Pathway Programs at Cerritos College Offer Project Lead the Way Classes for Spring 2014

NORWALK, Calif. - Dec. 18, 2013 - PRLog -- The classes are available to the Paramount Unified School District, Downey Unified School District, Bellflower Unified School District, ABC Unified School District, and Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District.

The Cerritos College and Project Lead the Way classes provides students with an opportunity to explore the various careers through hands on learning, allowing them to explore an activity they may not have an opportunity to participate in, improve skills.  The classes will introduce students to engineering career pathways.

The classes available for Spring 2014 are: Engineering Design Technology (ENGT) 103 Intro to Engineering Design Using Inventor, ENGT 101 Principles of Engineering Technology, Engineering Technology (ET) 103 Electronics for Engineering Technology, and Machine Tool Technology (MTT) 180 Robotics for CNC Machines.

Each class is 3 units of college credit. "Through the application of skills learned at school, students are familiarized to college at a younger age. This builds their confidence proves to them that college is an attainable goal.  The programs encourage students to pursue and successfully complete post-secondary degrees and industry valued certifications, while increasing student engagement and achievement," said Dean of Technology Division at Cerritos College, Dr. Nick Real.

Cerritos College is one of three post-secondary schools and five universities in California that are PLTW certified schools. In order to be a PLTW certified school, instructors need to complete a rigorous academic training and receive certification for each of the courses they teach. Cerritos College has three PLTW certified instructors; Professor Alan Jamka, Dr. Miodrag Micic, and Dr. Nick Real.

ABOUT THE PATHWAY PROGRAMS:

Cerritos College Pathway Programs Department’s mission is to create educational and career pathways for young adults by providing a seamless transition from secondary to post-secondary education and the skilled workforce.

If you are interested in sponsoring a workshop or donating to the program visit us online at http://cms.cerritos.edu/pathways and https://www.facebook.com/pathwayprograms or call us at (562) 860-2451 Ext. 2484 or email the Program Facilitator, Carla Yorke, at CYorke@cerritos.edu.

ABOUT PROJECT LEAD THE WAY:

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is the leading provider of rigorous and innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education curricular programs used in middle and high schools across the U.S. The PLTW curriculums are based on integration of the technology in problem-solving and critical-thinking skills taught in traditional career and technical education (CTE). PLTW also provides introductions and fundamentals knowledge to students interested in Engineering technology and Engineering.

To learn more about PLTW, visit the website at: http://www.pltw.org/.