Re: post # 16 - ABET certified programs will produce qualified graduates. Kennesaw merged with Southern Polytech, and has an ABET certified program (as well as a cool robotics team) . But no, a community college is not going to produce a student with similar skills. There are some certification programs at 2 year technical schools like Chattahoochee Tech that will offer associate degrees and technology training, but no way are they considered equivalent to a student graduating from an ABET certified program. If there is a “startup in Kennesaw”, it is not going to hire students from these 2 programs for equivalent positions.