The University of Wisconsin College System wants to expand a new program that offers students at two-year campuses a chance at bachelor degrees in engineering. The College’s Chancellor says it’s worth the money even as state leaders struggle with a massive budget deficit.
The College System currently offers bachelor degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering at four two-year campuses throughout the state. UW Colleges and Extension Chancellor David Wilson says almost all the students who’ve graduated so far have gone on to get engineering jobs close to home.
“And they are making a very decent salary, much more than they were making in those previous positions,â? he says. â??And they are returning to that region and to the state of Wisconsin, an incredible return on the investment that this state has made in producing them.” (Fourth item.)