KCC Offers Two New Courses in Pre-Engineering and Plumbing & Pipefitting

PRE-ENGINEERING
Smart pigs? Battle bots? What are zerks and how do they work? Have you ever taken apart something that was working just fine because you had to know what was inside? Next fall, Anchorage juniors and seniors have the opportunity to take Pre-Engineering at the King Career Center. This exciting new course is a hands-on exploration of engineering design, reverse engineering, and research and development strategies where students design, build, and test prototypes, refine their designs, and conduct destructive testing.
This class sparks interest in engineering as a career and fosters talent with fun and challenging design competitions, labs, industry tours, and guest speakers. Pre-Engineering is a project-based course that is an integration of math, science and technology. Every activity will add to your understanding of engineering as you proceed towards a wide range of possible careers. The Pre-Engineering course will introduce students to the major engineering fields: Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Petroleum, Environmental, and Electrical. Engineering is a field that is in high demand, pays high wages and the outlook for employment is very bright.
Pre-Engineering at KCC is guided by an advisory board comprised of engineers and executives from CH2M Hill, Shannon and Wilson, ConocoPhillips, CRW, and BP among others. Students have the opportunity to earn internships and summer jobs in different engineering disciplines in Anchorage and across Alaska. If you are strong in math and science, have a curiosity about how things work, and like to solve problems, Pre-Engineering is for you.
Brian Nelson, longtime ASD teacher and certified Mechanical Engineer will teach this course.

PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING
Plumbing and Pipefitting is the newest course in KCC’s dynamic Construction Trades department. This new course will expose students to the many sides of plumbing, from copper and ABS to new technology like PEX tubing.
While the main focus will be the plumbing skills, other more universal construction skills will be taught. All trades use blueprints; that’s how we get structures built to the right specifications. Students will learn the meanings of all those lines, symbols, numbers and letters. Communication skills and employability skills will be covered to help students get that job and keep it.
Second semester students will expand upon their learning by working with cast iron pipe and fittings and steel pipe and fittings. They will learn about drain, waste and vent systems, and they will study the functions and structure of municipal water systems, including the treatment plant, pumping stations, reservoirs and distribution piping.
James Elam, KCC Construction Trades teacher will be the instructor for this class.

TO REGISTER FOR KCC CLASSES, PLEASE SEE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR. THESE NEW COURSES WILL FILL QUICKLY SO DON’T HESITATE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT KCC’S COUNSELOR, SHELLEY BERRY, AT 742-8947.