British stone.St. Petersburg, FL, January April 2023 /PRNewswire/ — St.St. Petersburg University High School will open a New School Dedicated to Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET) at British stone.Saint Petersburg Academy The Tarpon Springs campus will open in Fall 2023. BMET Academy students can complete a Associate of Science in Biomedical Engineering Technology Earn your high school diploma at the same time – completely free.
Funded by the Florida Future Critical Workforce Needs Grant, the AS degree prepares students to meet the growing demand for biomedical equipment repairers who maintain the delicate medical equipment that patients depend on. The BMET Academy will help build talent pipelines in healthcare, industry, research and education institutions.
“Employment opportunities for skilled workers are expected to increase significantly over the next decade,” he said Natavia MiddletonDean of SPC School of Natural Sciences and Engineering.
Academy graduates will be prepared for careers in hot job markets where they can earn average salaries $49,910 exist United States, $47,130 exist Floridawith $46,620 inside tampa bay area.
“It’s called ‘critical demand’ for a reason, these are high-paying jobs,” he said Jackie Scrader, Vice President, Workforce Development and Corporate Partnerships, SPC. “Our medical device sector is up $47,000 Only one certification is required. That’s double if they get a four-year degree and some experience. ”
new academy joins British stone.Saint Petersburg Academy Applauds the University High School Ecosystem, which opened its first charter school at the Academy in 2004 British stone.St. Petersburg/ Gibbs Campus.A sort of North Pinellas County options Tarpon Springs, FLopening in 2019, the College’s downtown Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics High School is located in British stone.St. Petersburg Available Fall 2022.
“We are excited to create this opportunity for our students to pursue career opportunities through education or advance their educational opportunities through career pathways,” said Ryan HalsteadPrincipal of North Pinellas University High School.
The AS degree consists of three optional separate certificates, depending on the student’s focus, and transfers into SPC’s Bachelor of Science in Technology Development and Management or Indiana University-Purdue Indianapolis’ Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Engineering Technology Management Bachelor of Science.
Visit spchs.spcollege.edu/bmet-academy.
The material consists entirely of $9 million Federally funded CRRSA ESSER II – Florida Future Critical Workforce Needs Grant.
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