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Alabama State University's Board of Trustees (BOT) approved a new bachelor's degree program for Mechanical Engineering during its Feb. 3 meeting. The plan is for the degree to be offered at the University in the Fall of 2024, pending approval by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
Dr. Derrick Dean, director of the University's Biomedical Engineering program, has helped to develop the new undergraduate degree program at the behest of President Quinton T. Ross, Jr. Dean believes that the program will allow ASU students to earn a high-demand degree and will serve as a gateway for careers across a number of fields.
"The newly approved ASU Mechanical Engineering Degree fits the profile of what many businesses and industries across the nation need from potential employees," Dean said. "The University has received a lot of contact throughout the past few years from many different professionals representing many companies in the state, especially those within the automotive industry."