Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) Academy
Program Goal: Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Academy students are exposed to Precision Machining, Computer Aided Design and Welding Technologies, experiencing the interaction of multiple technologies in a real manufacturing environment and through field trips to local industries. In the second-year students select an area of concentration in either Engineering, Precision Machining or Welding Technologies.
Job Outlook (US Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook):
- Machinist and Tool and Die Makers-$44,950 Median Pay; 1% Growth
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers-$41,380 Median Pay; 6% Growth
- Mechanical Engineers-$87,370 Median Pay; 9% Growth
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians-$56,250 Median Pay; 5% Growth
- Industrial Engineering Technicians-$55,460 Median Pay; 1% Growth
- Sheet Metal Workers-$48,460 Median Pay; 9% Growth
- Ironworkers-$52,770 Median Pay; 13% Growth