STEM Careers
Whether you’re creating designs based on proven calculations or turning sketches into all types of manufactured products and structures, this pathway offers you first-hand training to be successful in the industry. It falls under the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Cluster that includes scientific research and professional services (e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing, and research and development.
Whether you’re creating designs based on proven calculations or turning sketches into all types of manufactured products and structures, this pathway offers you first-hand training to be successful in the industry. It falls under the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Cluster that includes scientific research and professional services (e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing, and research and development.
pre engineering* Career Pathway (IB)
Why Pre-Engineering?
Participating in the Pre-Engineering Career Pathway equips students for success at leading post-secondary institutions in the field of engineering and engineering technology. Upon completion of the pathway, students will have an exceptional foundation in Pre-engineering and the opportunity to receive multiple industry-recognized credentials. Employment opportunities are in demand, competitive, and challenging. Students can pursue exciting careers in engineering, design, manufacturing and construction industries.
Choosing this pathway will lead you to a career (among many options) as any of the following:
Project-based learning is infused throughout every level of the Pre-Engineering pathway. Students are challenged to apply what they are learning to solve real-world problems. This experience is significantly deepened when students engage in co-curricular opportunities and compete at regional, state, national and international levels. Students will also engage in career exploration in each course to clarify and adjust their career goals and objectives in an effort to ensure their college and career readiness.
*The Pre-Engineering program is "industry certified" by the International Technology Engineering Education Association (ITEEA). An "industry certified" program has received a "stamp of excellence," which represents the apex of program quality. Only those programs that have successfully undergone rigorous reviews by leaders from business and industry are recognized with this distinction.
Participating in the Pre-Engineering Career Pathway equips students for success at leading post-secondary institutions in the field of engineering and engineering technology. Upon completion of the pathway, students will have an exceptional foundation in Pre-engineering and the opportunity to receive multiple industry-recognized credentials. Employment opportunities are in demand, competitive, and challenging. Students can pursue exciting careers in engineering, design, manufacturing and construction industries.
Choosing this pathway will lead you to a career (among many options) as any of the following:
- A Mechanical Engineer specializes in applying the principles of physics and science materials for analysis, design, manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical systems through the production and use of heat and mechanical power.
- An Aerospace Engineer is behind the creative and complex design, construction and science of aircrafts and spacecrafts.
- A Civil Engineer designs, constructs and mainains the physical and naturally built environment including projects such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings. Civil engineers often specialize in specific areas of engineering including environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, municipal or urban, water resources, materials, coastal, surveying and construction.
- An Industrial Designer uses a combination of applied art and science to create and execute design solutions for problems of form, usability, physical ergonomics, marketing, brand development and sales. Industrial engineers focus on improving the usability and marketability of products through aesthetics and ergonomics.
Project-based learning is infused throughout every level of the Pre-Engineering pathway. Students are challenged to apply what they are learning to solve real-world problems. This experience is significantly deepened when students engage in co-curricular opportunities and compete at regional, state, national and international levels. Students will also engage in career exploration in each course to clarify and adjust their career goals and objectives in an effort to ensure their college and career readiness.
*The Pre-Engineering program is "industry certified" by the International Technology Engineering Education Association (ITEEA). An "industry certified" program has received a "stamp of excellence," which represents the apex of program quality. Only those programs that have successfully undergone rigorous reviews by leaders from business and industry are recognized with this distinction.
Post-Secondary Institutes to Study Pre Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
• Kennesaw State University • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Carnegie Melon University • Auburn University • Fort Valley State University • Stanford University • Georgia Southern University • Purdue University • Mercer University • Morehouse College • Savannah State University |
• Chattahoochee Technical College
• Coastal Georgia Community College • Columbus Technical College • Dalton State College • DeVry Institute of Technology • DeKalb Technical College • Gwinnett Technical College • Middle Georgia College • Northwestern Technical College • Ogeechee Technical College • Savannah Technical College |
affiliated organizations
The Technology Student Association (TSA)’s mission is to inspire student members to plan for careers in a technology-driven economy and culture. Class activities include highly motivational local, regional, state and national technology oriented competitive events. The natural interaction between teachers and students provides an excellent learning environment and an interest in working toward common goals.
Greenpower USA inspires young people to excel in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math through a unique challenge: to design, build and race an electric car. Students will be mentored by professional engineers and technicians through the design build process.
The Summer Math and Science Honors Academy (SMASH) is a free of cost, STEM-intensive college preparatory program for underrepresented high school students. SMASH boasts a rigorous 5-week, 3-year summer, fully residential STEM enrichment program which provides access to STEM coursework and access to mentors, role models, and support networks.
THE ATLANTA CENTER FOR CREATIVE INQUIRY (ACCI)’s mission is to mentor, educate, and develop creative abilities in youth to promote greater diversity in the architecture, engineering and construction professions. ACCI is a twelve-week mentoring program where students meet twice per week to learn about aspects of the architectural design process. A professor of architecture, along with architect and engineer mentors, leads students through the design process for their culminating project. Students compete for paid summer internships and summer enrichment programs at Georgia Tech, Auburn, and Harvard.
Lockheed Martin STEM Mentoring Program – Lockheed Engineers in the Operational Leadership Development Program will mentor fifteen to twenty Pre-Engineering students. The mentee to mentor ratio will be no more than a 1:2 ratio. Students will meet monthly with their mentor. The program will focus on professional and soft skills, STEM topics, and tours of Lockheed worksites.
Georgia Tech Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory’s Science, Technology, and Engineering Pipeline (STEP) Program - Georgia Tech has teamed up with Lockheed Martin to help build a diverse, motivated, and energetic future engineering workforce by engaging students from the high school level all the way through the graduate level on exciting and challenging engineering projects. For the high school portion of the program, Georgia Tech will be offering 6-10 week internship opportunities in which students will be paired with a Georgia Tech research faculty mentor and a Georgia Tech student mentor to participate in one of a selected set of Georgia Tech competition robotics teams or engineering research efforts. Marietta High School is one of a few schools in the metro Atlanta area participating in this pilot program.
The American Society of Civil Engineering's Civil Engineering Club - Engineers and faculty lead students through a sequence of pre-planned meetings and classroom activities, and work with local companies, engineering organizations and /or universities to create experiences that introduce students to the role of civil engineering in the community and the career potential available for those who select engineering as their career pathway.