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Engineering Academy

A transformative learning experience 

Over three years, students (ages 15 to 18) learn to think and act like engineers and prepare to advance to post-secondary education. With 220 hours over 3 years outside of school, the Academy includes a series of immersive design challenges, career coaching, and college-readiness workshops to equip youth with the skills they need to build an engineering identity and career. Students who complete the program and enroll in a post-secondary engineering degree program will receive a partial scholarship from the GE Foundation.

Starting in 2025, Engineering Academy students will be admitted into a 2-year Engineering Academy program, with over 180 hours of outside of school programming over the two years.

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The Engineering Academy is an intensive program aimed at preparing students to study engineering at a university level or for further training such as apprenticeships. GE Aerospace and GE Vernova volunteers and Next Engineers community partners work with small groups of students outside of school time. In teams, students learn the engineering design process as they complete increasingly complex design challenges. Students also develop foundational skills including communication, time management, and presentation skills which help prepare them for higher education and their careers. Finally, students have opportunities such as speaking with volunteers about their careers, touring university campuses, visiting innovation centers, and more.

 

Engineering Academy is free. Food and transportation assistance are provided.

 

Students must apply to the Engineering Academy. Visit the How to Apply page for more details on the application process. Applying is free. To access the application, visit your Location page and click on the “Apply” link in the page banner or the button next to the Engineering Academy description. 

 

How to Apply

In 2025, Engineering Academy will enroll new students in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Warsaw, Poland, only. We are no longer accepting students into Engineering Academy in Greenville, South Carolina, USA; Staffordshire, United Kingdom; or Johannesburg, South Africa. Visit your Location page to learn more about what is available in your area.

 

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Looking for more? Whether you live outside of our program locations or just can't get enough, Next Engineers: Challenge Yourself offers resources for at-home and in-class engineering exploration.

 

Impact

During Next Engineers' first three years, Engineering Academy has reached 528 students. GE Aerospace and GE Vernova volunteers have invested over 2,000 hours working with students, resulting in over 90% of Cohort 1 completing the program and enrolling in engineering degree programs or apprenticeships.

 

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Teams Test Their Gliders

Engineering Academy design teams in Cincinnati test their gliders in an aerospace challenge.

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Engineering Academy Coming Soon

Engineering Academy Warsaw will launch its first Cohort in Spring 2025.

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Team Shares Their Prototype

An Engineering Academy design team in Johannesburg shows off their prototype for the rainwater collection challenge.

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Harnessing the Power of Water

Engineering Academy Staffordshire students work together to build their prototype to harness the power of water.

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Making Life Plans

Engineering Academy students in Greenville, SC, build their Life Maps as part of a College & Career Readiness activity to start setting goals for the future and planning how to achieve them.

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