| Posted: December 20, 2007 |
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Allegany College of Maryland offering nanotechnology program
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(Nanowerk News) In the near future, Allegany College of Maryland, in partnership with Penn State University, will offer a nanotechnology degree program.
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"Students would complete three semesters here and one at Penn State," ACM President Don Alexander said at a recent meeting of the ACM Board of Trustees.
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"It's the future of manufacturing," Bruce Exstrom, vice president of instruction at ACM, said of nanotechnology, which deals with manufacturing at the molecular level.
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Students enrolled in the program would receive free room accommodations at Penn State after successfully completing the courses at ACM, said Alexander.
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"We're very fortunate to be close to Penn State," he said.
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At ACM, students would take a variety of math and science courses.
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"It's not an easy program," said Alexander. "I don't expect a great amount of enrollment, but I think it's a great opportunity."
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Those who complete the program will receive an associate degree in nanotechnology from ACM.
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Going to work in a laboratory or transferring into an engineering program are among the possible options for those who finish, said Exstrom.
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The program is still in the early planning stages, said Exstrom.
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