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The Salina Journal
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus has begun the spring semester and it is looking bright.
The school said enrollment for spring 2021 is up 5% with student credit hours up 9%. This is the fourth year in a row that K-State Poly has seen enrollment trending higher.
K-State Poly said this is impressive considering the pandemic is still ongoing.
“It’s important during challenging times to focus on what we can control,” said Christopher Smith, executive director of enrollment management, marketing and financial aid. “I am proud of our team for never losing sight of the mission and keeping students at the center of everything we do.”
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K-State Poly launches fire and hazmat training course
The Salina Journal
Kansas State University Polytechnic announced it will offer a training course on unmanned aircraft systems for firefighters and hazardous materials personnel.
The four-day course will use K-State’s UAS technology, with the first course being Oct. 5-8 at Crisis City Training Center southwest of Salina. Working with Salina-area firefighters and our partners at Crisis City Training Center, we have created a course that offers a one-of-a-kind UAS training in which we can train students on fire, hazmat, and search and research scenarios, said Kenton Dreiling, assistant UAS flight operations manager at K-State Polytechnic. Students who take this course will understand how to best use an unmanned aircraft in a fire or hazmat situation with the overall mission to protect and save lives.