Engineering Majors
- C/M Engineering (Civil/Mechanical)
The Academy uses a hands-on approach to teaching students the skills that Civil and Mechanical engineers use in the workforce. Students design and create useful projects in addition to learning the basics of bridge design, beam design, and Truss analysis.
Previous projects include building a 28-foot-long (8.5 m) bridge out of PVC, foam, and wood, a fully working hovercraft (which is currently being redesigned), and designing a name display system for the students’ desks. All projects in the Civil/Mechanical class are fully documented and are written up in presentation quality binders.
- ECET Engineering (Electronic/Computer)
The Electronic Engineering Curriculum starts with Procedural Programming in C++ and basic analog and digital circuits and goes into C++ with Object Oriented programming, the PIC microcontroller, Finite State Machines, and in senior year, Java programming. The ECET program has a fully equipped electrical Lab, which is used heavily throughout the four-year program.
Some of the projects in the ECET Lab have included: a digital thermometer with Celsius and Fahrenheit, a circuit to display the user's birthday, and numerous C++ programs including basic game programming such as Space Invaders and Pong. With instructor permission, some students are allowed to use other languages and/or libraries such as QT and The Unreal Engine.
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