including in- in Barbering B Building u i l I d din i n g Construction H Health e a I t h Oc Occupations Occupations upa- upa Cosmetology and Marketing Marketing Marketing Market Market- ing courses Significant to industry because because because be be- cause every effort is being made for Utah Tech to keep pace Nearly students are enrolled in relatively new Data Processing Processing Processing Process Process- ing Class enrollment doubled in the first two years of the program Significant b because e c a u use s e plans were made A single campus operation would be possible at this time with the addition of a Technology Building and Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice Building Com Com- estimated cost for the two is The needs of in industry industry industry in- in are crying out Adequate appropriations in these facility areas are certain to be met in inthe inthe inthe the near future G Graduating r a d u a t tin i n g students last spring were presented with the first diplomas to be given by bythe bythe bythe the college A diploma is pres pre- pre s 5 e n t e d following satisfactory completion of a minimum of 48 quarter credit hours in a prescribed prescribed prescribed pre pre- scribed course of study If that recognition didn't stimulate stimulate stimulate vocational and technical students maybe the Associate in Applied Science Degree that thatis is awarded to those students who have satisfactorily completed completed completed com com- a minimum of 96 credit hours of study will A cooperative cooperative cooperative co co- co- co operative program with University University University sity of Utah gives another di dimension dimension dimension di- di to Utah Tech Under the either U. U of U. U or Utah Tech students could register regis regis- ter at the other school for part of 01 their training The year 1968 was significant But more significant is the general general general gen gen- eral growth displayed by the school since its beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning 20 years ago at old Troy Laundry to the collegiate mantle it wears at it prepares for 1970 |