NWACC and Business and Industry Training (BIT) have a partnership to provide instruction leading to the Associate of General Technology Degree for students interested in career and technical fields. BIT will provide the career and technical component of the degree up to 50% of the credits needed to complete a General Technology Degree, from potential courses such as: Electrical Systems, Motor Controls, PLC’s, Thermal Process Controls, Mechanical Drives, CNC, Robotics, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Safety Training such as CPR/First Aid, ARC Flash, Confined Space, OSHA 10 & 30, etc. NWACC will provide the general education courses and career and technical electives to make up the remaining 50% of the degree. Thirty (30) of the sixty (60) curriculum hours can be career and technical classes provided by BIT that are awarded prior learning credit upon successful completion of the courses. These 30 hours from BIT will only be awarded with evidence of successful completion and a letter requesting prior learning credit from the Dean of Workforce.

Courses that are currently listed in NWACC’s MOU with BIT are: