Engineering & Skilled Trades
Are you interested in working with your hands and helping push the world forward every day? A career in engineering and skilled trades opens the door for you to solve problems every day whose solutions make life easier and more efficient for all of us.
Possible Careers
Mechanical Engineer
Bioengineer
Aeronautic Engineer
Construction Manager
Electrician
CAD Technician
Industrial Engineer
Plumber
HVAC Technician
Civil Engineer
Architect
Auto Mechanic
General Contractor
Welder
Collision and Repair Specialist
Aircraft Mechanic
Carpenter
and many other options!
Engineering & Skilled Trades Course Sequences
Sophomores in the Engineering & Skilled Trades pathway take the following required courses:
Career Connections
Programming I and II
Juniors and Seniors in the Engineering & Skilled Trades pathway have four options for their pathway course sequence:
BCCHS
Required Courses:
Foundations of Engineering and Technology
Engineering Ethics
Senior Capstone
Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center (BCAMSC)-- attend BCAMSC for half of the school day
Calhoun Area Career Center -- choice of 8 courses of study
Early Middle College through Kellogg Community College -- choice of 3 areas of study
Welding
Computer-Aided Drafting & Design Technology (CAD)
WMU Mechanical Engineering Transfer
Dual-enrollment courses are also available to all BCCHS students who meet academic requirements for Dual-Enrollment. See your Academy counselor, the BCCHS College Advisor, and the College Ready page for more information.
Early-Middle College Opportunity at the RMTC
Students in the Engineering & Skilled Trades pathway are eligible to enroll in Early Middle College through Kellogg Community College. This includes study in one of the programs available through the Regional Manufacturing Technology Center.
Kellogg Community College’s manufacturing, skilled trades, and applied technology training primarily takes place at the Regional Manufacturing Technology Center or RMTC. The RMTC is an innovative, community-driven training facility in the Fort Custer Industrial Park in Battle Creek, with dedicated and helpful faculty and staff.
Their primary Industrial Trades programs, most offering both a certificate and an associate degree, include the following:
Community Partner Videos
SWMI Building Trades: Sheet Metal Workers
Gallagher Uniforms - Technicians
Duncan Aviation
Michigan Department of Transportation - Bridge Inspection
Michigan Department of Transportation - Hydraulics
Michigan Department of Transportation - Automated Vehicles
Michigan Department of Transportation - CAD Design
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - General Carpenters
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Floor Layer
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Interior Systems
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Residential Carpenter
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Pile Driver
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Millcab
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Lathers
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Millwrights
SWMI Building Trades: Brick Layers
Duncan Aviation - Sewing Specialist
Duncan Aviation - Maintenance Records
Duncan Aviation - Airframe Technician
Duncan Aviation - Overhaul Technician
Engineering & Skilled Trades Pathway Articles and Resources
Articles / Websites:
The 24 Highest-Paying Trade Jobs -- No Bachelor’s Degree Required
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics -- Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Videos:
Engineering Focus
Skilled Trades Focused
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing