<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/mechatronic-technology-niica-certification.html" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><category>academics, mechatronics</category><pubDate>02/25/2025</pubDate><title>Mechatronic Technology Program Earns NIICA Certification</title><author>Benjamin Demers</author><description>Mission's Mechatronic Technology program has received official NIICA Certification, a prestigious recognition that affirms its alignment with the critical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) required by employers in advanced manufacturing and the semiconductor industry.</description><image><img src="/marketing/images/academics/engineering/mechatronics-hands-on705x520.jpg" alt="Two male Latino Mechatronics students work with circuit boards."/></image><tags><tag>Academic Calendar</tag><tag>fire protection technology</tag></tags></item>