AP Wire | 07/04/2004 | Harley Davidson sponsors college degree program: "Frontenac is finishing a training facility that will be modeled after a dealership. The center will cost the city $400,000. It will lease the center to Fort Scott Community College, and Harley will provide 10 motorcycles in the first year.
The school also ready has cooperative agreements with John Deere and Caterpillar. And Pittsburg State has an agreement with Toyota to train auto technicians.
Pittsburg State is known for its expertise in technical education. It offers one of the few bachelor's degrees in automotive technology in the country and has operated the Kansas Technology Center since 1997.
The college worked with Harley to design the curriculum, which will include technical courses on engines, diagnostics and shop practices. Students will also have to take English, science and public speaking, and serve a paid internship as a dealership technician after their first year.
The schools and Harley hope the students will then pursue a bachelor's degree. Benny Suggs, director of dealer training for Harley, said the company wants to hire more people with college degrees who can become managers. Harley has more than 650 dealerships in the United States.
The bachelor's degree program includes 36 hours of liberal arts "
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