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Process technology is a relatively new area of interest for secondary education. But industry has seen the benefit of hiring employees with formal education in process technology as evidenced by a recent study completed by the CAPT which showed that (1) 63% of the process-technology-intensive companies surveyed now require an Associate Degree in Process Technology (2) of these same companies, they found that employees with an Associate Degree in Process Technology outperformed their cohorts in 13 of 14 categories including demonstration of safety knowledge, ability to learn new concepts, demonstration of job knowledge, and listening and responding positively to supervisor and others. The demand for process technology graduates is strong, and should remain strong, in the Great Lakes region through 2012 as industry struggles to replace an experienced but rapidly aging workforce with new hires who must be able to add value from day one.

The institutions listed below are located in the Great Lakes region and have process technology programs.

Lewis and Clark – Illinois

Delta College – Michigan

Owens Community College – Ohio

Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology – Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Tri-State University – Indiana

Ferris State University – Michigan

Midstate Technical College – Wisconsin

Endorsed Programs

One of the activities of the Alliance is to review process technology programs and to endorse those programs that meet the requirements for endorsement as set forth by the Alliance’s Standards and Quality Committee. There are two primary benefits to becoming an endorsed college:

• Colleges shall be recognized as endorsed in appropriate Alliance literature, and the Alliance shall show preference to those colleges during public events such as career days and other efforts to recruit students into Process Technology programs.
• Representatives from Endorsed colleges shall have voting rights during Alliance business meetings. The exception to this will be Endorsed colleges located outside the defined boundaries of the Alliance.

Currently, there are no endorsed colleges in the Great Lakes region, primarily due to the short amount of time the Alliance has been active. To manage this problem, the Alliance created the designation of Pioneer institutions (those institutions on the list of attendees as of June 24, 2005) and they will be granted a grace period of one year to become endorsed. New colleges may become pioneer institutions through June 24, 2006 based on the recommendation of the Curriculum & Education Committee.

To be an “Endorsed” GLPTA member college, the following criteria must be met:

• Offer an Associate Degree in Process Technology program approved by the appropriate state or local governing agency or body.
• Have an active industry advisory committee and provide minutes and membership information to the Standards & Quality Committee. Advisory committee meetings shall be held biannually or more often if deemed necessary by the college or its industry advisory committee.
• Align instructional material with the GLPTA learning objectives adopted by the Curriculum & Education Committee of the GLPTA.

A member college is endorsed for the period of one year from the date of the approval of the college as endorsed by the Alliance. Endorsement is renewed on an annual basis following completion and review of an internal audit to ensure that requirements of the GLPTA are being met as defined by the Standards and Quality Committee. The GLPTA shall arrange for audits of endorsed colleges by qualified third party service providers every three years, or more often if deemed necessary by the college or its industry advisory committee.

Colleges that are unable to meet all of the requirements for being Endorsed colleges shall be considered “Associate” colleges.