Engineering, Manufacturing, Air, and Space
Focuses on designing, making, and moving things through engineering, advanced manufacturing, automation, and aerospace. Students apply math and science to real projects using CAD, fabrication, electronics, and flight technologies.
- Median Salary
- $70,499
- Job Growth
- +5%
- Annual Openings
- 794,600
- Career Paths
- 70+
Data from the Occupational Outlook Handbook (May 2024 wages, 2024-2034 projections).
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Median salary and job growth are weighted by total employment in each occupation group.
Programs
Specialized programs offered at participating schools across the district.
A four-year engineering and aerospace program that builds a strong foundation in engineering principles, design, and problem-solving through a sequenced pathway with project-based learning and opportunities connected to aerospace fields, preparing students for competitive postsecondary engineering studies.
Erie High School
Offers a STEM-focused pathway with courses and projects across robotics, biomechanics, renewable energy, engineering, and computer science, providing interdisciplinary, project-based learning and recognized focus-program status.
Skyline High School
Builds core engineering skills in design, prototyping, and problem-solving using CAD, 3D printing, and fabrication, with project-based courses spanning mechanics, electronics, and systems thinking and opportunities to earn industry-aligned experience and credentials.
Longmont High School
A four-year engineering and aerospace program that builds a strong foundation in engineering principles, design, and problem-solving through a sequenced pathway with project-based learning and opportunities connected to aerospace fields, preparing students for competitive postsecondary engineering studies.
Erie High School
Builds core engineering skills in design, prototyping, and problem-solving using CAD, 3D printing, and fabrication, with project-based courses spanning mechanics, electronics, and systems thinking and opportunities to earn industry-aligned experience and credentials.
Longmont High School
Offers a STEM-focused pathway with courses and projects across robotics, biomechanics, renewable energy, engineering, and computer science, providing interdisciplinary, project-based learning and recognized focus-program status.
Skyline High School
District-Wide Programs (5)
Available to students across all St. Vrain Valley Schools.
A hands-on pathway in advanced manufacturing that builds skills in modern production technologies like electronics, machining, and automation, prepares students for industry certifications, and provides real-world, lab-based experience for entry-level careers and further training.
Career Elevation and Technology Center
A hands-on pathway in automotive service and repair that builds skills in maintenance services, brake diagnostics and repair, suspension and steering systems, and wheel alignments, with shop-based learning that prepares students for entry-level roles and further training.
Career Elevation and Technology Center
A hands-on pathway in welding and fabrication that teaches Oxy-Acetylene and plasma cutting along with SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes, progressing through Welding I–III with shop-based projects, safety training, and preparation for industry credentials and entry-level employment.
Career Elevation and Technology Center
Builds aviation fundamentals through an Intro to Aeronautics course and a dedicated Drone (UAS) pathway, offering design, operations, and flight planning experiences with opportunities to prepare for a professional drone pilot license and participate in team-based projects.
Innovation Center
Builds robotics skills through courses and district-wide programming that emphasize sustainable, equitable access, hands-on design and programming, and pathways to work-based learning via student project teams and recognized focus-program status.
Innovation Center
A hands-on pathway in advanced manufacturing that builds skills in modern production technologies like electronics, machining, and automation, prepares students for industry certifications, and provides real-world, lab-based experience for entry-level careers and further training.
Career Elevation and Technology Center
Builds aviation fundamentals through an Intro to Aeronautics course and a dedicated Drone (UAS) pathway, offering design, operations, and flight planning experiences with opportunities to prepare for a professional drone pilot license and participate in team-based projects.
Innovation Center
A hands-on pathway in automotive service and repair that builds skills in maintenance services, brake diagnostics and repair, suspension and steering systems, and wheel alignments, with shop-based learning that prepares students for entry-level roles and further training.
Career Elevation and Technology Center
Builds robotics skills through courses and district-wide programming that emphasize sustainable, equitable access, hands-on design and programming, and pathways to work-based learning via student project teams and recognized focus-program status.
Innovation Center
A hands-on pathway in welding and fabrication that teaches Oxy-Acetylene and plasma cutting along with SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes, progressing through Welding I–III with shop-based projects, safety training, and preparation for industry credentials and entry-level employment.
Career Elevation and Technology Center
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"Our St. Vrain Commitment is recognizing each student's unique potential and providing the transformative high school experience that will launch them confidently into their future."
"Erie High School student, Valencia Thomas, earned her student pilot license from the Federal Aviation Administration while still in high school and combined her love of flight with a strong foundation in engineering through Erie’s Academy of Engineering and Aerospace. The program’s challenging courses in aerospace design, robotics, and creative problem-solving have deepened her understanding of how innovation and aviation work hand in hand. “It was during that time when I realized all the things that were possible,” she shares. “I wouldn’t have found my true potential without the opportunities given to me.”"
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