. There is an exciting future waiting for you . . and our College gives you the education to get there. Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Technical Community College OneArmorySquare,Suite1,P.O.Box9000,Springfield,MA01102-9000 413-755-3333 [email protected] www.stcc.edu Mission Statement SpringfieldTechnical Community College, a leader in technology and instructional innovation,transforms lives through educational opportunities that promote personal and professional success. Vision Statement Springfield Technical Community College will be the leading edge educational solution for workforce, community,and innovation. 0 STCC LIBRARY ONE ARMORY SQ SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102 TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information 6 Admissions Information 19 Financial Information 27 Veterans’ Information 38 Academic Information 40 Student Information and Services 60 School of Continuing Education 91 Centerfor Business and Technology 93 Curricula ofthe College 94 DEGREEAND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 96 Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice 99 Law Enforcement Certificate 100 Business and Information Technologies 101 BusinessAdministration 102 Accounting 104 Finance 105 Management 106 Marketing 106 General Business 107 Transfer Compact Option 108 Entrepreneurship Option 109 Information Technologies 11 Computer Information Technologies 110 Computer & IT Security Option Ill Microcomputer Specialist Option 112 Programmer Option 113 Web Programming Option 115 Web Programming Certificate 116 Microcomputer Specialist Certificate 116 Programmer Certificate 117 Health Information Technologies 118 Medical Coding and Billing Specialist 118 Medical Coding/Billing Specialist Certificate 120 Office Information Technologies 121 Office Information Tech. - Executive Option 122 Medical Office Information Technology Option 124 Comp. Soft. Applications Specialist Option 125 Clerical OfficeAssistant 126 ComputerApplic. Spec. Certificate 127 Microsoft Office Certificate 128 Engineering Technologies 129 Automotive Technology 130 Civil Engineering Technology 132 Architectural TechnologyTransferOption 133 Architectural Technology Certificate 135 Construction Management Option 136 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Construction Management Certificate 137 Computer Systems Engineering Technology 138 Digital Media Production 139 Teleproduction Technology Option 140 MultimediaTechnology Option 141 Electrical Engineering Technology 142 Electrical/Robotics Technology Certificate 143 Electronic Systems Engineering Technology 143 Electronic Systems Technology Certificate 145 Energy SystemsTechnology 145 HeatingA/entilation/Air Conditioning Certificate ....147 Fire Protection and SafetyTechnology 147 Fire Science Certificate 148 GraphicArts Technology 149 Commercial Art Option 150 Digital Photography Option 150 GraphicArts Technology Certificate 151 Desktop Publishing Certificate 152 Landscape Design and ManagementTechnology 152 Transfer Compact Option 154 Landscape Design & Management Certificate 155 Laser Electro-Optics Technology 156 Mechanical Engineering Technology 158 Computer-Aided Drafting Certificate 159 Computer-Aided Manufacturing Certificate 160 CAD/CAM Certificate 161 TelecommunicationsTechnology 162 Health 164 Interdisciplinary Health Studies 166 Clinical Laboratory Science 167 Clinical LaboratoryAssistant Certificate 169 Cosmetology 170 Dental Assistant 171 Dental Hygiene 173 Diagnostic Medical Imaging 175 Nuclear Medicine 175 Radiography 177 Sonography 179 Integrative Health Care 181 Massage Therapy 181 MedicalAssistant 182 Medical Assistant Certificate 184 Nursing 186 Rehabilitation Therapies 189 Occupational TherapyAssistant 189 Physical TherapistAssistant 191 Respiratory Care 193 Surgical Technology 196 Liberal ArtsTransfer and General Studies 200 General Studies 201 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Commonwealth Transfer Compact Option 203 University Without Walls TransferOption 204 Pre-Health Options 206 HealthAide Certificate 207 Pre-Engineering Technologies Option 208 Pre Engineering/ScienceTransfer Option 208 Pre-Business/Information Technology Option 209 Pre-Law Enforcement Option 209 Bilingual Program Option 210 Non-Matriculating Option 210 LiberalArts Transfer 211 Liberal Arts Transfer Option 211 FineArts Option 212 Teacher Education Transfer Option 213 Math, Science, and Engineering Transfer 217 Engineering and Science Transfer 218 EngineeringTransferOption (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering) 220 Computer ScienceTransfer Option 221 Technical Engineering Option 222 ScienceTransferOption BiologyOption 224 Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental/Pre-Veterinary Option 225 Chemistry Option 226 Mathematics Option 227 Physics Option 228 Technical Engineering Certificate 228 Biotechnology 229 Biotechnology Manufacturing Certificate 231 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Course Descriptions by Subject 234 DIRECTORIES STCC Board ofTrustees 376 Massachusetts Board of Higher Education 377 Administrative Directory 378 Department Chairs/Program Coordinators 380 Administration, Faculty, and Professional Staff 381 Part-Time Faculty and Professional Staff 394 Clinical Faculty 399 Course Index 405 Directions to STCC 420 Campus Map 421 General Index 423 Policies and Disclosures inside back cover 3 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Message President’s Welcometothe STCCcommunity, agatheringofdistinguishedfaculty, supportive staff and diverse students. Here you'll find a wide variety of opportunities for academic and personal enrichment, and for success. Astheonlytechnical communitycollege in Massachusetts, STCC offers avariety of career programs unequalled in the state if not in New England, to prepare for employment in health and engineering technologies and business. Many area employers depend on STCC graduates; they often tell us they could hire even more graduates than we have available. Others of our students transfer on to four-year institutions, close to home and some of the most prestigious colleges in the country. There's a UMass office on campus to assist students who are transferring to the university. Making newfriends with fellow students is a rich college experience here, where students in yourclass may come from your own high school or neighborhood, or from another country, ranging fromArmenia to Zambia. Our beautiful campus is situated on 35 acres of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. The campus Green is the site of events such as the welcoming studentpicnic,orhomegamesforoursoccerteams, aswellasforcivilengineering technology students practicing surveying, day care children playing, or students using laptops with wireless access. The college's location in the heart of Springfield bringsyou other benefits. We're very close to the wealth of attractions of the city library and museums. As a member of the Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield, STCC offers its students access to courses at other nearby colleges. W—e recently established joint a—dmission agreements with three ofthose colleges AIC, WNEC, and Bay Path which may assistyou in completing a bachelor's degree. Thereareopportunitiesforleadership,through participationinSharedGovernance, student goverment, the many student clubs and organizations on campus, the student newspaper, oras the student memberofthe STCC Board ofTrustees. 4 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The 2005 Lady Rams, NJCAA Division III National Champions Ourathleticprogramisoutstanding,withnationally-rankedplayersonthewrestling, basketball, golf and other teams. And our women's soccer team just won the NJCAA Division III national championship. Cultural opportunities offered on campus include the Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, the Gallery Players dramasociety, diversityforums organized bystudent government, and initiatives such as the recent visit by Tibetan monks sharing their culture to promote healing and world peace. Our Ovations program, celebrating its 10th anniversary, brings artists, novelists, poets, dancers, and musicians to perform for the STCC community and to talk with students about careers in the arts. Asanational leaderinentrepreneurshipeducation, STCCoffersyouanassociate degree program, an Honors course in Entrepreneurship: Concept to Commercialization, and a chance to test-drive your own business in the Student BusinessIncubator. STCCitselfisentrepreneurial, asprobablythefirstcommunity college in the country to be affiliated with aTechnology Park. Forasupportivecollegeenvironment, a rich cultural mixofstudentsandfaculty, a strong academicfoundation fora bachelor's degree ora professional preparation for a career, and a unique historical location, we're proud to present a great educational institution. Welcome. Dr. Ira H. Rubenzahl, President [email protected] 5 GENERAL INFORMATION/Overview General Information OVERVIEW Foundedin 1967on35acresoftheSpringfieldArmoryNational HistoricSite,STCC has graduated 27,699 men and women, approximately85% ofwhom continue to live here and contributetothe economicviabilityofthis region. Thevast majority of ourstudents come from the Greater Springfield area, although many students are drawn from other parts of Massachusetts or from adjoining states, by the college's wide range of academic offerings. Students: STCC's student body is diverse in age, race, ethnic and cultural background, and educational background. • Enrollment forfall 2005 is 5823 students • 52% of students, taking day or evening classes, are under25 years of age • 58 % of STCC's students are female • 46% of STCC's students are enrolled in a full-time course of study (12 credits or more) 54% are taking a part-time schedule • Of the 5371 students who reported ethnicity for fall 2005, 65.4% are White, 15.3% Black, 16.4% Hispanic, 2.5%Asian, and .4%American Indian. • In fall 2005, 581 of our students were born in another country. They may be heretemporarilyfortheireducation, orbe permanentresidentsofthe United States, non-permanent residents, or even U.S. citizens. • MostofourstudentscometoSTCCwith ahighschool diploma; howeversome students have already completed bachelor's degrees, or in rare cases master's degrees oreven doctorates, before turning to STCC. Careerprograms: • STCC is known for its career programs in health, engineering technologies, and business, one ofthe widest selections offered by a community college in New England. • Advisory boards of area professionals help guide departments in presenting the latest concepts and skills. • STCC's virtual hospital, one of the largest installations of patient simulation units atacommunitycollege inthe U.S., provides invaluable experiencefor health students in interacting with patients in widely varying situations. • Several academic programs are unique in this region. For example, Laser Electro-Optics Technology, the Robotics focus of Electrical Engineering Technology, MassageTherapy, NuclearMedicine, andothersdrawstudents regionally as well as locally. TheAutomotiveTechnology program is one of onlytwo FordASSET programs in New England. • STCC was selected by the National Science Foundation in 1995 to establish the National Center for Telecommunications Technologies, disseminating telecommunications curriculum nationwide. 6 GENERAL INFORMATION/Overview • STCC is the lead college in the 11-college Verizon New England Next Step program, providing telecommunications training for Verizon employees in the six-state region. • Othernational corporations such as Microsoft, Cisco, and IBM have partnered with STCC. Intel Corporation has supplied scholarships and internshipsfor students in the Electrical Engineering Technology program, and has hired several graduates. Transferprograms: •STCC is also a transfer institution, providing a solid foundation for a baccalaureate degree. Graduates transfer to a wide variety of four-year institutions, mostoften locallytoWestfield State College, UMass,American International College, Elms College, and Western New England College, but often to colleges in other regions orstates. • Articulation agreements with many four-year colleges ease the academic transition ofSTCCgraduates intothejunioryearofspecificprograms. New joint admission programs with local colleges also assist in transfer. • Graduates of the Engineering & Science Transfer program are prepared for further study toward a degree in engineering science, pre-med, biotechnology, or other disciplines. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers a significant annual scholarship, and many students go on to the UMass School of Engineering. • Graduates of Liberal Arts Transfer may continue their degree at colleges including SmithCollegeorMountHolyoke, aswell asotherareainstitutions. • Business students often transfertoAIC, UMass, WSC, orWNEC. • While most students transferfrom the three programs described above, other programs also offer a transfer preparation or opportunities, such as the General Studiesprogram,ArchitecturalTechnologyTransfer, the Electronic Technology cluster, Civil Engineering Technology, Landscape Design and Management. Nursing and other health students may go on to the baccalaureate level or beyond. FacultyandStaff: • 168ofSTCC'sfacultyarefull-time. Ourpart-timefacultyincludeclinicalfaculty who guide health students in their practicum experiences at area hospitals and medical centers, and other healthcare facilities Economicdevelopment: • Because ofthe college's many career programs, as well as the computerand professional development workshops offered by the Center for Business andTechnology, STCC isa majorsource oftrained employeesforbusiness and industry throughoutthe region. • In addition to being a regional resource in workforce development, the college helpsfueltheareaeconomythroughtheSTCCTechnologyPark, apparently thefirstinthe nation affiliatedwith acommunitycollege. Through attracting tenantcompanies,jobcreation, salaries,tax revenues, andthe purchaseof 7 GENERAL INFORMATION/History goods and services, the Park pumps several million dollars into the local economy each year. • The Springfield Business Incubator in the Scibelli Enterprise Center guides and accelerates the growth of new businesses. The SEC currently houses nine businesses and five regional support organizations. High school and collegestudentsintheStudentBusiness Incubatorlearnthebasicsofbeing a business owner. • STCC's leadership in entrepreneurship education includes thefounding ofthe National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship, assisting othercolleges across the country in helping to grow small businesses. HISTORY Springfield Technical Community College is located on the 55-acre Springfield Armory National Historic Site. In 1789, George Washington selected this site on the bluff overlooking the riverforthe nation’s first arsenal; the SpringfieldArmory was established in 1794 by an Act of Congress. The land had been used as a trainingfieldformilitiasincethe 1600s, andbythe 1780swasamajorammunition depot. In January of 1787 Daniel Shays led his ill-fated rebellion down the Bay Path, nowStateStreet, attemptingtocapturethemilitarystoresinprotestofheavy taxes following the Revolutionary War, an event which led to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. In its 174-year history, Springfield Armory was the center for research, devel- opment, and manufacture of most of the small arms that American soldiers depended on, including the legendary Springfield Rifle and the Ml Garand. ManufacturinginnovationsattheArmoryand itsskilledworkersspreadthroughout theConnecticutRiverValley, creatingaregion knownforprecision manufacturing. AfterWorldWarTwo, productiondecreasedattheArmory, andin 1964thedecision was announced to phase outthe historic installation. In that same year, Springfield Technical Institute was established by the City of Springfield on the grounds of the former Trade High School, and was operated jointly by the Springfield School Committee and the Massachusetts Department ofHealth, Education, andWelfare.The Institutewasfloodedwith moreapplications than itcould handle in a limitedspace, andthe planstodecommissiontheArmory provided a solution. In the summer of 1967, STI moved into three buildings on the Armory grounds, and opened in September under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges. In April, 1968 the Armory was officially closed, andinAugustofthatyear,the Institute’snamewaschangedtoSpringfieldTechnical Community College. An initial enrollmentof400 students and afacultyof20 began what is nowone of most comprehensive community colleges in the Commonwealth, serving an increasingly diverse population. Today, the grounds are shared by the federal and the state government. The 20 acres under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service contain the Armory Museum and the formercommanding officer’s quarters. The remaining 35 acres comprise the campus of STCC, a combination of old brick buildings, the oldest dating to 1808, and modern structures of classrooms and labs. The campus is surrounded by a distinctive iron fence cast in the mid-1800s from old cannon. 8