The Engineering Program

This course prepares students for entry into a two or four-year college engineering program. Students will learn the fundamental principles  and applications of a wide variety of engineering fields. Students in the program are encouraged to use creativity and resourcefulness to help identify solutions and exhibit innovation within a project. They will  also participate in team challenges by using the engineering design process to develop and construct prototypes based on required specifications and constraints. Throughout these challenges, students will develop an understanding of the concepts of design, construction and fabrication methods, project management, availability of resources, information processing and system analysis.  Students will also experience data acquisition methods, writing code for robotics and other applications, free-hand drafting and design, solid modeling and drafting using AutoCAD and SolidWorks, as  well as understanding the world of 3D printing and scanning for  prototyping and reverse engineering methods.  Students will have the option to get their AutoCAD Certified User Exam and/or their SolidWorks Mechanical Design Certification Exam.   If students maintain specific criteria within the program, they will also be awarded up to 15 articulated credits towards College of Southern Maryland’s specified programs.