NCCET

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NCCET North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies Appalachian State UniversityThe North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies provides facilities for applied research in engineering related fields and serves as a conduit to baccalaureate education delivered by the University of North Carolina system schools.

Conceived as a community supported higher education effort in technical and engineering disciplines, this Center was established through a collaboration of business, government and higher education organized as the Future Forward Economic Alliance. The Center may collaborate with other schools in bringing the best programs to the region to meet the employment needs.

 

Future Engineers Camps are planned for 2015. Teachers and teacher assistants have been selected.

Thank you for applying to be a teacher assistant!

News & Events

  • Manufacturing as an economic driver.

    "A Scenario for the Future of Manufacturing in the U.S."

    Countries that are not manufacturing high technology goods anymore are increasingly at a disadvantage, because they do not gain the required experience from meeting...

  • NCCET Future Engineers Camps are Underway!

    HICKORY—More than 200 public school students are exploring engineering fields through the annual Future Engineers’ Camps held this summer at the North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies (NCCET) in Catawba County.

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  • LEGO EV3 Training Workshop Saturday, May 17, 2014

    THIS WORKSHOP WAS A SUCCESS!  OVER 40 TEACHERS SIGNED UP AND THE WORKSHOP WAS FULL OF INFORMATION THAT PRETTY MUCH SATURATED THE TEACHERS MINDS!    

    Ignite student engagement and energize learning through real-life...

  • Gamewell Middle School Visits NCCET for Pinewood Derby Race

    On March 12th, 32 Gamewell Middle School 7th and 8th grade students visited the NCCET to learn about engineering.  They were also given the opportunity to design and build a "pinewood derby" type car. The students made four runs each on...

  • High Tech Tour

    HIGH-TECH TOUR 
    From: The Morganton News Herald
    Burke schools plan for STEM, career and tech classes

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2015 Future Engineers Camp Teacher and Assistants have been selected for 2015!

For access to Teacher and Teacher Assistant Applications go here:

2015 Gravity Games Date Announced

The 2015 Gravity Games sponsored by Google and Appalachian State University will be held in Lenoir on April 25, 2015. Check out the Gravity Games website for details: www.ncgravitygames.com