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.

Engineering & Skilled Trades Pathway Sequence.pdf

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 Career Pathways Video 2.7.22.mp4

Gallagher Uniforms - Technicians

Duncan Aviation_ Attitude Is Everything.mp4

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

1UBC CRAFT SKILLS- General Carpenter.mp4

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - General Carpenters

2UBC CRAFT SKILLS- Floor Layer.mp4

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Floor Layer

3UBC CRAFT SKILLS- Interior Systems.mp4

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Interior Systems

8UBC CRAFT SKILLS- Residential Carpenter.mp4

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Residential Carpenter

7UBC CRAFT SKILLS- Pile Drivers.mp4

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Pile Driver

5UBC CRAFT SKILLS- Millcab.mp4

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Millcab

4UBC CRAFT SKILLS- Lathers.mp4

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Lathers

6UBC CRAFT SKILLS- Millwrights.mp4

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters - Millwrights

Start Your Career _ BAC Apprenticeship Program (1) (2).mp4

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

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