Technical Careers & Programs

Nuclear Engineers at a Glance

Nuclear engineers are responsible for everything from finding solutions to nuclear engineering problems to conducting research. These professionals deal with problems associated with the control, utilization, and release of nuclear waste disposal and nuclear energy. On any given day, nuclear engineers will monitor nuclear facilities, perform experiments, oversee construction of nuclear reactors, conduct tests of nuclear fuel behavior and cycles, design and direct nuclear research projects and prepare construction project proposals.

Network & Computer Systems Administrators at a Glance

Network & computer systems administrators are responsible for a number of computer networking duties as well as management, design, and planning duties. On any given day, network & computer systems administrators perform data backups and disaster recovery operations, solve network, hardware, and software problems, design and implement security measures to protect hardware, software, and data, and manage email applications and virus protection software.

Materials Engineers at a Glance

Materials engineers work in a variety of industries such as aerospace product and parts manufacturing, architectural engineering, communications equipment, and petroleum and coal products manufacturing. They are responsible for assessing materials and designing machinery and processes to create materials to be utilized in strictly regulated products. In addition to designing materials, materials engineers are responsible for finding new uses for existing materials. Materials managers may specialize in several different materials, while some may specialize in just one material such as graphite, plastics, glass, or metal alloys.  

Internet security also “information security,” is one of the fastest growing career fields in the nation. This career field is expected to show a 20% increase in job growth for the 2008-2018 decade. In addition to job growth, Internet security graduates can higher salaries than the average. Internet security professionals currently earn around $65,260 per year while top earner’s make between $79,160-$97,080 per year.