For
Immediate Release 04-26
Contact: Caroline Chetelat, (410) 956-1050, x22
cchetelat@abycinc.org
Westlawn
Signs Joint Education Agreement
with Maryland’s Cecil Community
College to
Offer
Students an Associate’s Degree
November 19, 2004, Edgewater, MD; North
East, MD: The Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology and Cecil Community College (CCC)
signed a formal joint education agreement to offer a new Associate of Applied
Science (AAS) degree in Small Craft & Yacht Design through CCC.

The AAS
Degree in Small Craft & Yacht Design is specifically for those
individuals who are working or wish to pursue a career in the small-craft and
yacht-design profession as well as to support continued growth of the small-craft
marine community through the development of well-trained designers. Careers
would include, but are not limited to, boat builders, design firms, production
managers, production design research, marine surveyors, institutions of higher
learning, and standards organizations.
The
first offering of the course will be in January 2005. Students are welcome to
pre-enroll at anytime. This is a full degree program offering college credits
for the Westlawn program. Enrollment in the program will be offered 3 times
annually.
Accepted students
will enroll with CCC and complete the Westlawn Yacht Design course through the
college as part of the AAS degree program. Students will need to meet all the
admission requirements and follow all the course procedures of CCC. These vary
some from those of the Westlawn Institute. Financial Aid and Veterans Educational
Benefits program are available through the college. Westlawn student lessons
will all continue to be distance learning in nature and will be directed to the
Westlawn instructors once the program begins. The Yacht Design course material
will not differ in any way from what is taught to students enrolled directly at
Westlawn. All inquires, questions, registration and correspondence will be
directed through CCC.
Cecil offers
portfolio and credential assessment for prior learning for all classes making up
the degree. Westlawn
alumni and current
students fall into the credential assessment category and a fee of $400 USD per
module will be
accessed for
transferring completed Westlawn modules into the AAS program. Transfer of
credits from other public institutions of higher education for the remaining
courses is also available at no cost.
For more
information on registration and course requirements please contact the
registration office at Cecil Community College at: (410) 287-1000. Please note that there is
information on the CCC website, www.cecilcc.edu,
about the course by clicking Programs - Transportation & Logistics - Yacht
Design. (Direct link:
Cecil/Westlawn Yacht Design AAS Degree)
Westlawn
would like to thank The J. Orin Edson Foundation for their generous support of
this program.
About Westlawn
Founded in 1930,
the Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology is the only nationally accredited
and state certified distance-learning school of small-craft design in the United States. As the
not-for-profit educational affiliate of the American Boat and Yacht Council,
Westlawn's primary function is to assure a continual source of highly skilled
designers to the marine industry. To learn
more about Westlawn please call (410) 956-7100 or visit the Westlawn website at
www.westlawn.edu.
About Cecil Community College
Cecil Community College is a small,
publicly funded, open access institution, which promotes educational, cultural
and economic development in a changing county in Maryland. The faculty and
staff are dedicated to providing optimal education in an environment that
fosters social responsibility and appreciation for cultural diversity. Cecil Community College offers
high-quality transfer, career credit, and continuing education courses and
programs that are designed for college preparation, for the acquisition and upgrading
of employment skills, and for personal enrichment. A variety of support
services are available to help students formulate and achieve goals. For more
information about Cecil Community College, please call (410) 287-1000 or visit
the College website at www.cecilcc.edu.