NEW AT FOUR. WESH TWO IS GETTING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PLAN TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION IN SPACE DEFENSE. THIS IS PRETTY COOL. FLORIDA TECH AND PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE TEAMED UP TO SHOW STUDENTS THE WAY. WESH TWO MEGAN MORIARTY TELLS US ABOUT THE LESSON PLAN. FLORIDA TECH WILL NOW OFFER FOUR MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS TO BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIANS AT PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE STARTING IN THE FALL. IT TAKES US BACK TO OUR ROOTS. WE OPENED IN 1958, THREE MONTHS AFTER NASA, AND WE WERE THERE. EDUCATOR PARTNER. AND I FEEL LIKE THAT’S WE’VE KIND OF GONE BACK TO THAT. STUDENTS ON FLORIDA TECH’S CAMPUS WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO DIVE INTO THE PROGRAMS, GETTING A CHANCE TO STEP ON BASE TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION. FLORIDA TECH MADE THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AT PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ADDED CURRICULUM AND PARTNERSHIP WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST TO MATCH THE NEEDS OF THOSE AT PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, WHO ARE LOOKING TO BECOME LEADERS IN AEROSPACE ADVANCEMENT, HOMELAND SECURITY AND ECONOMIC INNOVATION. THE PROGRAMS OFFERED ARE MASTER OF SCIENCE AND ACQUISITION AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPACE SYSTEMS, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPACE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, AND MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. THESE ARE THE IN-DEMAND PROGRAMS, AND THEY WANT A HUMAN TOUCH. AND THEY REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON DEGREE COMPLETION, RIGHT? NOT JUST ENROLLING, NOT JUST TAKING A COUPLE COURSES, GETTING THAT CERTIFICATION, GETTING THAT DEGREE. AND THAT’S WHAT WE DO. COVERING BREVARD COUNTY. IN MELBOURNE, MEGAN MORIARTY, WESH TWO NEWS. STUDENTS CAN TAKE THE CLASSES AS AN EIGHT WEEK HYBRID CLASS TAUGHT ON BASE BY FLORIDA TECH FACULTY.
Florida Tech introduces master’s programs at Patrick Space Force Base
Florida Tech will offer four master’s degree programs at Patrick Space Force Base for both military personnel and civilians starting in the fall.”It kinda takes us back to our roots. We opened in 1958, three months after NASA, and we were their educator partner, and I feel like we’ve kind of gone back to that,” said John Nicklow, president of Florida Institute of Technology.Students on Florida Tech’s campus will also have the opportunity to further their education by stepping onto the base. The announcement was made at Patrick Space Force Base on Wednesday morning, with the added curriculum and partnership developed in response to a request to meet the needs of those at the base aiming to become leaders in aerospace advancement, homeland security, and economic innovation.The programs offered include a Master of Science in Acquisition and Contract Management, a Master of Science in Space Systems, a Master of Science in Space Systems Management, and a Master of Business Administration.”These are the in-demand programs, and they want a human touch, and they really want to focus on degree completion. Not just enrolling. Not just taking a couple of courses. Getting that certification. Getting that degree and that’s what we do,” Nicklow said.
Florida Tech will offer four master’s degree programs at Patrick Space Force Base for both military personnel and civilians starting in the fall.
“It kinda takes us back to our roots. We opened in 1958, three months after NASA, and we were their educator partner, and I feel like we’ve kind of gone back to that,” said John Nicklow, president of Florida Institute of Technology.
Students on Florida Tech’s campus will also have the opportunity to further their education by stepping onto the base. The announcement was made at Patrick Space Force Base on Wednesday morning, with the added curriculum and partnership developed in response to a request to meet the needs of those at the base aiming to become leaders in aerospace advancement, homeland security, and economic innovation.
The programs offered include a Master of Science in Acquisition and Contract Management, a Master of Science in Space Systems, a Master of Science in Space Systems Management, and a Master of Business Administration.
“These are the in-demand programs, and they want a human touch, and they really want to focus on degree completion. Not just enrolling. Not just taking a couple of courses. Getting that certification. Getting that degree and that’s what we do,” Nicklow said.