Engineering and Robotics
Engineering and Robotics
Program themachines thatbuild everything.
Program industrial robots from Fanuc and Yaskawa, wire up Allen-Bradley controls, and learn to find the fault when a line goes down. You'll train toward robot manufacturer certifications and the MSSC Certified Production Technician.
$64,100 median
What industrial machinery mechanics and millwrights earn. The field is growing 14%, among the fastest BLS tracks.
2 Years
Junior and senior year. A senior-only option is available, but you'll miss a full year of lab time and credential prep.
No Tuition
Lab fees are typically a few hundred dollars. Payment plans are available.
College Credit
Earn college credit toward a degree while you are still in high school.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Machinery Maintenance Workers, and Millwrights, May 2025 wage data. The median across all occupations was $50,980. Pay depends on experience, certifications, and employer.
Credentials You Can Earn
Every one of these is earned by passing the assessment. We get you ready. The score is yours.
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ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
Programming Certs
- Fanuc Handling Tool Operation and Programming
- Yaskawa Motoman DX100 Basic Programming
- Allen-Bradley PLC Certification
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MSSC CERTIFIED PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
Production Technician
- Safety
- Quality Practices and Measurement
- Manufacturing Processes and Production
- Maintenance Awareness
- CPT+ Skill Boss hands-on assessment
The robot certifications come from Fanuc and Yaskawa themselves, the same companies whose arms are running on plant floors around here. MSSC is an industry-led national standard, and the Skill Boss assessment is hands-on, so you have to physically do the work rather than answer questions about it.
Not the Factory You’re Picturing.
Modern manufacturing is clean, bright, and run on computers. The work is diagnosing why a system stopped and knowing enough about robotics, electrical, and mechanics to fix it.
- Programming and operating industrial robots
- PLC programming and ladder logic
- Motors, drives, sensors, and controls
- Pneumatics, hydraulics, and mechanical systems
- Reading schematics and technical drawings
- Precision measurement and quality checks
- Troubleshooting a system that has gone down
- Lockout, machine guarding, and plant safety
In the labIndustrial robots from Fanuc and Yaskawa, Allen-Bradley controls, and automation equipment — production hardware, not classroom models.
Why WCCC
You diagnose real problems
Anyone can follow a procedure. The skill worth paying for is figuring out what went wrong when a system stops and nobody knows why. You'll do that here, on equipment that behaves like the real thing because it is the real thing.
Keep your home school
You're still part of your home high school. Graduate with your class, and keep playing sports, going to prom, and showing up for homecoming.
Steady demand
BLS projects 14% growth through 2035 for industrial machinery mechanics and millwrights, with about 51,900 openings a year. Advanced manufacturing is expanding in this region, and those plants need people who can run and fix automated equipment.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–2035 projections.Where This Can Lead
This program is a head start, not the finish line. When you graduate, you'll have real options:
Start working
Maintenance technician, robotics or automation technician, or production tech at a plant
Keep training
Engineering or mechatronics at college, or employer training with certifications already in hand
Keep building
Mechatronics technicians earn a median of $73,900, and engineering degrees open more from there
Take a Look Around
Applications open December 2.
See the lab before you apply.