LAS VEGAS, May 31, 2017 –
In a partnership with Drone America, and with help from the Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology, the College of Southern Nevada has purchased the beginnings of their professional drone fleet from Drone America to be used in a new degree for unmanned aviation systems.
Governor Brian Sandoval has identified the unmanned aerial vehicle industry as one of the keys to diversifying Nevada’s economy. Commercial applications of unmanned aviation systems, commonly referred to as drones, are expected to expand as much as tenfold in the next five years, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration. CSN’s will be the first such discipline available as an associate degree in southern Nevada.
CSN is offering courses in which students will be given the opportunity to learn how to program, fly and repair the Drone America, professional grade unmanned aerial vehicles.
The college expects to launch the full degree discipline in the fall of 2018 within its existing engineering technology department. It will combine coursework from aviation, computer information technology and engineering technology. The faculty in charge of the program are working in close consultation with Drone America to provide real world examples and mission in order to more effectively train their students.
