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SDSU Adds Associate Degree Programs

SDSU Adds Associate-Degree Programs in Sioux Falls

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Sioux Falls-area students can take advantage of two new associate-degree programs to be offered starting fall 2016 at University Center-Sioux Falls.

The South Dakota Board of Regents this week approved requests by South Dakota State University to offer AS Manufacturing Technology and an AS Human Development & Family Services at the Sioux Falls off-campus higher education center.

Manufacturing technology will engage students in the technical study of processes, materials, quality, and engineering design concepts. This program prepares students for entry-level technical positions in advanced manufacturing and its supply chain. Along the way, graduates of this program will have fulfilled the first 60 credit hours of the SDSU bachelor’s degree in operations management.

Graduates in human development and family services can expect to find careers working with specialists, advocates, and educators in schools, health and childcare facilities, and non-profit organizations. The associate degree offered at Sioux Falls fulfills the first 60 credit hours toward the bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies at SDSU.