The Gateway Arch landmark in St. Louis, Missouri

EARN YOUR

DEGREE

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE,

or the Apprentice Credit Option Program, is an opportunity for Local 36 members, employees, apprentices or journeypersons, to access a program that recognizes pre-existing skills and abilities. Credit is awarded for quality skill training gained outside the realm of traditional community college education.
The program recognizes the core curriculum of the SMART Apprentice Training Program, approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards (a division of the Department of Labor) and allows journeyperson status to be transferred to a community college to satisfy a portion of the credits necessary for an associate degree.

THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFER THE ASSOCIATE OF SKILLED TRADES APPLIED SCIENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL 36. EACH COLLEGE REQUIRES ADDITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES TO BE TAKEN THROUGH THEIR CAMPUS.

  • St. Louis Community College
  • Jefferson Community College
  • St. Charles Community College
Gateway Arch landmark in St. Louis representing the local area served by the apprenticeship program
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN AN APPRENTICESHIP AND COLLEGE.
YOU CAN DO BOTH.
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