APA embraced the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) pre-engineering curriculum when they started the school in 2007. The founders saw PLTW fitting in well with the idea of teaching students about high-end manufacturing. PLTW is offered to all of the students at APA and gives them foundational skills in Engineering Design and problem solving. The three courses offered at this time are: Introduction to Engineering Design - focusing on the design process and the acquisition of sketching and AutoCAD Inventor skills to design products. Principles of Engineering - focusing on the core engineering disciplines of civil, electrical, mechanical and computer engineering. Digital Electronics - focusing on core digitial electronics materials, design and programming. APA hopes to offer a senior level course of Computer Integrated Manufacturing that will tie in their engineering design skills with their experience using CNC machines in their Shop courses.

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