PIQUA — Edison State Community College has announced an information session for high school juniors, seniors and their parents to learn about a direct pathway developed to lead into a manufacturing career at Honda.
The session will be April 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 504 of the Piqua campus, 1973 Edison Drive. Registration deadline for the session is April 4.
This work-study program allows students to earn a two–year degree and possibly be debt–free upon completion.
Equipment service technicians are currently in demand at Honda and require technical and analytical skills to identify and solve problems quickly. The Edison State to Honda Manufacturing Pathway program will prepare students to take on these roles.
The new program is available to students who opt to pursue an Associate of Applied Science degree in electronics engineering technology with a concentration in electro-mechanical or automation and robotics at Edison State.
Participating students will be able to earn a two-year degree in engineering, while working part time at Honda. Students will attend classes two days a week and work three days a week. If grade point average and work performance is maintained, they will be eligible to receive a pay increase every semester. Participants in the program will make more than $16 per hour, and those who go on to full-time employment will start at more than $53,000 per year.
The program requires that students begin taking classes at Edison State in the fall of 2016 and apply to Honda’s work-study program in February 2017.
Register by visiting www.edisonohio.edu/pathway. For information, call 937-778-7865 or email [email protected].
