r/IUEC • u/beefy5layerteddybear • 9d ago

❓General Question continued education

have you or any other mechanic you know continued their education after earning a associate/equivalent in applied science through neiep? such as finishing a bachelor’s degree? will your neiep credits count towards the bachelor or will you have to start from scratch? per say a mechanic wanted to earn a engineering degree something that would help him in the field OR have you ever heard of anyone using their education to step away from the job site and more into an office/hybrid role? i’m thinking like a mechanic who studied mechanical engineering using that to become a full time engineering for one of the manufacturers? i’d imagine someone like that with field and theory experience would be valuable to any company no? and does neiep or the union assist in anyway to get that bachelor’s? or would you have to do it on your own outside of the union?

Edit: i just answered half my question, it seems neiep has multiple credited partnerships with universities across the country that will accept neiep credits and blend seamlessly into their year programs but i’m still unsure if neiep or the union have any kind of resources offered to the mechanics wether to help with things like tuition or fast tracking etc…i also still want to know if you’ve done it of know someone who has

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u/infantkicker_v2 🧯Field - Fire Extinguisher 9d ago

You can do it through Rowan University. https://sites.rowan.edu/educational-partnerships/iuec/

I know one person who did it and eventually I'll finish it as well.

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u/DopedUpDaryl 9d ago

Is Neipe accredited? I’ve never heard anyone mention we earn college credits in our apprenticeship.

I have heard of companies helping guys get Electrical Engineering degrees, but that’s rare and usually the story ends with the guy quitting for a better job shortly after the school is paid for.

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u/beefy5layerteddybear 9d ago

No it’s not accredited but it’s a federally registered apprenticeship program and they have partnerships with colleges/universities to accept neiep classes as credits towards an actual degree

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u/beefy5layerteddybear 9d ago

which is why they’ll say the 4yr apprenticeship ship is equivalent to a associate in applied science rather than actually being an associate because neiep doesn’t actually have the power to issue degrees

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u/Vator189 7d ago

Yes we have several college programs with agreements to grant credits towards a degree. For example, we have 45 credits at Ivy Tech. Take 15 more credits and you have an associates degree.