Instructor: Jim Simmering

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
This program offers a broad engineering discipline that involves designing, analyzing, manufacturing, and maintaining physical machines that use force and movement. Students will use engineering concepts and various materials to create products. They will be introduced to design software and through hands-on training, use machines/tools for the manufacturing of these products.

Curriculum Focus:
• Electrical
- Intro to Electrical Circuits
- Electrical Measurements
- Combination Circuits
- Transformers
- Fanuc Robotics, CNC Mill & Lathe
• Manufacturing Operations
- Autodesk Fusion 360
- Welding Technologies
- Manual/CNC Machining
- Blueprint reading
• Mechanical & Hydraulics
- Intro to Mechanical Drive Systems
- Power Transmission Systems
- Intro to V-belt Drives
- Fluid Power (hydraulics and pneumatics)

Suggested credits earned prior to junior year for this program are:
(2) Science; (2) Math; (2) English; (2) History

IS THIS PROGRAM FOR YOU?
• Are you wanting a diverse, multi-pathway educational opportunity?
• Do you want to explore engineering concepts?
• Do you have an interest in metal fabrication?
• Are you a problem solver?

CAREER FOCUS
• CNC Operator/Programmer
• Welder
• Machinist
• Skilled Trades Apprentice

With additional training/education:
• Tool and Die Maker
• Maintenance Supervisor
• Manufacturing Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Electrical Engineer

CERTIFICATIONS
Earn Ohio Department of Education (ODE) credential point towards graduation during your junior and senior years.
• Yaskawa Robotic (6 points)
• Fanuc CNC Mill & Lathe (4 points each)
• Fancu Robotics (6 points)
• Parker Fluid Power (4 points)
• American Welding Society (9 points each)
• OHSA 10 (1 point)

18 college credits can be earned in this program. Students may qualify for articulation college credit and the Tuition Freedom Scholarship at North Central State College.

Taking control of your future is easier than you think. By finishing your high school education at Heartland Technical Education Center, you put yourself ahead of your peers with field experience a normal classroom could never replicate. Apply for this program and pursue your passion today!