Cerritos College Engineering Technology Instructor Receives Project Lead The Way Certification

NORWALK, Calif. - Aug. 7, 2013 - PRLog -- Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is the leading provider of applied Engineering Technology education curricular programs used in middle and high schools across the U.S. The PLTW curriculums are based on integration of the technology in problem-solving and critical-thinking skills taught in traditional career and technical education (CTE). PLTW also provides introductions and fundamentals knowledge to students interested in Engineering technology and Engineering.

Cerritos College is one of three post-secondary schools and five universities in California that are PLTW certified schools. In order to be a PLTW certified school, instructors need to complete a rigorous academic training and receive certification for each of the courses they teach. Cerritos College has three PLTW certified instructors; Professor Alan Jamka, Dr. Miodrag Micic, and Dr. Nick Real.

The newest PLTW certified instructor at Cerritos College is Dr. Miodrag Micic, who completed training for PLTW “Digital Electronics” and “Computer Integrated Manufacturing” at this year summer PLTW Camps at San Diego State University and at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He brings a wealth of industrial experiences in instrumentation and lab automation product development to the Engineering Technology program. He will be teaching both classes in the Fall 2013 semester at Cerritos College.

“Completing the PLTW curriculum has been proven not only to provide a good foundation for engineering technology or engineering career, but is leading to overall increase in students scholastic performances, and is a providing a student an advantage when applying for transfer to engineering programs at Universities," said Cerritos College Dean of Technology, Dr. Nick Real.

Cerritos College Technology Division will be offer a variety of PLTW classes in the Fall 2013 semester for college and high school students. Most classes do not have prerequisites for enrollment. For more information contact Dr. Miodrag Micic at (562) 860-2451 Ext. 2910 or visit the Cerritos College Engineering Technology website at http://cms.cerritos.edu/et/.

To learn more about PLTW, visit the website at: http://www.pltw.org/.