Mission
MechaWA will adapt and implement a modularized, competency-based career pathway to award Mechatronics Associate degrees and related short-term certificates to jump-start Aerospace careers of currently unemployed youth with barriers to employment.
Workforce Investment System
Boeing Partnership Grant
In partnership with Boeing’s Global Corporate Citizenship grant $66,000 to develop paid internships with other industry partners.
Our Future Tomorrow’s Innovators Goal: Create cradle to career pathways to strengthen and diversify the pipeline of skilled workers entering today’s dynamic labor market.
Mechatronics College Training Programs that Lead to Hands-on Job Opportunities in High Wage Careers
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Why Mechatronics?
Take Over the Robots
Automation and robots has taken over manufacturing, but you can take over the robots! The Mechatronics Program prepares students for in-demand, high wage jobs in robotics operations, testing and equipment maintenance.
Industrial Machinery Jobs in our area
Annual Mean Wage
What is Mechatronics?
Mechatronics, is a multidisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on the engineering of both electrical and mechanical systems.
Job Opportunities
AEROSPACEÂ |Â LOGISTICSÂ |Â AUTOMOTIVEÂ |Â FOOD PRODUCTION
ADVANCED MANUFACTURINGÂ |Â AND MORE
Learn to maintain, install, repair and diagnose Mechatronic Systems, including:
Training Programs in King & Snohomish Counties
The Mechatronics program offers certificate and degree options from 3 months to 2 years. In addition to college and career navigation support, there is also financial assistance available.
In the News
Lucrative new manufacturing jobs are emerging; no college degree required:
Grant Overview
The MechaWA program received $3,880,012 (70% of its total cost) from a grant awarded under the H-1B TechHire Initiative, as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. $1,093,245 (28% of the project) is funded by Washington State leveraged resources and $68,000 (2% of the project) is WIOA leveraged resources.
This federally funded program is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request.
