High Wage High Demand Aerospace Training available at Cerritos

In light of the global economic crisis, Cerritos College’s Engineering Design Technology Department is currently offering the retraining of the employees and students – a head start in the aerospace industry through engineering design software courses. Engineering design software courses taught at Cerritos College cover programs such as AutoCAD, Autodesk;3-ds MAX DESIGN, Mechanical Desktop, MAP 3-D, Inventor, SolidWorks, and CATIA. According to Farid Wissa, chairman and professor of the Engineering Design Technology Department, knowledge of these programs are highly desired by industry giants seeking to hire highly qualified and well trained employees. “Engineering companies are in need of good designers to be part of their teams with Very High Salary Rates,” Wissa said. “In fact, currently Aerospace firms have open job positions, and engineering software designers are needed for contributing to the building of high number of airplanes in the years to come." Enrollment is underway for classes starting Monday, January 11, 2010, and students can register online at www.cerritos.edu. Those interested in taking any of these classes are encouraged to apply immediately while space still exists. Students may not register unless they meet all the required prerequisites. Students who feel that they have experience that is equivalent to prerequisite courses may contact the Engineering Design Technology Department to discuss alternatives that can satisfy prerequisites. High school juniors and seniors may enroll in most engineering technology courses free of cost while they are still at the high school to earn both high school and college credit under the College Bridge Program. For more information about the College Bridge Program, minors should speak with their high school counselors and the Cerritos College counselors. The Engineering Design Technology Department has course credit transfer agreements with California State University, Los Angeles; California State University, Long Beach; and other surrounding universities. For further information please visit www.cerritos.edu/engt or call (562) 860-2451, ext 2910 (Farid Wissa) or ext. 2908 (Jaya Hiranandani), or e-mail fwissa@cerritos.edu orhiranandani@cerritos.edu.

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