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Show Utah Technical College Begins Fall Quarter on September 28 Utah Technical College at Provo will begin the fall quarter quar-ter of its 31st year on September Septem-ber 28, with registration scheduled sche-duled September 25, 26, and 27, President Wilson W. Soren-se Soren-se nannounced this week. Utah Tech started its upward up-ward climb in 1970 with a full-time full-time day school enrollment of about 1400. In 1971 the peak comparable enrollment hit 1861, and is expected to pass well beyond the 2,000 mark this fall, President Sorensen said. This is separate from the Utah Tech Evening School, which last year reached around 1200 for all evening courses, including 800 in the regular evening school, 360 in driver's education and 45 in the firemen fire-men training program conducted conduct-ed by the college. Registation and beginning dates for the Utah Tech Evening Even-ing School are the same as for the regular day sessions, said President Sorensen, but further plans for the evening school will be announced later. Although formal registration is scheduled September 25, 26, and 27, Utah Tech officials emphasize em-phasize that all students interested inter-ested in vocational-technical programs should make application applica-tion immediately to insure a place in the program. Those interested in the general gen-eral education areas at Utah Tech (filling groups for later transfer to four-year institutions) institut-ions) may register during the egularly designated days, as there are ample opportunities in this area. Utah Technical College at Provo last year was given the status of having its credits transferable to any four -year institutions in Utah. The privi-ledge privi-ledge was granted by the Utah State Board of Higher Education Educa-tion for public calleges and universities, and the Brigham Young University, a private school not under the state board's jurisdication, made a similiar agreement with Utah Tech. The general education areas are in general academic fields, as contrasted with the trades and vocations taught under Utah Tech's vocational-technical program. Utah Technical College at Provo does not require a high school diploma for entrance, although there is a growing trend for students to get their high school diploma before en-rollin en-rollin at the college. Minimum age for enrollment is 16, and any student who can benefit from Utah Tech offerings will be accepted if classroom space is available. For those still short of a high school diploma, and who wish eventually to transfer to a four-year college, courses are offered toward this goal. Students at Utah Tech at Provo may choose a complete vocational - technical program -such as welding, auto mechanics, mech-anics, or any of 17 major occupational oc-cupational areas and while getting this training he is not required to enroll in any academic acad-emic subjects unless they relate re-late to his major field. For example, the welding student will take shop math, the auto mechanic student will get some physics while learning |