Students, through UCCS, have the opportunity to earn up to 11 college engineering credits. They will also have the opportunity to earn national credentials, such as the Autodesk Inventor Professional Certified User and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) 10-hour General Industry certification.

St. Mary’s PLTW Engineering program finished its four-year roll out during the 2017-2018 school year. PLTW classes are year-long electives for students interested in any technical career path; hands-on problem solving, critical and creative thinking, and strategies to solve “gray” problems highlight these electives. Discernment regarding technical career paths is another key benefit of the program–students who graduate from the PLTW track are entering college with clearer focus regarding the degrees and careers they want.

The four PLTW elective classes offered at St. Mary’s are Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles, and the senior capstone course, Engineering Design & Development (Honors, 5.0 scale). Students who complete all four-years of the PLTW elective sequence are eligible to compete for a $4,000 scholarship, the first and only of its kind at St. Mary’s, provided they pursue a technical career path in college.

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