Engineering & Manufacturing
at New Orleans Career Center
New Orleans Catalog
About
Learn from skilled professionals
Students work both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems for industry partners in work-based learning experiences. The course introduces trainees to building design and construction including structural and site design, utilities and services, cost estimation, stormwater management, and more.
Get hands-on training
Trainees in this course will learn and practice 3D modeling as a tool for the design, visualization, and testing of product ideas. Laser cutting, 3D printing, and CNC milling may be used to create physical prototypes. Trainees will analyze, design, and virtually build models of residential and commercial structures.
Dual-enrollment opportunities
Not only will trainees produce digital prototypes, serving as a virtual representation of a final product in industry-standard programs like Autocad Inventor and Autodesk Revit. They will have the opportunity to earn college credits that they can transfer to their college or university of choice after high school graduation.
Takes
11 Months
Costs
Free
Leads to
$95.9k careers
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Is this a career path I'll enjoy?
Whether you want to be a designer, engineer, machinist, animator, maker, or artist, this course will help you expand your knowledge into the world of engineering and 3D modeling. You will expand your knowledge in 3D modeling and learn from Civil Engineering and Architecture whom expose trainees to the design and construction of residential and commercial building projects through design teams and teamwork, various communication methods, technical guidelines, and engineering standards.
What skills and credentials will I gain?
Dual Enrollment & Certification Opportunities
- Industry-based credential (IBC) for Autodesk Inventor
- NOCC’s Engineering & Manufacturing Academy trainees have the opportunity to take dual enrollment courses with the University of New Orleans’s College of Engineering*. Courses currently include:
- ENGR 1003 - Introduction to Engineering
- ENEE 1781 - Introduction to Engineering Design & Graphics
Admissions
The New Orleans Career Center is open to all public high school students in Orleans Parish and to adults 18 or older with a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Contact
New Orleans Career Center
1331 Kerlerec St
New Orleans, LA 70116