CTC's updated classrooms benefit students studying drafting technology

November 21, 2011

Tori Tragis

Assistant professor Thane Magelky, right, works with freshman James Griffin in his drafting technology class in the newly renovated third floor of the UAF Community and Technical College building at 604 Barnette St. Instruction in drafting and construction technology now takes place in modern classrooms with state-of-the-art equipment.

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities approved the new associate of applied science degree in drafting technology at CTC last year.

The new degree combines instruction in computer-aided drafting with building techniques and materials common to construction in Alaska. The Alaska Department of Labor predicts a 19.6 percent increase in drafters employed in the state of Alaska between 2006 and 2016, exceeding the projected state average employment growth rate of 14 percent.

For more information contact Thane Magelky, UAF CTC drafting technology coordinator, at 455-2845 or via email at temagelky@alaska.edu.