Model Education Pathway
Manufacturing Career Pathways
It is imperative that the Additive Manufacturing Summer Institute be integrated into the formal advanced manufacturing career and educational pathway at Columbus State Community College. Through the Additive Manufacturing Summer Institute, high school students will have the opportunity to be fully-immersed in an early college environment and learn the foundations of manufacturing.
In Year 1 of the project, the project team aligned the AMSI to the college’s already success Modern Manufacturing Work Study Program (DUE 1400354), which prepares students for careers as manufacturing technicians through an earn and learn model. The Modern Manufacturing Work Study program allows students to pursue one of three different two-year degrees in engineering technology:
- Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Electronic Engineering Technology, AAS
- Mechanical Engineering Technology, AAS
High school students successfully completing the AMSI, will be prepared to participate in Columbus State’s College Credit Plus dual enrollment program and pursue coursework in manufacturing and engineering technologies. The proposed College Credit Plus Manufacturing Pathway features four categories of coursework: a non-technical foundations category and three technical levels. The technical coursework has been sorted into levels that take into consideration gateway engineering coursework, lab equipment and software requirements, and ability of high school teachers to be credentialed as dual enrollment instructors. Level 1 coursework serves as an entry-point while Level 3 coursework is the most advanced and likely requires multiple pre-requisites and/or advanced equipment/software. Columbus State’s proposed dual enrollment coursework can be found in the following document.
Additive Manufacturing Dual Enrollment Pathway
The College’s Additive Manufacturing career pathway has been designed with multiple entry- and exit points in mind. Upon completion of an AAS degree students can choose to enter the workforce or continue their education with a four-year degree in Engineering Technology from Miami University. A visual representation of the proposed Additive Manufacturing Career Pathway can be found below: