News for SCA
14th NECA Student Chapter Established At Georgia Tech
We are pleased to announce that our executive committee has approved an application to establish a new NECA student chapter at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Georgia Tech group is 14th student chapter established as part of NECA's multi-pronged approach to developing capable managers and leaders for our industry.
The newest NECA student chapter is affiliated with our Atlanta Chapter. NECA student chapters are intended to introduce their young members to the world of electrical contracting. Regular NECA chapters provide assistance by exposing students to industry-related educational programs and helping arrange internships with local NECA-member contractors and field trips to NECA contractors' offices and work sites. The Emerson Hamilton Scholarship (Scholarship Information) program was developed through ELECTRI International-The Foundation for Electrical Construction Inc. to help in this regard.
Georgia Tech is consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report's top ten public universities in the United States and is renowned for both its curricula and its research contributions. Of primary interest to our industry is that it offers the Georgia Tech Building Construction (BC) Program. This management-based course of study prepares students for leadership roles in the construction industry and boasts a 100 percent job-placement rate for its graduates.
The other NECA student chapters operating at this time are affiliated with these institutions: Bowling Green State University, California State University at Chico, Central Washington University, Iowa State University, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Northern Illinois University, Oregon State University, Purdue University, Southern Polytechnic State University, University of Kansas, University of Nebraska, University of Washington and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
