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Advanced Manufacturing (STEM)
About This Pathway
Professionals working in Advanced Manufacturing use new technologies to design and make products more efficiently and safely. It includes things like engineering, research, robots, artificial intelligence, equipment repair, safety rules, and quality checks. The goal is to work smarter – saving time, reducing waste, keeping workers safe, and creating high-quslity products that meet today’s needs.
Pathways for the Advanced Manufacturing (STEM) interest include:
Engineering
Industrial Machinery
Robotics
Safety & Quality Assurance
Production & Automation
SWHS Courses & Clubs
South Windsor High School offers a variety of courses and clubs tailored to the Construction & Skilled Trades pathway.
Courses
SWHS offers several courses that can help you decide if the construction & skilled trades pathway is for you. Click the button above if you want to know more about the courses!
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) I & II
Physics
Engineering I & II
Chemistry
Research Methods
Metals Manufacturing I & II
AP Environmental Statistics
Clubs
SWHS currently has two clubs in operation that fit the construction & skilled trades pathway. Have an idea for a club that doesn’t exist? Talk to a teacher and they’ll help get you started with everything you need to create one.
First Robotics
Technology Student Association
Future STEM Leaders of America
3D Printing Club
Recommended Majors, Programs, & Certificates
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- Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)
- Industrial Engineering (B.S.)
- Electrical or Computer Engineering / Mechatronics (B.S.)
- Manufacturing Engineering / Engineering Technology (B.S.)
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- Manufacturing Technology (A.S., Certificates)
- Automated Manufacturing / Mechatronics (A.S.)
- Welding Technology / Fabrication Certifications
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- Robotics Engineering / Mechatronics / Controls (B.S.)
- Robotics Programming / Industrial Robot Operation (Certificates)
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- Quality Assurance / Quality Management Systems (A.S., Certificates)
- Occupational Safety & Health (Certificates or A.S.)
- Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma (Certificates)
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- CT Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative (MPI)
- NIMS Level 1 (National Institute for Metalworking Skills)
- MSSC Certified Production Technician (CPT)
- OSHA 10-Hour / 30-Hour General Industry
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- AWS Certified Welder
- SolidWorks Professional (CSWA / CSWP) or AutoDesk Certified Professional
- Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program
SWHS Media Center Career Books
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Example 3
- Example 4
SWHS Media Center Advanced Manufacturing Studies
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Example 3
- Example 4
Colleges & Workplace Providers
Whether you decide on the college or workplace route, the following are suggestions of institutions that offer work experiences or degrees for your chosen pathway.
- University of Connecticut (UCONN)
- University of Massachusetts – Lowell (UMass Lowell)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
- Northeastern University
- Rensselaer Polytechnice Institiute (RPI)
- Goodwin University (East Hartford, CT)
- Advanced Manufacturing
- CNC Machining
- Metrology
- Plastic Injection Molding
- Robotics & Mechatronics
- Welding & Fabrication
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- University of Connecticut (UCONN)
- University of Massachusetts – Lowell (UMass Lowell)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
- Northeastern University
- Rensselaer Polytechnice Institiute (RPI)
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- Goodwin University (East Hartford, CT)
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- Advanced Manufacturing
- CNC Machining
- Metrology
- Plastic Injection Molding
- Robotics & Mechatronics
- Welding & Fabrication