To complete the A.A.S. Degree in Applied Technology a student will complete the technical course work for a state approved Career and Technical Education certificate at one of the four area vocational technical schools (AVTS). The four AVTS’s are: Delta-Montrose Area Vocational Technical Center, Emily Griffith Opportunity School, San Juan Basin Area Vocational School, and T.H. Pickens Technical Center.

The general education and other degree requirements will be completed at one of the Colorado public community/junior colleges. The A.A.S. Degree will be conferred by the community/ junior college at which the general education and other degree requirements have been completed.

The approved Career and Technical Education certificate programs at the AVTS prepare students with technical, applied academic, and employability skills. Credit, in varying amounts from these certificate programs, will be applicable to the community college’s A.A.S. Degree in Applied Technology.

Students may enroll concurrently at both institutions, an AVTS and a community college. Students must comply with the regulations and requirements relating to admission and attendance at each institution.

Minimum requirements for the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Applied Technology Degree include:

1. Minimum of 60 semester hours of course work.
2. Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
3. General education course of 15 semester hours.
4. Additional requirements of at least 42 semester hours:
   1. From an individual state approved program at one of the four AVTS’s.
   2. If the program certificate is less than 42 semester hours, then the program certificate hours plus elective credit hours from the community college will be used for the total of at least 42 semester hours.
5. Minimum of 15 semester hours earned at the community college.
6. Students must achieve a cumulative 2.0 GPA after completion of their 1st and 2nd semesters to continue to the 3rd semester.