Northwestern State University has developed a working-based learning program that will allow individuals to earn an associate of science degree in engineering technology while they are employed with a sponsoring manufacturer.

The program is supported by the Natchitoches Community Alliance Foundation and is made possible through agreements between NSU, Northwest Louisiana Technical College, Central Louisiana Technical Community College and five sponsoring manufacturers.

Administrators will host a signing for the agreement at 1 p.m. Monday, April 17 in the Henderson Conference Room on the third floor of Caspari Hall on the NSU campus. Officers representing area industry will attend and area media is invited.

For more information, contact Dr. Ali Ahmad, head of NSU’s Department of Engineering Technology, at (318) 357-6751 or ahmada@nsula.edu.