in Rockingham County, NC
Aviation
Original Grant Partners
New/Potential Grant Partners
OverviewOur proposal was the culmination of work that began months ago. This pathway is one of several we anticipate for Rockingham County Schools (RCS) students in partnership with Rockingham Community College (RCC). We began our project looking for ways to get students into high wage, high demand, and high skill jobs. Our initial discussion took place at RCS with members of business and industry, county government, RCC employees and RCS employees. The talks began with a discussion centered on how to close the skills gap and meet the employee need of business and industry.
Even though we made great strides in the first meetings, we never were able to establish a framework to address our challenges and what we felt was the solution to our problem. Two different meetings later, we seemed to discover the magic answer – a pathway in aviation machining.
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Rockingham County, NC
Tier 1 County
Median Household
Income$39,621
One Year Diploma Program
Industrial SpecificationsMachining Tech II
Blueprint Reading: MechanicsBasic CAD
Math English
Machining III
Advanced CNC Turning
CAM: CNC TurningIntro to Solid
ModelingEnglish
Adv. Machining Calculations
Advanced CNC Milling
CAM: CNC Milling Advanced Solid
ModelingWelding or Work-
BasedHumanities Elective
Social Science Elective
High School & Certificate Program
Freshman Sophomore Junior SeniorMath IEnglish IWorld HistoryEarth SciencePEDraftingTEDElective
Math IIEnglish IIAmerican History IPhysical ScienceDrafting IITED IIRoboticsElective
Math IIIEnglish IIIAmerican History IIBiologyAdvanced StudiesDrafting IIIRobotics IIElective
English IVPhysicsBlue Print ReadingIndustrial SafetyMachining Technology 1AIntro to Metrology Advanced StudyCivicsMachining Technology 1BCNC TurningCNC Milling
Two Year Associates’ Program
Aviation Machinist Pathway
Entry and Exit Points Certificate:
Work as an operator Career Readiness Certificate including an assessment in WorkKeys.
Diploma: Manual Machinist with limited CNC tasks, at
least two National Association of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) certifications.
Associate:Leadership opportunities in local industries with the
ability to use CAD and CAM. Certification in SolidWorks.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology:In partnership with East Carolina University. Can be completed online or on campus.
Work-Based Learning
• Company/Airport Visits• Job Shadow – Junior Achievement• Internship/Coop Opportunities
Soft Skills Training• Essential Workplace Traits• Communication Skills • Problem Solving• Dealing with Difficult People• Résumés• Interviewing
Coordination and Participation
• Education partners•Workforce partners• Employer partners
Success Measures• Number of New
Partnerships• Increased Enrollment• Number of New Pathways
Lessons Learned
• Run a pilot program first• Amount of time with students• Funding for textbooks