The National Aerospace Technical Education Center (SpaceTEC) was founded in 2002 by the Community Colleges for Innovative Technology Transfer (CCITT) through a three-year grant funded by the National Science Foundation. The basis of SpaceTEC's mission is curricula that are nationally recognized, industry-driven, and well-articulated. SpaceTEC seeks to formalize aerospace technician education nationally and establish a skills-based standards program that has industry-wide endorsement. In addition, SpaceTEC will sponsor regional and national advisory committees, a national professional development organization, a formal certification process in conjunction with the National Skills Standards Board, innovative faculty development, resources for national dissemination, coordinated curriculum development, and instructional materials with space-related themes for non-aerospace disciplines such as English and Humanities.
The SpaceTEC Consortium brings eleven articulations to the ERAU-Worldwide. SpaceTEC was established to formalize aerospace technician education nationally and develop a skills-based standards program that has industry-wide endorsement. Please see the memorandum of understanding below:
