In an effort to make its engineering programs more accessible to students already working in the field, Penn State recently opened a permanent location at the Philadelphia Navy Yard for its graduate systems and software engineering programs, the school announced last week.
The full course programs–Master of Engineering and Systems Engineering, and Master of Software Engineering–will cater to working adults near Navy Yard who might not easily be able to get to Penn State’s Malvern campus, which also offers the programs.
The school’s move to establish a permanent location at Navy Yard is intended to make the programs more accessible to engineers already working there or nearby at places like Lockheed Martin and Boeing
“The location allows us to offer our programs to technical professionals employed throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware,” says James Nemes, engineering division head at Penn State. “The people from NAVSEA [Naval Sea Systems Command] are right there, so it’s easier for the younger ones to get degrees.”
Penn State’s Applied Research Lab is a partner in The Navy Yard Keystone Innovation Zone, which is working to re-establish The Philadelphia Navy Yard as a center of economic activity. Building 100 Innovation Center, a large, newly remodeled facility, houses Penn State’s classrooms at Navy Yard.
Currently, there are about 60 students taking graduate engineering courses at the Navy Yard location, according to Nemes.
Source: Penn State, James Nemes
Writer: John Davidson
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