"We look forward to this rolling out," School president Carlos Vargas-Aburto said Southeast would be the first four-year college in the state to offer a major in drone systems. Some universities in Missouri use drones in various education programs, but none of them has academic programs related to the use and operation of drone systems, Southeast officials said. The University of Missouri-Columbia has a course and training program that primarily focuses on drone journalism. Several schools, including University of Missouri-Columbia, St. Louis University and Missouri University of Science and Technology, have research programs using or developing drone technology. Vargas predicted graduates of the program would be increasingly in demand as the commercial use of drones grows. "We are developing a program that will be of direct impact to industry," he said, adding it will tie in with the university's academic program in cybersecurity. Southeast is moving ahead with plans for the program,

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