Planning Rationale
Careers in the Transportation pathway are a good fit for those who want to ensure that everyone and everything gets to the right place, on time, and within budget.
Programs in Transportation prepare students for success in careers involved in the planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and products by road, air, rail, and water. Students take core classes to prepare to study transportation in college.
Pathways
Auto Body Repair
In the Auto Body Repair Program, students learn how to identify parts of an automobile as well as methods for repairing collision damage to vehicles. Once students learn the theories, they will be able to put that knowledge to work in the auto lab by repairing damaged vehicles.
Aviation
In the Aviation and Pilot pathway, students will learn about engineering practices, problem-solving, and the innovations and technological developments that have made today’s aviation and aerospace industries possible. Students will gain historical perspective, starting from the earliest flying machines and leading to the wide variety of modern aircraft and the integral role they play in making today’s world work. The pathway is designed to give students a clear understanding of career opportunities in aviation and aerospace and the critical issues affecting the aviation system. Students will gain the experience through flight simulation and necessary knowledge to pursue the FAA Private Pilot's license.
Automotive Technology
In the Automotive Technology program, students learn the basics of computer diagnosis for automotive repair as well as traditional tool usage for the entire repair process: evaluating, repairing, and maintaining vehicles. As students progress through the program, they will gain the skills necessary to earn nationally recognized certification, secure entry-level employment, or enroll in an automotive technology program in college.
Diesel Technology
In the Diesel Technology Program, students receive a comprehensive overview of the diesel industry, learn safety methods, and develop maintenance, repair, and replacement skills. Students will be introduced to processes and procedures for maintaining, servicing, and repairing heavy-duty engines and other systems in a diesel truck. By the end of the program, students will understand the important role that medium- and heavy-duty trucks play in our transportation system and how they are necessary for the movement of goods and supplies.
Layout
These various Transportation spaces include a dedicated Classroom and a Lab. The Classroom and Lab spaces shall be divided for fire rating purposes, but maintain a direct connection between spaces. These rooms shall be built according to NATEF/ASE/ICAR certification standards so that they may be certified. Students will gain real-world experience and accreditation within the Lab spaces.
Lab spaces shall be divided into separate areas including, but not limited to: vehicle bays, trainer stations in Automotive and Diesel Technology Labs, and supplemental instructional area with working tables and markerboards.
Requirements for fire separations shall be considered when providing these connections between occupancy types.
Vehicle Bays
Students will work on real, full sized automobiles in Auto Body Repair and Automotive Technology and full sized semi trucks in Diesel Technology. To accommodate these vehicles, overhead coiling doors are utilized to pull cars/semis into work bays where they can then be serviced. Appropriate safety clearances and guidelines shall be followed in the planning of this space.
For the Auto Body Repair curriculum, a spray booth shall be used for the finishing and refinishing of vehicles. Required safety clearances and guidelines shall be implemented in the planning of this space.
Trainer Stations
Trainer Stations are used in Automotive Technology and Diesel Technology Labs and are designated work areas for students to practice and develop hands-on experience and gain particular programmatic skill sets.
Accessory Spaces
An Instructor's Office and an enclosed, lockable, Storage Room shall be provided immediately adjacent to the Lab. A mezzanine for compressors and equipment shall be considered within these Lab spaces.
Definitions
- NATEF: National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
- ASE: Automotive Service Excellence
- ICAR: Auto Body Repair Certification Standard
Room Data Sheets
4.9.18 AUTO BODY REPAIR DATA SHEET
4.9.19 AVIATION DATA SHEET
Room Layout Templates
4.9.19 AVIATION