FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 22, 2018
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Education
Education
Big Bend Community College's UAS program receives accreditation
According to the Columbia Basin Herald, students in Big Bend Community College’s (BBCC) UAS program will be able to receive an Associate of Applied Science degree in the program starting in January, after the program received accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
BBCC also received accreditation for a “certificate of achievement” in its mechatronics program.
University of Hawai'i at Hilo offering certificate in UAS
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (UH Hilo) has launched four new courses to establish a certificate in UAS, which is a first step in the university’s long-planned aeronautical science program.
UH Hilo students who complete the four courses, along with three upper-level geography classes in data interpretation, remote sensing and information systems, will receive a certificate in UAS.
“Unmanned aircraft are becoming more and more popular, with the potential being recognized by new industries every day,” says Arthur Cunningham, coordinator of the UH Hilo aeronautical science program.
Lewis University uses UAS to deliver acceptance letters to local high school students
Students often wait anxiously for college admissions acceptance letters, but one university in Illinois has used a drone to give that process a modern twist.
On Monday, Nov. 13, Romeoville, Illinois’ Lewis University used a UAS from its unmanned aircraft systems program to deliver college admissions acceptance letters to eight students at Romeoville High School.
The delivery, which used a Spreading Wings S900 UAS, is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.
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