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Enterprising Entrepreneur
The Mitchell Technical College Entrepreneurship program is a unique opportunity for skilled tradespeople to put their passions to work for them. Presented in a two-days-per-month format spread over a full school year, the Entrepreneurship program is an opportunity for students to extend their education or for those who have already begun their careers – or even already started their own businesses – to learn skills that will help them succeed as sole proprietors or in larger-scale enterprises.
The Entrepreneurship program consists of courses designed to develop strategic thinking and planning, professional selling, leadership, and project management. The eight entrepreneurship courses and four leadership courses, delivered in two days of classes monthly with assignments to be submitted between sessions, will equip graduates with the necessary skillset to launch and manage their own businesses and entrepreneurial ventures or manage existing technical businesses.
The Entrepreneurship A.A.S. degree program is ideal for past graduates of programs such as Architectural Design & Building Construction, Electrical Construction & Maintenance, Progressive Welding Technology, Diesel Power, Automation Controls/SCADA, the Culinary Academy of South Dakota, and more. Enrollment preference is given to those applicants who have completed their training at Mitchell Tech.
*NEW* – A diploma option is now available for students with no previous technical degree/diploma.
Students who apply to the Entrepreneurship program (A.A.S. or diploma) will be eligible for a single scholarship that covers 50% of their tuition and fees.
Curriculum
Award: AAS Degree or Diploma
First Semester
Presents basic AC and DC motor controls concepts and gives students an understanding of typical devices such as pushbuttons, selector switches, sensors, starters, contactors, overloads and relays.
2 creditsThis lab will supplement the topics covered in EUST 120.
4 creditsOverview of substations and the different types. Students will learn what makes up the components of a substation such as the transformers and how they are cooled, different types of circuit breakers, methods of voltage control along with the function of smart grid metering and relaying.
3 creditsDesigned to prepare students with the ability to read and understand electrical diagrams, recognize equipment and verify the integrity of existing schematics. Participants will be introduced to electrical symbols, one-line and three-line electrical schematics and their content, including basic layout and legends. The course includes practical exercises in schematic reading, diagram verification and the steps required for creating and maintaining accurate one-line diagrams.
2 creditsAn introduction to the concepts of inductance, inductive reactance, capacitance, capacitive reactance, and reactive circuits; time constants; alternating current terms and principles; transformers; calculation of AC circuit values; identification of principles of motors and generators.
2 creditsA health and safety curriculum for secondary electrical trades. The manual used is designed to engage students in recognizing, evaluating and controlling hazards associated with electrical work in a substation environment.
1 creditInstruction in commercial transportation. Opportunities are provided for obtaining a Class A commercial drivers license. Arrangements are made for taking the test(s) required by the state. A Class A CDL is a requirement for graduation from several programs. A valid South Dakota driver’s license is required in order to complete the CDL training course. For students enrolling in a two-year program, this course must be completed by the end of their first year. This class is offered for credit as a Pass/No Pass course. Please note: Students are required to show proof of a valid Class A CDL by the end of the 10th day of the semester in which the student is enrolled in order to drop this class.
1 creditSecond Semester
This lab will supplement the topics covered in EUST 121.
4 creditsA continuation of EUST 120. Students will perform hands-on testing of the components that make up a substation such as transformers, circuit breakers, regulators, capacitor banks along with replacement of smart meters and other smart grid equipment.
3 creditsSmart grid is a type of electrical grid which attempts to predict and intelligently respond to the behavior and actions of all electric power users connected to it—suppliers, consumers and those that do both—in order to efficiently deliver reliable, economic and sustainable electricity services.
2 creditsIdentification of transmission mediums (UTP, STP, COAX, FIBER, etc.). ANSI/EIA/TIA standards; the proper terminate, splicing and testing of Category 5 and fiber optic cable are studied.
2 creditsA continuation of EUST 150.
1 creditGraduate with an AAS Degree
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
This program allows you to bring your own laptop as long as it meets these minimum specifications:
Processor – Intel Core i Series (i3, i5, i7) or AMD Ryzen
Operating System – Windows 10
Webcam Recommended
Memory – 4 GB or more
Internal Storage – 64 GB or more
Microsoft Office is available at no charge as long as enrolled at Mitchell Tech
NO APPLE/MAC COMPUTERS
Outcomes
At the completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
- Understand the nature of entrepreneurship
- Demonstrate knowledge of information in accounting, management, marketing and quantitative analysis
- Confirm an entrepreneurial business idea by engaging in critical thinking, analyzing situations, constructing and selecting viable solutions to solve problems
- Market the entrepreneur and their ideas
- Identify personal attributes that enable best use of entrepreneurial opportunities
- Explore and implement entrepreneurial leadership and management styles
Annual Program Review
Check out the 2024-25 Annual Program Review for information on how faculty ensure the quality and effectiveness of the program.
Cost
Other Required Costs
Books / Tools (estimated) | $125 |
Scholarships
$500.00
2 AVAIL.
Lisa Smart Memorial Scholarship
Kim & Michael Mohr
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- Eligibility
- Criteria
$500
4 AVAIL.
Women for Success @ Tech Scholarship
Women for Success at Tech Group
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- Eligibility
- Criteria
$1000.00
1 AVAIL.
Smith/Woods Scholarship
Harvey and Cheryl Smith
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- Eligibility
- Criteria
Must be a full time student
Must be enrolled in the LPN-RN program
College GPA 2.5 or higher
Must be from a small town in the Mitchell Area
$1500
1 AVAIL.
C & R Supply Inc Agronomy Technology
C & R Supply Inc.
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- Eligibility
- Criteria
Must maintain a 3.25 GPA or higher
Must be from South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa or Nebraska
Must complete the Online MTC Foundation scholarship application
$1500
1 AVAIL.
C & R Supply Inc Precision Ag Technology
C & R Supply Inc.
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- Eligibility
- Criteria
Must maintain a 3.25 GPA or higher
Must be from South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa or Nebraska
Must complete the Online MTC Foundation scholarship application
$1500
1 AVAIL.
C & R Supply Inc. Agricultural Business
C & R Supply Inc.
- About
- Eligibility
- Criteria
Must maintain a 3.25 GPA or higher
Must be from South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa or Nebraska
Must complete the Online MTC Foundation scholarship application