Career and Technical Studies

Career Studies and Workforce Development Division

Degree Type: Associate of Applied Science Degree

Contact: Kimberly Brooks, kbrooks@trcc.edu

Purpose: Allow students who have completed a two-year program at an area technical career center to receive free college credit for that work applied toward an Associate of Applied Science degree. Three Rivers College’s Career and Technical Studies Program allows high school and adult students at technical career centers in Southeast Missouri to earn credits toward an Associate of Applied Science Degree at no cost.

Students who complete a two-year program from a technical career center and are admitted to Three Rivers’ Career and Technical Studies Program will receive 30 hours of credit toward an AAS degree after meeting the criteria listed below. The courses include a General Education block and a Technology Core block from various TRC career programs.

Technical Block

Courses

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
CTE Block from Career and Technical Center

30

Total Credit Hours:30

Total Credit Hours: 30

Institutional Block

Courses

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ACAD 101Academic Life Strategies

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Total Credit Hours: 4

General Education Block

Courses

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENGL 111College Writing

3

GOVT 121National and State Government

3

PHYS 100Survey of Physics

3

Mathematics Gen Ed course

3

General Education course

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 15

TRC Technology Core Block Options*

Choose One

Agriculture
Business Management
Construction Technology
Criminal Justice
Information Technology Specialist
Manufacturing Technology
Welding

*Requirements listed below.

Please see individual course description for prerequisite, corequisites, and/or other requirements.

A list of general education courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Transfer (CORE42) general education program page.

To be admitted to the Career and Technical Studies Program, the student must meet the following criteria:

Scholastic attainment/achievement

  • Must have attained an overall career center high school grade point average of “B Minus” or above.
  • Must have attained a 95% attendance record for the applicable program or obtain the technical career center director’s recommendation for a waiver.
  • Must obtain a positive recommendation from the technical career center director (for all students) and the “home” high school principal (for high school students only).
  • Must have completed a minimum of 80% of the applicable CTE program core competencies (for all students) or if student has graduated early from their high school, they must provide signed verification from their Area Technical/Career Center that they have completed all their High School academic requirements.
  • Must apply for admission to Three Rivers College and meet admission criteria based on year of entry completing first articulated course at career center.
  • Must provide an official transcript from career center showing a grade of “B” or better in program for which articulated credit is requested.

Following is a list of Programs of Study that will be accepted into Three Rivers’ Career and Technical Studies degree program, along with the technical career centers where each is offered. Please note that program offerings are subject to change due to enrollment. For information on these programs, contact the technical career center where it is offered.

Eligible Career and Technical Centers
Programs of Study Arcadia Valley Cape Girardeau Current River Kennett New Madrid Pemiscot Co. Poplar Bluff Sikeston South Central
Agriculture Technology x x x x x x x
Auto Collision Technology x x x x x x x
Automotive Service Technology x x x x x x x x x
Building Trades Technology x x x x x x x x
Business Technology x x x x x x
Computer Repair x
Computer Maintenance Technology x x
Computer Programming x
Cosmetology Technology x
Criminal Justice x x x
Culinary Arts x x x x
Diesel Technology
Drafting Technology x x
Early Childhood x x x x
Electrical Technology x x x
Engineering Preparation x
Graphic Communication Technology x x x x x x x x
HVAC Technology x x
Machine Technology x
Manufacturing Technology x x
Marketing Technology x x x x
Medical Technology x x x x x x x x
Networking Technology x x
Television/Radio Technology x
Unmanned Aircraft x
Welding Technology x x x x x x x x x

Area Technical/Career Centers

Arcadia Valley Career Technical Center, 650 Park Drive, Ironton; 573-546-9700

Cape Girardeau Career and Technical Center, 1080 S. Silver Springs Road, Cape Girardeau; 573-334-0826

Current River Career Center, 732 Apricot St., Doniphan; 573-996-3667

Kennett Career and Technical Center, 1400 W. Washington, Kennett; 573-717-1123

New Madrid County R-1 Technical Skills Center, 310 US Highway 61, New Madrid; 573-688-2165

Pemiscot County Career and Technical Center, 1317 W. Highway 84, Hayti; 573-359-2601

Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, 3203 Oak Grove Road, Poplar Bluff; 573-785-2248

Sikeston Career and Technical Center, 200 Pine Street, Sikeston; 573-471-5442

South Central Career Center, 407 W. Thornburgh, West Plains; 417-256-6152

Students select a TRC technology core block that would advance their skill set. Curriculum advisors are available to assist students with the selection of an appropriate core program option. Following are the Options for the TRC Technology Core program options.

Agriculture Option

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
AGRI 110Soils & Soil Fertility

4

AGRI 120Plant Science

4

AGRI 130Animal Science

4

AGRI 240Agricultural Econ & Marketing

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Business Management Option

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
BLAW 221Legal & Ethical Environment of Business

3

BMGT 108Human Resource Management

3

BMGT 235Customer Service Management

3

BUAD 120Introduction to Business

3

MKTG 115Principles of Marketing

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Construction Technology Option

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
CIVL 116Surveying I

3

CIVL 215Building Design

4

CIVL 219Estimating I

3

CIVL 225Construction Management

3

CIVL 235Construction Planning and Scheduling

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Criminal Justice Option

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ADJU 100Intro to Law Enforcement

3

ADJU 102Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

ADJU 104Introduction to Criminal Courts

3

ADJU 113Criminal Law

3

ADJU 114Constitutional Law

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Information Technology Specialist Option

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MST 115IT Essentials

3

MST 117Linux Essentials

3

MST 118Networking I

3

MST 128Networking II

3

MST 135IT Customer Service & Support

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Manufacturing Technology Option

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ELEC 115Applied DC/AC Circuits

3

ELEC 117Industrial Elec Controls

3

ELEC 216Programmable Controller System

3

MAFT 119Robotics I

3

MAFT 255Hydraulics & Pneumatics

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Welding Option

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
WELD 156Intro to Shielded Metal Arc Welding

4

WELD 157Intro to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

4

WELD 159Intro to Flux Cored Arc Welding

4

WELD 165Welding Blueprint Reading

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 106