Technical Education Program Alignment
This platform is a central resource for exploring Utah’s aligned technical education programs, a key part of the Utah System of Higher Education’s commitment to consistent, high-quality technical training statewide.
Here, stakeholders can find detailed program information, including participating institutions, graduation requirements, course descriptions, and the benefits of alignment for both students and industries.
About the Initiative
The Technical Education Program Alignment initiative ensures that technical education programs across USHE institutions follow common standards, such as program names, objectives, CIP codes, lengths, and key skills required for employment. This initiative helps align programs to prepare students with relevant skills for today’s job market. It also provides clarity for students, educators, and employers, while allowing each institution the flexibility to adjust offerings based on local industry needs through additional courses.
The initiative is designed to:
- Ensure Workforce-Ready Graduates: Graduates will have consistent, industry-recognized skills that meet the needs of employers across the state.
- Simplify Educational Pathways: Clear and consistent program structures make it easier for students to understand their options and reduce confusion.
- Support Articulation and Transfer: Agreements between institutions help students transfer more easily, saving time and reducing the cost of their education.
- Adapt to Regional Needs: Institutions can offer extra courses that meet the specific needs of local industries.
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- Agriculture and Veterinary Services
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- Digital Media and Web Design
- Health Professions
- Manufacturing
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- Public Safety and Emergency Services
- Technology
- Transportation
Web and Graphic Design
The Web and Graphic Design program prepares students for entry-level employment in the diverse fields of web development, graphic design, and digital marketing. Students learn to develop websites using industry-standard programming languages, create both print and digital collateral using industry-standard visual design software, and implement effective marketing campaigns using industry best practices. Students create a diverse portfolio of work throughout the program that demonstrates their skills to potential employers.
Objectives
- Manipulate raster images.
- Create vector graphics and illustrations.
- Apply foundational principles and processes to all visual designs.
- Develop Responsive Websites (Mobile-First / Progressively Enhanced) using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that will work on all devices and screen sizes.
- Demonstrate server-side and client-side scripting.
- Design dynamic User Interfaces and delightful User Experiences.
- Optimize websites to load quickly and rank highly in search engines.
- Develop custom themes for industry standard Content Management Systems (CMS).
- Establish an online Web and Graphic Design portfolio.
Web Programming and Development
This program provides students with the knowledge of computational, problem-solving and practical skills needed to integrate and deploy modern websites and web applications. Students will adapt and use industry-standard tools, including modern client-side and server-side languages and relational and non-relational database structures, to frameworks used in the web industry today.
Experienced web developers and software engineers in the industry provide instruction and share knowledge and skill sets as they mentor the students. This program is designed to give students the skills needed to be a Front-End, Junior-Level, Web Developer or Quality Assurance Technician.
Students will learn basic Front-End Development including Source Control, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap and Sass. Students will then spend the majority of the program learning JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular and React. The remainder of the program will cover Back-End Development as it relates to Back-end servers, Database, Hosting, Deployment, Security and Automated QA. Throughout the program students will complete a series of professional portfolio projects. Finally, students must complete an externship in order to receive a certificate of completion for this program.
Objectives
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level employment in the Web Programming and Development careers.
- Implement design, authoring, standards, protocols, tools and techniques for development for different Web-based technologies.
- Use industry-standard programming languages and techniques to add user interactivity to Web sites and Web applications. ● Build maintainable and robust React and Angular real-world applications.
- Create real-world web application projects that also involve interacting with databases such as Postgres and NoSQL databases like MongoDB.
- Use Automated QA principles to monitor and ensure increasing improvements for web applications and be able to identify some of the mechanisms used to establish overall health of a product.
Welding Technology
In the Welding Technology certificate program, students receive hands-on safety, welding, and cutting instruction on a variety of metals. Instruction includes basic Oxy Fuel Cutting (OFC), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), and other thermal and mechanical cutting processes. Students also learn welding process-specific and welding shop safety practices, basic print reading, and the proper uses and applications of AWS welding symbols.
Objectives
- Demonstrate welding safety on a daily basis.
- Use measurement systems, written instructions, and prints to complete welding projects.
- Use GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and SMAW to perform high-quality welds on various metals correctly.
- Use thermal cutting equipment to perform high-quality cuts on ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
- Determine the correct welding and/or cutting process to use in specific applications.
