This from kokomoperspective.com: KOKOMO, IN- Students in Ivy Tech Kokomo’s Mechanical Engineering Technology Program will have brand new classrooms and labs by the end of next year, thanks in part to a $50,000 appropriation from the leadership of Miami County government.Through an appropriation approved by the Miami County Council and the county commissioners, this money will support a program that offers training in a high-demand career field perfect for people who like to work with their hands while applying their math and communication skills. According to Indiana Department of Labor statistics, the median salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Indiana is $31.25 per hour.
The Miami County contribution is earmarked for Mechanical Engineering Technology space to be created during the next phase of the Ivy Tech Kokomo project, which will begin after work on the main building and the new Health Professions Center is completed. This will include the transformation of Ivy Tech’s current Technology Building into up-to-date, high-tech classrooms and labs with equipment that supports the experiential training that will prepare students to be ready to work on Day 1 of their careers. This also includes Advanced Automation & Robotics Technology and Industrial Technology.
Along with a classroom for lectures, the Mechanical Engineering Technology program will have a specialty classroom that includes a CAD (computer-aided design) lab and 3D printers, where students can design and build prototypes and projects with the new technology. The building also will include a metrology lab that will hold all the program’s destructive testing equipment. Students will learn about crystalline structure of metals and how to conduct structural stress analysis utilizing tension, compression and flexure testing procedures.
Students in the program can pursue a range of certificates, technical certificates, and degrees to go immediately into the workforce or transfer to a four-year program. For information, contact program chair Tony Tony at ttony@ivytech.eduor 765-252-5550.