Cerro Coso Community College ? A Leader In Distance Education

Founded in 1973, the Cerro Coso College serves five principal areas namely South Kern, Indian Wells Valley , Kern River Valley , Eastern Sierra and Center Bishop and Mammoth. A leading institution of online education , it is the largest community college of California , United States . It offers many academic, technical and vocational online courses to the students.

Degrees and Programs

Since 1997, the Cerro Coso Community College is conducting online classes; hence, providing a large number of Associate online degrees . It also runs more than 160 online classes every year with around 180 sections in each semester. All the courses are designed in a way to promote interaction between the instructor and the students.

The online courses are available in biology, child development, history, economics, media, justice administration, computer information systems, music, health science, philosophy, sociology, psychology, speech and many more subjects. Paralegal science, robotics, workforce education, web design and vocational nursing are other available subjects.

A wide range of specializations are there in the business category like management, business administration, small business/entrepreneurship and business office technology. The exclusive online technical courses belong to emergency medical technology, fire technology, engineering technology, industrial technology, machine tool technology, physical science technology and welding technology.

Library

The library of Cerro Coso Community College is known as the Learning Resource Center (LRC). With a huge collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias, the library acts as a large resource pool through its specific academic books of all subjects. It also keeps well cataloged newspaper write ups, journals, magazines, audio cassettes, videos, DVDs, CDs, internet guides and tutorials, and; plenty of subject wise websites.

Other Facilities

The college also organizes sports and athletics competition. It promotes sports among female students as well. The major sports competition held here include: Women’s Intercollegiate Basketball, Women’s Intercollegiate Volleyball, Women’s Intercollegiate Softball and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball.

The campus has many additional facilities like employment service, orientation programs, day care center, career counseling, personal counseling, veteran counseling, financial aid counseling and placement services.

Promising Automotive Careers: How to Start Your Engine

On reality shows like Monster Garage and Motor City Motors, we’ve seen a GMC Suburban turn into a pothole filler and a PT Cruiser transform into a wood chipper. And these just scratch the surface of the miracles that mechanics can perform.

Every day, mechanics perform tasks that keeps the world’s engines running, literally, from changing oil and air filters to reading diagnostic reports and repairing engine defects. Without their expertise, most of us wouldn’t be able to make it to work everyday. And with the current emphasis on hybrid technology, auto mechanics are going to checking our fluids and fixing our engines well into the future. If you love cars, love working with your hands, and hate the idea of being chained to a desk all day, an automotive career may be one to consider.

Some mechanics get their start by taking automotive classes in high schools, while others attend two-year associate degree programs sponsored by car dealers and manufacturers. If you’re thinking about going back to school to become a mechanic, remember that the best programs are those recognized by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). (ASE also certifies mechanics after two years of experience in a given area, plus completing a test.) While you’re in school, you’ll learn basic automotive service, how the engine works, the different electrical systems, how to suspension and steering systems function, heating and air conditioning systems, and much more.

Once you’ve completed your training, you’ll be ready to start popping hoods and changing brake pads. And best of all, you’ll have a range of careers to consider, including:

Autobody and collision repair specialists take the dents, dings, and damage out of cars after collisions of all shapes and sizes.
Audi mechanics are employed by Audi dealerships and work specifically on this line of cars.
BMW mechanics stay up-to-date on the changing technology and processes that make BMWs run.
Ford mechanics can find employment in a wide range of business, from government agencies to dealerships to private garages.
Small engine mechanics work on boats, lawn tractors, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.
Nascar pit crew mechanics have reached the holy grail of car and racing enthusiasts. They prepare high-performance race cars for big races, and are responsible for changing out the engines, switching plugs and other parts as needed, checking and adjusting tire pressure, and making weight adjustments on race day.

For more information on auto mechanic career paths, visit this auto mechanic career profile.

History of Famous British Engineers

History of Famous British Engineers

 

Britains history is made up of very famous engineers all through their history. This has made me decide to list just some of the most famous with links to websites with more details on the various engineers.

 

Thomas Savery (1650-1715)
Thomas Savery was an English military engineer and inventor who in 1698, patented the first crude steam engine.

James Watt (1736-1819)

Was the son of a merchant, was born in Greenock, Scotland, in 1736. At the age of nineteen Watt was sent to Glasgow learn the trade of a mathematical-instrument maker.

After spending a year in London, Watt returned to Glasgow in 1757 where he established his own instrument-making business. Watt soon developed a reputation as a high quality engineer and was employed on the Forth & Clyde Canal and the Caledonian Canal. He was also engaged in the improvement of harbours and in the deepening of the Forth, Clyde and other rivers in Scotland.

Thomas Telford (1757-1834) (Famous Bridge Builder)

Was the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1792 he moved to London where he was involved in building additions to Somerset House. Two years later he found work at Portsmouth dockyard.

 

George Stephenson (1781- 1848)

 

Was a British engineer who designed a famous and historically important steam-powered locomotive named Rocket, and is known as the Father of British Steam Railways.

George Stephenson was born in Wylam, England, 9.3 miles (15 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1748, a wagonway — an arrangement similar to a railway, but with wooden tracks and designed to support horse-drawn carts — had been built from the Wylam colliery to the River Tyne, running for several miles (several km). The young Stephenson grew up near it, and in 1802 gained employment as an engine-man at a coal mine. For the next ten years his knowledge of steam engines increased, until in 1812 he stopped operating them for a living, and started building them.

 

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) (Inventor of First Computer)

Charles Babbage was born in Teignmouth, Devon, in 1791. Educated at Trinity College Cambridge, he spent most of his life trying to build calculating machines. The first of these was designed to calculate tables of logarithms and similar functions by repeated addition performed by gear wheels. A small prototype model of the difference engine was produced in 1822 and this resulted in him receiving a government grant to build a full-sized machine.

 

Robert Stephenson (1803-1859)

In 1827 he began work on the Rocketlocomotive. Robert’s abilities as an engineer was illustrated by the success of the Rocket at the Rainhill Trials in October, 1829.

 

Isaambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859)

Was born in Portsmouth on 9th April, 1806. He was educated at Hove, near Brighton. In 1823 Brunel went to work with his father on the building of the Thames Tunnel. He was later to be appointed as resident engineer at the site.

In 1829 Brunel designed a suspension bridge to cross the River Avon at Clifton. His original design was rejected on the advice of Thomas Telford, but an improved version was accepted but the project had to be abandoned because of a lack of funds.

Sir William Arrol (1839-1913)

Sir William Arrol was born in 1839 and became famous for his building of the Forth Rail Bridge between North and South Queensferry in Scotland. The bridge with its three cantilever towers which are each 104m (340 feet) high was the design of Sir John Fowler (1817-98) and Sir Benjamin Baker (1840 – 1907) and was constructed by Arrol at a cost of some £2½ million. Building began in 1883 and took seven years to complete; the Prince of Wales at the time (later to become King Edward VII) finished the construction by driving home an inscribed gold rivet on 4th of March 1890.

Thomas Andrews (1873-1912)

Born in Comber (pronounced cum-ber), County Down, Thomas Andrews was the son of a politician and a mother whose father owned Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard. In 1884 at the age of 11 Andrews entered the Belfast Academic Institute and left in 1889 to become an apprentice at Harland and Wolff where his parents paid the sum of £100 for his apprenticeship.

R.J.Mitchell (1893-1937) (Inventor of the Spitfire)

Perhaps Mitchell’s greatest legacy was the Spitfire single-seat fighter, designed between 1934 and 1936. It was a hybrid of many diverse technical developments. Using high-speed flight experience gained through the Schneider Trophy successes, influences from the German aircraft manufacturer, Junkers, and learning vital lessons from Supermarine’s unsuccessful Type 224, the Spitfire was a masterpiece of practical engineering design that Mitchell would never see fly in combat.

Sir Frank Whittle (1907-1996) (Inventor of the Jet Engine)

Whittle’s jet-propelled Gloster E28 took its first flight on 15th May, 1941 and travelled at speeds of 350 mph. This was followed by the Gloster Meteor that was used to intercept German V1 Flying Bomb. Power Jets Company was taken over by the British government in 1944.

Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910-1999) (Inventor of the Hovercraft)

In 1953 Cockerell began work on his invention the hovercroft. After successful experiments on Oulton Broad, Cockerell approached the government National Research Development Council (NRDC) who invested £1,000 in his invention. However, it took him another three years before he got full commercial backing for his project.

Please click here for A to Z Scientists and Engineering Encyclopedia

Below is a list of more British Engineers.

James Abernethy – Scottish canal, marine and bridge engineer

John Aird – English engineer from the late 19th century

David Anderson – Scottish civil engineer and lawyer

William George Armstrong – British engineer and 22nd president of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Sir William Arrol – Scottish engineer involved with the construction of the Tay Rail Bridge, Forth Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge

Sir Ove Arup – Founder of Arup

John Aspinall – British railway engineer

Benjamin Baker – English engineer in late 19th century

James Arthur Banks – British Dam engineer

Robert Barker – English railway engineer who also played in the first ever football international game.

Peter W. Barlow – English engineer in late 19th century. Notable for Lambeth Bridge (old) and tunnelling shield

William Henry Barlow – English engineer in late 19th century; railway engineering

Sir John Wolfe-Barry – English engineer in late 19th century; designed Tower Bridge

John Frederic La Trobe Bateman – British hydraulic engineer

Sir Joseph Bazalgette – English engineer in late 19th century;

Sir George Berkley – British railway engineer

George Parker Bidder – British engineer; railways, telegraphs and hydraulics

Sir Alexander Binnie – English engineer in late 19th century; tunnels and bridges across the Thames

William Binnie – British waterworks engineer, son of the above

John Blenkinsop – English engineer in mid 19th century; railways, locomotives and mining

Benjamin Blyth – Scottish railway engineer

Benjamin Blyth II – Scottish railway engineer, first practising Scottish engineer to become president of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Sir Thomas Bouch – English engineer in late 19th century; first Tay Rail Bridge disaster

William Bragge – English engineer in the 19th century

Frederick Bramwell – British Engineer

James Brindley – English engineer from mid 18th century – canals and watermills

John Alexander Brodie – City Engineer of Liverpool and inventor of the football goal net

George Barclay Bruce – English railway engineer

Henry Marc Brunel – English engineer in late 19th century.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel – English engineer in mid 19th century – designed Great Western Railway, a series of famous steamships, and important bridges.

James Brunlees – Scottish engineer notable for designing Southend Pier

Peter Bruff – English engineer in 19th century. Notable for work in Clacton on Sea

Sir George Buchanan – British civil engineer associated with harbour works in Burma, Iraq and Bombay, during early 20th century.

William Tierney Clark – English engineer in mid 19th century; suspension bridges

Reginald Coates – British civil engineer and academic

John Coode – English engineer, notable for work on Portland Harbour

Henry Cronin – British civil engineer

William Cubitt – English engineer in 19th century.

Jonathan Davidson – British civil engineer

Sydney Donkin – British civil, mechanical and electrical engineer

Francis Drake

Thomas Dadford Junior — canals

Robert Elliott-Cooper – British civil engineer

William Henry Ellis – British civil engineer and steel maker

Joshua Field – telegraph cables, sewerage

Maurice Fitzmaurice – Irish bridge, dam and tunnel engineer

Ken Fleming – Northern Irish civil engineer and piling and foundations specialist

Sanford Fleming – railroads, time zone

Sir John Fowler – bridges

Sir Charles Fox – British railway engineer

Charles Douglas Fox – British railway engineer

Thomas Pierson Frank – British civil engineer

Ralph Freeman – English bridge and highways engineer

Buckminster Fuller

Angus Fulton – British civil engineer

William George Nicholson Geddes – Scottish engineer

Alexander Gibb – Scottish railway and military engineer

Alfred Giles – British civil engineer

William Glanville – British highways engineer

Charles Hutton Gregory – railways,

William Grierson – British railway engineer

John Griffith – Irish engineer

Sir William Halcrow – tunnels

Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover – Big Ben

Archibald Milne Hamilton – Callender-Hamilton Bridge and Hamilton Road in Kurdistan

Dr Edmund Hambly – British structural engineer

Sir William Gordon Harris – British docks and roads engineer

Thomas Elliott Harrison – British railway and bridge engineer

Arthur Hartley – British oil engineer

Sir John Hawkshaw – British railway and harbour engineer

John Clarke Hawkshaw – British engineer, son of the above

Thomas Hawksley – English engineer noted for his work on water supplies

Charles Hawksley – Son of the above, also a water engineer

Harrison Hayter – British railway and harbour engineer

Brodie Henderson – British railway engineer

Hugh Henshall – British canal engineer and student of James Brindley

Roger Hetherington – British civil engineer

Roger Gaskell Hetherington – British Ministry of Health civil engineer

Clement Hindley – British railway engineer

George Humphreys – British civil engineer

James Charles Inglis, British engineer

John Holmes Jellett – docks and harbours

John B. Jervis – canals and railroads

William Jessop – canals

Albert Mussey Johnson – helped design Scotty’s Castle.

Theodore Judah – railroads

Edward Judge – bridges

Alexander Kennedy – British maritime and electrical engineer and academic

Kirby Laing – former chairman of John Laing plc

Anthony George Lyster – British docks engineer

John MacAdam – roads

Sir John MacNeill – railways

William Mahone – plank road, railways

Robert Manning – Open channel flow

James Mansergh – English railway, water supply and sewage engineer

William Marriott – English railway engineer

William Matthews – British harbour engineer

William Maw – British railway engineer

Sir Henry Maybury – British railway and highways engineer

John Robinson McClean – British engineer, railways, water supply

Conde McCullough – bridges

Scott McMorrow – playwright, poet, and engineer

John Miller (engineer), 19th century Edinburgh-based railway engineer (Grainger & Miller)

Guilford Lindsey Molesworth – English railway engineer

General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD – bridges and precast concrete (also Commander of the Australian Corps in World War I)

Charles Langbridge Morgan – British civil engineer

James Morgan – Regent’s Canal

Basil Mott – mines, tunnels, bridges

Sir Alan Muir Wood – British tunnelling engineer

Benjamin Outram – canals

William N. Page – railways, mining

Frederick Palmer – Dockyards

William Barclay Parsons

Thomas Paton – British dam engineer

Allan Quartermaine – British civil engineer

Robert Rawlinson – English canal engineer and sanitarian

Richard Redmayne – British mining and civil engineer

Vernon Robertson – British civil engineer

Alexander Ross (engineer) – Scottish railway engineer

Leopold Halliday Savile – British reservoir engineer

Robert Stephenson – railways

Robert Stevenson – lighthouses

John Edward Thornycroft – British ship builder and president of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Ernest Crosbie Trench – British railway engineer

William Unwin – British civil and materials engineer

Charles Blacker Vignoles – British railway engineer

James Walker

William Kelly Wallace – Irish railway engineer

André Waterkeyn designed the Atomium

John Duncan Watson – British sewage treatment engineer

David Mowat Watson – British civil engineer

Francis Wentworth-Shields – British civil engineer

William Henry White – British engineer and chief constructor of the Admiralty

William Willcocks – British irrigation engineer served in India and Egypt

Edward Leader Williams – canals, bridges

George Ambler Wilson – British port engineer

Norman D. Wilson – mass transit

John Wolfe-Barry

A. Baldwin Wood – pumps

Edward Woods – British railway engineer

William Barton Worthington – British railway engineer

Robert Wynne-Edwards – British tunnel and pipeline engineer

Andrew Yarranton – English navigation engineer

 

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The Hot Jobs for Those With Computer Science Degrees

A computer science online degree will prepare you for a career in IT, computer forensics, database management, and computer security in the same way as a traditional classroom degree. But instead of having to go to class, rearrange your work schedule, or disturb other areas of your life, you can take classes online, study when you want, and not have to worry about the added costs of parking or leaving work early to attend classes.

When you take online courses, you can expect to learn the following and more:

Hardware and software design

Develop programs

Troubleshooting

Networks & Security

Database management

Web design

Develop security plans

Because most companies use computers to communicate with employees, customers, vendors and others, more and more companies are creating IT departments that employ those who understand how networks function and how to keep them secure.

Computer systems and manufacturing companies are also looking for talented individuals to create new software and hardware for consumers.

While you earn your degree, you will be able to explore different fields to find one that suits your personality and interests.

IT Positions Available

If you enjoy working with computers, learning new programs or testing out the latest computer software products, earning a computer science degree is necessary if you want to find a well paying job in the computer programming or IT field. Popular jobs you can apply for after you graduate include:

Database administrator

Software engineer

Computer engineer

Interface designer

Systems analyst

Computer programmer

Computer scientist

Each of these careers is rewarding and necessary as more and more companies are in need of those who can use this technology to further their businesses.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, over half of all computer programmers have at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field. This means that earning a computer science degree online will increase your chances of finding your dream job.

Promising IT CareersAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, over the next few years, computer support positions are expected to increase by 13%.

When looking for an online degree program, it’s important to determine which direction you want to move toward in terms of your career. While some areas of computer science, such as computer programming, have seen a slow decline in the number of open positions since 2006, other areas such as computer support and security have seen an increase.

This means that you should choose a program that allows you to easily find employment upon graduation. A computer degree online that focuses on a certain area within computer science is best if you have a particular talent in that area. You can also choose to become a generalist that specializes in a number of areas.

Degrees In College

An award granted by a university, college, or other educational establishment as official approval for the fortunate completion of a vocational or academic program. 1. Associate’s degree. The degree awarded by 2-year institutes and colleges that usually needs at least 2 but less than 4 years of full-time college work. These associate’s degree prepare college graduates for the work force and progression to getting a bachelor’s degree. 2. Bachelor’s degree. The degree given by U.S. universities and colleges. It usually requires from 4 to 5 years of full-time college-level work. Also, the bachelor’s degree gets ready graduates for entry into the work force and progression to a certification or higher degree. 3. Master’s degree. The post-bachelor’s degree program requiring completion of curriculum of one full-time academic year though not more than 2 years of work. The accepted degrees are M.A. (Master of Arts) and M.S. (Master of Science), though there is a great number of others. Certain master’s degrees are made to lead to a doctoral degree. Lots of other master’s students are in the professional programs who prepare for a special type of work, like MBA (Master of Business Administration), MSW (Master of Social Work), and MArch (Master of Architecture). 4. Doctoral degree. In fact, the highest degree that you can get for graduate study. The classification of doctoral degree includes degrees such as Ed.D. (Doctor of Education), D. NSc. (Doctor of Nursing Science), Doctor of Public Health, Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology), as well as Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in various areas (agronomy, business, food technology, arts, education, humanities, engineering, public administration, sciences, ophthalmology, radiology, etc.).

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