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The following schools offer fluid power programs and classes, as well as STEM activities:
A. Macarthur Barr Middle School Nanuet, NY -
AFC Jr/Sr High School Franklin Grove, IL -
Akron Public Schools Akron, OH -
Akron STEM High School Akron, OH -
Alcoa High School Alcoa, TN -
Alcoa Middle School Alcoa, TN -
Alexander Hamilton High School Milwaukee, WI -
Alexandria Technical College Alexandria, MN - Through its Mechatronics program, Alexandria Technical & Community College offers courses that are focused on lab-based learning with exposure to the advanced technology used in the field today and expected in the field tomorrow. The program is customized to teach a core set of mechanical, fluid power, electrical and electronic control and automation technical skills that are applicable in a wide variety of settings.
Alfred State College of Technology Alfred, NY - Alfred State offers BS and AAS Mechanical Engineering degrees including a Fluid Power Systems Design class.
Amphitheater Public Schools Tucson, AZ -
Anchor Bay High School Fair Haven, MI -
Andover High School Andover, MA -
Angelina College Lufkin, TX - Angelina College is a comprehensive community college of 5,900 students located in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, and serves twelve counties of East Texas. Angelina College offers a strong slate of programs for fluid power including fluid power system design, basic hydraulics, pneumatics and advanced courses.
Ann Arbor Public Schools Ann Arbor, MI -
Antonio Lucchetti School Arecibo, -
Arabia Mountain High School Lithonia, GA -
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ -
Arrowhead High School Hartland, WI -
Ashby Public School Ashby, MN -
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC - Industrial Maintenance Academy, Automation Academy, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Fluid Power, Maintenance Mechanics, Robotics, labs, etc. Most courses are ran multiple times a year and with anywhere from 12-25 students per course.
Ashley Public School Ashley, ND -
Audubon Technology & Communication Center Middle School Milwaukee, WI -
Auer Avenue School Milwaukee, WI -
Austin Community College District Austin, TX - The Austin Community College District is a multi-campus community college system serving the Austin, Texas metropolitan area and surrounding Central Texas communities.
Aux Sable Middle School Joliet, IL -
Baldwin Road Junior High School Reynoldsburg, OH -
Ball State University Muncie, IN - Ball State University, located in Muncie, Indiana, offers 180 undergraduate majors and preprofessional programs plus more than 100 master’s and doctoral degrees. The Manufacturing Engineering Technology program encompasses all manufacturing operations. This program incorporates automation and computer integrated manufacturing systems plus special courses in hydraulic systems. This program is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET).
Barnwell High School Barnwell, SC -
Batesville Junior High School Batesville, MS -
Bay College Escanaba, MI - Bay offers a 1 year certificate in Mechatronics, and a 2 year AAS in Mechatronics and Robotics Systems. We require all students to take the Fluid Power course (ELEC 285), degree students also take Mechatronics (ELEC 295) which incorporates fluid power components with electrical controls and PLCs. Each of these courses is currently offered once a year. We have a full featured lab featuring Festo LearnLine pneumatic/electro-pneumatic/hydraulic/electro-hydraulic trainers as well as Festo MPS stations.
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School Charlton, MA -
Bay View High School Milwaukee, WI -
Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk Houston, TX -
Bayside Middle School Milwaukee, WI -
Beaufort High School Beaufort, SC -
Beaverton High School Beaverton , OR -
Beer Middle School Warren, MI -
Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, IN -
Bennett's Mill Middle School Fayetteville, GA -
Benson High School Benson, MN -
Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School Bethlehem, PA -
Beyond STEM Milwaukee, WI -
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School Rootstown, OH -
Birchwood High School Birchwood High School, WI -
Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI -
Bloomfield Hills High School Bloomfield, MI -
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV - Blue Ridge offers an associate degree in Mechatronics, which includes a MECH 120 Fluid Power course.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lawrenceburg, KY - BCTC has six campuses in Kentucky. Industrial Maintenance Technology. AAS Degree, Diploma, Certificates offered. Degree is 60-72 credit hours. Students study subjects in fluid power, maintaining industrial equipment, welding, machine tool, electrical theory, motor controls PLCs, general education, offered on three campuses. The fluid power class is a study of power theory, component ID, and application, schematic reading, basic calculations related to pneumatic and hydraulic systems and their operation. 3 hour lecture, 2 hour lab. Advanced fluid power courses also offered.
Boise State University Boise, ID -
Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA - BPCC’s program helps students build strong skillsets in the principles of electronics, mechanics, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and industrial sensors. Students in these programs receive training and have the opportunity to test for a variety of industry based certifications. Three programs in Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics include: a 12-hour, one-semester Technical Competency Area (TCA), aligned with an industry-recognized certificate – Certification for Manufacturing (C4M); a 33-hour, one-year Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS). Students completing the CTS also receive the TCA credential; and a concentration within the Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Technology (AAS).
BP Houston, TX -
Braden River Middle School Bradenton, FL -
Brandon-Evansville 2908 Brandon, MN -
Brandon-Evansville Schools Brandon, MN -
Breithaupt Career and Technical Center Detroit, MI -
Brentwood School District Pittsburgh, PA -
Bridge Valley Community and Technical College South Charleston, WV - Bridge Valley Community and Technical College offers associate degrees in Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology, and a certificate degree in Advanced Manufacturing.
Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburge, ID - The Mechanical Engineering Department at BYU - Idaho is developing an elective course in Fluid Power to be offered once per year beginning Fall semester 2007. The course will utilize the text by Anthony Esposito titled "Fluid Power with Applications." Two thirds of the course will teach hydraulics and one third will teach pneumatics.
Brillion High School Brillion, WI -
Bristol High School Bristol, PA -
Bristol Middle School Bristol, PA -
British Columbia Institute of Technology Delta, BC - BCIT offers a number of Certificates and Diplomas which include Mechatronics and Robotics, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control. Classes include HMTF 1007 Hydraulics and MECH 3355 Fluid Power 1.
Brookfield Central High School Brookfield, WI -
Broomfield High School Broomfield, CO -
Brownsville Area Middle School Brownsville, PA -
Bryan Middle School Elmhurst, IL -
Bucks County Technical High School Fairless Hills, PA -
Buffalo Creek Middle School Palmetto, FL -
Burlington Technical Center Burlington, VT -
Burns Middle School Lawndale, NC -
Butler Tech Hamilton, OH - The program is a 2-year degree program in Mechanical Engineering Technology. It is an intensive study in Engineering Design and Mechatronics. The students design and build robotic solutions to challenges. The high school component includes participation in the FIRST Robotics competition. The students will graduate from high school with an ABET Accredited Associates in Applied Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
C.H. Flowers High School Springdale, MD -
Calhoun Community College Tanner, AL - Calhoun Community College is a public community college in Tanner, Alabama. It is the 2nd largest of the 24 two-year institutions that make up the Alabama Community College System.
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA -
Camden County College Camden, NJ -
Campbell-Tintah Campbell, MN -
Canonsburg Middle School Canonsburg, PA -
Career Academy of South Bend South Bend, -
Carleton Middle School Warren, MI -
Carlynton Junior High Carnegie, PA -
Carson Middle School Pittsburgh, PA -
Carter Middle School Warren, MI -
Cary High School Cary, NC -
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH -
Centennial College Toronto, ON - Centennial College--located in the Toronto area--is Ontario's first community college, established in 1966. The school offers 95 diploma and certificate programs. The School of Transportation focuses on the motive power trades and offers fluid power courses in those diploma programs. Approximately, 150-200 students per year attend these courses.
Center for Compact & Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) Minneapolis, MN - The Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) is a network of researchers, educators, students and industry working together to transform the fluid power industry – how it is researched, applied and studied. Center research is creating hydraulic and pneumatic technology that is compact, efficient, and effective. The CCEFP education and outreach program is designed to transfer this knowledge to diverse audiences – students of all ages, users of fluid power and the general public. The CCEFP is a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, established in June 2006 with the help of the National Fluid Power Association and its members. In addition to its grant from NSF, the Center is supported by its seven participating universities and 59 industrial partners.
Central Community College Columbus, NE - Central Community College's (CCC) industrial technology program provides the fundamental knowledge necessary to install, maintain and repair the latest equipment in a variety of manufacturing and industrial facilities. This program provides a combination of technical as well as scientific knowledge needed to work in industrial processing and maintenance. The study of motion control through fluid power is emphasized through training in pneumatics, hydraulic and our Mechatronics program.
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT -
Central Nine Career Center Greenwood, IN -
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology Pleasant Gap, PA -
Central Valley Public School Buxton, ND -
Cerritos College Norwalk, CA - Cerritos College is a public, comprehensive community college serving southeastern Los Angeles County. They have an extensive list of Advanced Manufacturing courses and more than 1200 students complete courses annually. 60% of these students are minorities. They are also initiating a Project Lead the Way course with local high school students and have a Pathways department to promote high school students to enroll in technical-related programs.
Chagrin Falls Middle School Chagrin Falls, OH -
Challenger Institute of Technology Rockingham, AU - Challenger provides pre trade, trade and post trade training. Apprenticeships are completed in conjunction with on the job training with major national and international companies. Mechanical Fitting, Marine Fitting and Plant Mechanic trade training comprises of training in both Hydraulics and Pneumatics as part of receiving national qualification.
Champion Theme Middle School Stone Mountain, GA -
Chaney Monge Crest Hill, IL -
Chariho Regional School District Wood River Junction, RI -
Charles F Patton Middle School Kennett Square, PA -
Charlo High School Charlo, MT -
Chartiers Valley Middle School Bridgeville, PA -
Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN - Chattanooga State Community College was founded in 1965 and is focused on supplying the technical workforce of the region, particularly in engineering technology and computer science. The College now boasts the largest postsecondary enrollment in the Tri-State area and the largest training facilities in East Tennessee. Through their Technology Center’s Industrial Maintenance Program, a new course focusing on fluid power will be developed. The course curriculum will be developed with the National Center for Construction Education and Research.
Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR - Credit courses: MT227A Pneumatics, Hydraulics, and Vacuum Systems, 24, twice a year ELT291 Advanced Industrial Electronics, 24, once a year ELT293 Flexible Manufacturing, 16, once per year Noncredit course: Wood Products Employee Uptraining
Cherokee County School District Canton, GA -
Cherokee Technology Center Gaffney, SC -
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH - Electro-Mechanical Engineering is two-year program that includes hydraulics and pneumatics.
City College Norwich Norwich, -
Clarke Street School Milwaukee, WI -
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY - Clarkson University is a nationally ranked research institution with more than 3,800 undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in more than 50 academic programs. Clarkson University has an extensive undergraduate and graduate engineering program where the disciplines of mechanical an aeronautical engineering are taught including fluid power curriculum.
Clarkston High School Clarkston, GA -
Clay Intermediate South Bend, IN -
Clemson University-International Center for Automo Greenville, SC - At CU-ICAR, Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research, current fluid power research work covers the following topics: hydrostatic transmissions; hydraulic hybrid powertrains; active vehicle suspensions; vehicle testing systems such as a 7-post road simulation; fatigue testing machines; hydraulic system modeling, simulation and control design.
Clemson University-ME Department Clemson, SC - Clemson University, based in Clemson, SC, is ranked as the 25th best public university and is one of the country's top-tier research universities. At Clemson University, the Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a number of courses relevant to motion control through fluid power. These courses combine classroom lectures and hands-on laboratory activities.
Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC - Cleveland Community College is a two-year institution located between Charlotte and Asheville, North Carolina. Programs in motion control and fluid power are provided by the Vocational/Engineering Department. Cleveland Community College is also developing advanced online training aides in support of distance learning for industrial training and retraining. These online training aides will allow actual real-world online experimentation in the field of fluid power.
Cleveland County School District Shelby, NC -
Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH -
Coffee High School Douglas, GA -
College of Central Florida Ocala, FL - College of Central Florida offers an A.S. in Engineering Technology with two specialization paths. The Quality Specialization is designed for employment in the medical and manufacturing industries as well as the Advanced Manufacturing Specialization. They also offer college credit certificates which students can earn along the way toward their associates degree. They include Engineering Technology Simulation and Automation; Engineering Technology Support Specialist; and Mechatronics Certificates.
College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL - College of DuPage is the third-largest, single-campus community college in the nation and the second-largest institution of higher education in Illinois. They have more than 30,000 students enrolled each semester. Their Manufacturing Technology program offers a Hydraulics and Pneumatics course each semester in both day and evening classes. Average enrollment in this class is 32 students per semester.
College of Engineering Raleigh, NC -
Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO -
Columbia Middle School Dacatur, GA -
Columbus High School Columbus, NE -
Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH - 2 campuses, Columbus and Delaware OH. Degrees: Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree, Electronic Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree, CNC Engineering Technician Certificate, Manufacturing Engineering Technician Certificate, Manufacturing Equipment Technician Certificate
Columbus State Community College Reynoldsburg, OH - 2 campuses, Columbus and Delaware OH. Degrees: Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree, Electronic Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree, CNC Engineering Technician Certificate, Manufacturing Engineering Technician Certificate, Manufacturing Equipment Technician Certificate
Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA - The Community College of Allegheny County offers Associate of Science Degrees in Manufacturing Technology and Mechatronics Technology. Classes include MET-170 Fluid Power Systems and MEC-150 Fluid Power.
Community High School District 218 Oak Lawn, IL -
Congress Public School Milwaukee, WI -
Connellsville Junior High West Connellsville, PA -
Cooper Middle School Austell, GA -
Cooperative Educational Service Agency Waukesha, WI -
Cornell High School Coraopolis, PA -
Cornerstone Preparatory Academy Acworth, GA -
Crawfordsville High School Crawfordsville, IN -
Crest Middle School Homer Glen, IL -
Crone Middle School Naperville, IL -
CT State Community College: Naugatuck Valley Campus Waterbury, CT -
Cummings K-8 Memphis, TN -
Curiosity Co-op Front Royal, VA -
Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland, OH - Cuyahoga Community College offers AAS degrees in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Manufacturing Industrial Engineering Technology, as well as a Mechatronics certificate. Classes include MET 2300 Fluid Power and ISET 1320 Fundamentals of Fluid Power.
Danbury High School Danbury, CT -
David E. Williams Middle School Coraopolis, PA -
David Posnack Jewish Day School Davie, FL -
Davis Drive Middle School Cary, NC -
Davis Middle School Hampton, VA -
Dayton Early College Academy Dayton, OH -
Delano High School Delano, MN -
Delaware Area Career Center Delaware, OH -
Deming High School Deming, NM -
Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution , - The oldest public university in Texas, this flagship university provides the best return-on-investment among Texas's public schools, with almost 400 degrees. The College of Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station is in the top 10 Nationally in Research and is home to more than 15,000 engineering students in 14 departments. The Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution is one of the 14 departments and is the home of the Endowed Bosch Rexroth/RC Womack Fluid Power Laboratory. The laboratory is used as a teaching lab to provide exposure and engineering education with "hands on" hydraulic and pneumatic experience to over 1600 Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Students.
Department of Industrial Technology Lafayette, LA -
Des Moines Community College Ankeny, IA - Des Moines Community College offers an AAS degree and a Diploma in Fluid Power Technology, including a Hydraulics & Pneumatics class.
Desert Mirage High School Thermal, CA -
Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program Detroit, MI -
Detroit Public Schools Detroit, MI -
Detroit Waldorf School Detriot, MI -
Dever School , IL -
Discovery Middle School Alexandria, MN -
Downingtown STEM Academy Downingtown, PA -
Dr. Mona Jain Middle School Bradenton, FL -
Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN -
Durham College Whitby, ON - Durham College offers more than 100 different full-time programs focused on employer demand and developed in conjunction with advisory committees that include business and industry experts who bring a real-life perspective to the academic experience. Their Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship program offers an array of Manufacturing Technician courses including 4 levels of hydraulics training. Several other basic pneumatic and hydraulic courses are offered in Industrial Maintenance programs.
Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High School Hoffman Estates, IL -
E. C. Glass High School Lynchburg, VA -
Eaglecrest High School Centennial, CO -
East Coweta Middle Schooleta Middle School Senoia, GA -
East Middle School Westminster, MD -
East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS - East Mississippi Community College, formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Mississippi.
East View High School Georgetown, TX -
East Wake High School Wendell, NC -
Eastern Iowa Community College Davenport, IA - The Blong Technology Center at Eastern Iowa Community College is a self-paced training program in partnership with and responsive to local manufacturing companies for students in advanced manufacturing, engineering technology, logistics and renewable energy. The Center houses classrooms and labs for high-tech manufacturing training.
Easthampton High School Easthampton, MA - Easthampton High School offers a course called Structural Design and Engineering Basics that includes a unit on fluid power systems. The course has 1-2 sections each semester, with two semesters a year. Between 40-100 students take this course.
Ebed-Melech University St. Petersburg, FL -
Edison Intermediate South Bend, IN -
Edmondson Westside High School Baltimore, MD -
Electa Arcotte Lee Middle School Bradenton, FL -
Elizabeth Seton High SChool Bladensburg, MD -
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY - Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) is a comprehensive community and technical college, serving the region since 1964. The school provides education and training that prepares their students to succeed in a constantly changing world. Offering an Associate Degree in Applied Science and Certificate programs for Fluid Power Mechanics, ECTC provides a solid background for those students looking for a career in fluid power.
Elkhorn Area Middle School Elkhorn, WI -
Elkhorn Area School District , -
Elysian Fields High SchoolFields High School Elysian Fields, TX -
Eminence Jr/Sr High School Eminence, IN -
Falling Creek Middle School North Chesterfield, VA -
Falls Baptist Academy Menomonee Falls, WI -
Fergus Falls Public School Fergus Falls, MN -
Flat Rock Middle School Tyrone, GA -
Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL -
Florida Community College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL - Florida Community College at Jacksonville works very closely with their local business community and plays a major role in its economic development. They offer a specific Process Support Technician (Industrial Maintenance) program designed to provide fluid power theory and training.
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL - Florida State University offers a TPA5286 Hydraulics and Pneumatics class, which is taught to five to eight graduate students every fall semester.
Florida TSA , - Florida Technology Student Association
Floyd Middle School Mableton, GA -
Forest High School Ocala, FL -
Forest High School Forest, LA -
Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott, KS - Fort Scott Community College currently offers an AGT 2013 Ag Hydraulics course which covers the principles and practices of hydraulic systems. A Fluid Power Fundamentals course is under development.
Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI -
Franklin Ave Middle School Franklin Lakes, NJ -
Franklin Regional Middle School Murrysville, PA -
Frederick J. Gaenslen School Milwaukee, WI -
Freedom Preparatory Academy Provo, UT -
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School Galesville, WI -
Ganado High School Ganado, AZ -
Garner High School Garner, NC -
Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY - Gateway Community and Technical College offers basic hydraulics and pneumatics classes. Four classes run for 16 weeks each.
Gateway Fluid Power Granite City, IL -
Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI - Gateway Technical College offers AAS degrees in Mechanical Engineering Tech and Mechatronics, including classes in Fluid Power and Design and Introduction to Hydraulics and Pneumatics.
George Washington Middle School Burr Ridge, IL -
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA - Georgia Institute of Technology (GA TECH) is a university with approximately 14,000 students, about 60% in engineering. The faculty and graduate students at GA TECH are heavily engaged in research, sponsored by industry & government. The School of Mechanical Engineering is particularly committed to education and research in fluid power. Research in this department includes modeling and advanced techniques for motion control.
Gilead Christian School Mt Gilead, OH -
Giles Elementary School Norridge, IL -
Gillett High School Gillett, WI -
Gillett Secondary Gillett, WI -
Gillett Secondary School Gillett, WI -
Global Impact STEM Academy Springfield, OH -
Godley Station K8 Savannah, GA -
Golda Meir School Milwaukee, WI -
Good Shepherd Lutheran School Pekin, IL -
Gower Middle School Burr Ridge, IL -
Granby High School Norfolk, VA -
Greeneville Middle School Greeneville , TN -
Greenville Middle School Greeneville, TN -
Greenville Technical College (Brashier Campus) Greenville, SC - Greenville Technical College offers a broad mechatronics curriculum that includes a new Certificate in Industrial Technology. Included in this discipline are robotics, fluid power and mechanical systems. The program trains students in industrial environments and teaches the skills required for a Mechatronics Technician to succeed in the world of automated manufacturing.
Grissom Middle School Warren, MI -
Grove City High School Grove City, OH -
Grulla High School Rio Grande City, TX -
Gulliver Academy Pinecrest, FL -
Guru Academic Advising , -
H2I Group Minneapolis , MN -
Hamilton High School Sussex, WI -
Hamilton International Middle School Seattle, WA -
Hampton Middle School Allison Park, PA -
Harper College Palatine, IL - Harper College offers an AAS degree in Manufacturing Technology with specialization in Mechatronics/Automation. Topics studied include hydraulic and pneumatic controls.
Harris County High School Hamilton, GA -
Hastings High School Hastings, MN -
Hatboro-Horsham High School Horsham, PA -
Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA - Hawkeye offers an AAS Degree and Diploma in Industrial Automation Technology which includes classes in Fluid Power and Fluid Power Systems.
Heineman Middle School Algonquin, IL -
Helen Keller Junior High School Hoffman Estates, IL -
Helen Keller Middle School Easton, CT -
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN - Hennepin Technical College with campuses in Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie, Minnesota is strategically positioned to meet the economic and workforce development needs of business and industry throughout Minnesota. Curriculum is industry validated and delivered in an environment that emulates the work setting. The HTC Fluid Power Engineering Technology program offers nine separate awards ranging from maintenance certificates to AAS degrees.
Hennepin Technical College Eden Prairie, MN - Hennepin Technical College with campuses in Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie, Minnesota is strategically positioned to meet the economic and workforce development needs of business and industry throughout Minnesota. Curriculum is industry validated and delivered in an environment that emulates the work setting. The HTC Fluid Power Engineering Technology program offers nine separate awards ranging from maintenance certificates to AAS degrees.
Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI - AAS in Applied Technology TAFD-150 Intro to Industrial Hydraulics
Henry Marlowe Middle School Lake in the Hills, IL -
Heritage Grove Middle School Plainfield, IL -
Heritage High School Wake Forest, NC -
Heron Creek Middle School North Port, FL -
Holabird Middle School Dundalk, MD -
Holcomb Bridge Middle School Alpharetta, GA -
Holmen High School Holmen, WI -
Horace Greeley High School , NY -
Horizon Science Academy-Belmont Chicago, IL -
Houston Community College Houston, TX - Houston Community College offers AAS Degrees and Technician Certificates in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Machining Technology, along with its HYDR 1345 Hydraulics and Pneumatics course.
Houston Independent School District Houston, TX -
Hufford Junior High Joliet, IL -
Hughes STEM High School Cincinnati, OH -
Humboldt Park School Milwaukee, WI -
Huntley Consolidated School District #158 Algonquin, IL -
Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL - Illinois Central College offers AAS Degrees, as well as Certificates, in Mechatronics Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology. Classes include MECTK 231 Industrial Fluid Power.
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL - Illinois Institute of Technology offers accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees in Fluid Mechanics and also in Controls.
Immaculate Conception School Morris, IL -
Independence Middle School Bethel Park, PA -
Industrial Skills Training Academy Clewiston, FL -
Ingomar Middle School Pittsburgh, PA -
InnEdu Ho Chi Minh, -
Innovations STEM Academy Sparta, WI -
Intermediate School District #917 Rosemount, MN -
Iowa State University Ames, IA -
Iowa State University Ames, IA - Iowa State University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Systems Technology, Industrial Technology, and Mechanical Engineering all with fluid power courses. Iowa State University has research programs in application, control, modeling, simulation of fluid power and mechatronics for advanced machinery systems.
iSTEM Geauga Early College High School Concord Township, OH -
Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette, IN - The Manufacturing and Industrial Technology program at Ivy Tech Community College is designed to prepare students for the modern manufacturing environment. Their graduates receive a fluid power certificate and are trained in installation, repair, troubleshooting and maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
J. Sterling Morton West High School Berwyn, IL -
Jackson Intermediate South Bend, IN -
Jacobs High School Algonquin, IL -
James Fenimore Cooper Milwaukee, WI -
James Hunt High School Wilson, NC -
Jane Addams Jr. High Schaumburg, IL -
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg, IL -
JC Booth Middle School Peachtree City, GA -
Jefferson Junior High School Naperville, IL -
Jefferson Traditional South Bend, IN -
Jerling Junior High School Orland Park, IL -
Jimtown Middle School Elkhart, IN -
John Young Middle School Mishawaka, IN -
Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL - Joliet Junior College offers AAS Degrees in Industrial Maintenance Technology and Process Instrumentation Technology, with classes in Industrial Fluid Power and Pneumatic Measurement and Control.
Jovita Idar Elementary School Chicago , -
JSTEM Academy Live Oak, TX -
JSTEM Academy Converse, TX -
Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL - Kankakee Community College offers fluid power courses that cover both hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Operations and use of components in systems, including proper application of valves, actuators, compressors, cylinders, pumps and filters is taught to 25-50 students each year. The school has developed mutually beneficial relationships with local companies responding to their workforce needs.
Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL - Kaskaskia College offers a Certificate for Industrial Service Technician with a INDT 110 Fluid Power class.
Kennedy Secondary School Fergus Falls, MN -
Kennesaw State University Marietta, GA - Each semester Kennesaw State has around 6 sections of Fluid Mechanics course, serving around 210 students. Fluids Lab is offered concurrently, where the same students are divided among 13 lab sections.
Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum ( Kenosha, WI -
Kenston Middle School Chagrin Falls, OH -
Kent State University Warren, OH - Kent State University offers AAS Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology-Mechatronics. Classes include Fluid Power and Programmable Logic Controllers.
Kettle Moraine High School Wales, WI -
Keystone Oaks Middle School Pittsburgh, PA -
Kirby School Santa Cruz, CA -
Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA - Kirkwood Community College based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, provides education to nearly 25,000 students in college credit classes another 41,000 people in continuing education and training programs. Kirkwood’s Automation and Instrumentation Technologies program prepares students for a broad range of careers in industrial automation and process control. These programs feature industry-guided curriculum and hands-on labs.
Kohler High School Kohler, WI -
Kromrey Middle School Middleton, WI -
La Crescent High School La Crescent, MN -
Lafayette Middle School Uniontown, PA -
Lake Country School Hartland, WI -
Lake Cumberland ATC Russell Spring, KY -
Lakeview Technology Academy Pleasant Prairie, WI -
Lamar Consolidated High School Rosenberg, TX -
Lamar County Center for Technical Education Purvis, MS -
Lamar Junior High School Rosenberg, TX -
LaSalle Academy South Bend, IN -
Laurel Highlands Middle School Uniontown, PA -
Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI - Lawrence Technological University is a private university founded in 1932. Four degree programs offer courses that include curriculum relevant to control through fluid power. Lawrence Technological University and its College of Engineering and also engaged in a number of outreach activities that focus awareness on STEM education and career opportunities.
Lawson State Community College Bessemer, AL - INT 118 Fundamentals of Hydraulics and Pneumatics, This course includes the fundamental concepts and theories for the safe operation of hydraulic and pneumatic systems used with industrial production equipment. Topics include the physical concepts, theories, laws, air flow characteristics, actuators, valves, accumulators, symbols, circuitry, filters, servicing safety, and preventive maintenance and the application of these concepts to perform work. Upon completion, students should be able to service and perform preventive maintenance functions on hydraulic and pneumatic systems. This course is taught 2 times a year with about 10- 15 students.
Leechburg Junior/Senior High School Leechburg, PA -
Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Schnecksville, PA -
Lenape High School Medford, NJ -
Les Paul Middle School Waukesha, WI -
Leyden High School Franklin Park, IL -
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA - Liberty University teaches fluid lines and fittings and hydraulic and pneumatic systems three times a year and has around 50 students enrolled in its Airframe and Powerplant Aviation Maintenance Technician School.
Linton Middle School Pittsburgh, PA -
Lockport Township High School Lockport, IL -
Lone Star College Houston, TX - Lone Star has a new Energy and Manufacturing Institute with 17 labs. Some are equipped with lab volt trainers. They offer Basic Hydraulic and Pneumatic courses for credit and workforce education as well as customized training for area businesses.
Longfellow Middle School Wauwatosa, WI -
Louise Radloff Middle School Duluth, GA -
Lower Columbia College Longview, WA - Lower Columbia College provides training for both mobile and industrial hydraulic technicians.
Loyalist College Belleville, ON - Loyalist College offers both Manufacturing Engineering Technician and Mechanical Techniques programs which include Fluid Power as core courses of the curriculum. These courses allow students to learn the basics of hydraulics and pneumatics as they apply to both the mechanical and manufacturing industries.
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA -
Lutz K-8 School Lutz, FL -
Lynbrook High school San Jose, CA -
Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School Milwaukee, WI -
Macomb Community College Warren, MI - Macomb Community College is one of the nation's leading community colleges, providing learning experiences to nearly 48,000 students annually. Macomb college currently offers four fluid power courses. Industrial Hydraulics, Electro-hydraulics, Mobile Hydraulics and Pneumatics.
Macomb County Planning & Economic Development Mount Clemens, MI -
Macomb Intermediate School District Clinton Township, MI -
Mad River Middle School Dayton, OH -
Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI -
Maine South High School Park Ridge, IL -
Manhattan Junior High School Manhattan, IL -
Maple Dale Elementary School , -
Maple Grove Senior High Maple Grove, MN -
Marion Technical College Marion, OH -
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI - Marquette University's Engineering Department has been training engineers for over 100 years. the college offers Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering degrees. It also offers Construction Management and Engineering. Their Mechanical and Biomedical engineering programs offer Fluids and Advanced Fluids as part of the curricular offerings.
Marshall Intermediate South Bend, IN -
MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL Wexford, PA -
Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown, IA - Marshalltown Community College teaches Electro-Mechanical Systems Technology and machine trades.
Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School Decatur, GA -
Maryland Avenue Montessori School Milwaukee, WI -
Marysville Early College High School Marysville, OH -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology--MIT Cambridge, MA - The MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering programs prepare students for a professional practice in an era of advancing technology. They combine engineering sciences with project-based lab and design experiences. The Department offers eight graduates degrees, one of which is a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing. This department teaches machine design and thermo-fluids that benefit from the application of fluid power technologies. A flagship course is 2.007-Design and Manufacturing.
Mayfield High School Mayfield Village, OH -
MC2 STEM High School Cleveland, OH -
McCracken County High School Paducah, KY -
McIntosh Middle School Sarasota, FL -
McLane Middle School Brandon, FL -
Mead Junior High School Elk Grove Village, IL -
Melrose Area Public Schools Melrose, MN -
Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering Memphis, TN -
Metro Early College Middle and High School Columbus, OH -
Metro Institute of Technology Columbus, OH -
Miami Dade College Miami, FL - Miami Dade College (Miami Dade, MDC or Dade)[6] is a public college in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1959, it has a total of eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers throughout Miami-Dade County. It is the largest college in the Florida College System with more than 100,000 students[7][8] and the second-largest college or university in the United States. Miami Dade College enrolls a significantly larger amount of Hispanic students each year compared to other colleges and universities in the state of Florida.
Miami University of Ohio Oxford, OH - Miami University of Ohio's primary mission is to provide quality graduates to meet societal and industrial needs. The University provides graduates with an in-depth education in mathematics, science, engineering science, manufacturing processes and methods, and engineering design, as well as requiring a broad education in computing, business, and liberal arts. Department faculty conduct teaching and research on fundamental and applied aspects of motion and control technology including fluid power technology.
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI -
Middle Creek High School Apex, NC -
Midlands Technical College Columbia, SC - AAS Degrees-Mechanical Engineering Technology & Mechatronics Technology MET-224 Hydraulics and Pneumatics class
Milford Central Academy School Milford, DE -
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI -
Milwaukee College Prep Milwaukee, WI -
Milwaukee Public Schools District Office Milwaukee, WI -
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI - MSOE offers undergraduate and graduate courses in fluid power and electrohydraulic motion control technology. MSOE also offers short courses, seminars and certificate programs in fluid power and electrohydraulic motion control technology. In addition, the Fluid Power Institute conducts contract research, product design and development, and testing of hydraulic and pneumatic components and systems. FPI's main research laboratory contains 400 and 600 hp hydraulic power supplies and a variety of other equipment and instrumentation for conducting performance, endurance and pressure fatigue tests on virtually any fluid power component.
Milwee Middle School Longwood, FL -
Mineral Area College Park Hills, MO - Mineral Area College offers AAS Degrees and Certificates in Engineering Technology-Manufacturing, Industrial Maintenance and Manufacturing Technology, including a Basic Fluid Power class.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Worthington, MN -
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN - Minnesota West is a two year Community and Technical College. The Granite Falls campus Fluid Power Program offers both Diploma and AAS degrees in Fluid Power Technology. The program is both hands-on and theory.
Minooka Junior High School Minooka, IL -
Mishicot High School Mishicot, WI -
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO -
Moberly Area Technical Center Moberly, MO -
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology Stoney Creek, Ontario, - Mohawk College has offered a Mechanical Engineering Technician Program specializing in Fluid Power Automation for 20 years. They are a designated FPEF key school offering comprehensive training in hydraulics, pneumatics and their associated control. Mohawk College actively participates in promoting the fluid power industry with its local boards of education.
Mondovi High School Mondovi, WI -
Monge Junior High School Crest Hill, IL -
Montana State University Bozeman, MT - Montana State University is further developing its fluid power curriculum beginning with Introduction to Fluid Power Technology (with lab), to follow with Fluid Power Controls and Advanced Fluid Power Design as well as continuing education courses in Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems.
Montana State University Havre, MT - Montana State University is further developing its fluid power curriculum beginning with Introduction to Fluid Power Technology (with lab), to follow with Fluid Power Controls and Advanced Fluid Power Design as well as continuing education courses in Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems.
Montgomery Community College Troy, NC -
Montini Catholic School McHenry, IL -
Montour School District Mckees Rocks, PA -
Moon Middle School Moon Twp., PA -
Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL - Moraine Valley Community College is a community college located in Palos Hills, Illinois in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Founded in 1967, it is the second largest community college in the state. Moraine Valley offers certificates for Fluid Power Technician and Mechanical and Fluid Power Maintenance.
Mount SI High School Snoqualmie, WA -
Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington, WV - Mountwest Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Huntington, WV. The college provides open access to education and training for a diverse population and assists students and employers meet regional and global workforce demands. MCTC, in cooperation with a local school district, is offering intro-intermediate and advanced hydraulic and pneumatic courses to both secondary and post-secondary students. This educational program is made possible through a three-way partnership with the college, the Wayne County Board of Education, and local businesses.
Murray State University Murray, KY - The Electromechanical Engineering Technology program teaches an EMT 261 Fluid Power lecture and an EMT 262 FLuid Power applied laboratory. The program then integrates fluid power into other upper level courses like EMT 310-PLCs, EMT 312 - Industrial Instrumentation, EMT 455 - Industrial Controls, and EMT 462 - Motion Controls. Each of the courses is offered once a year and we have just over 60 students enrolled in the Electromechanical Engineering Technology program.
Museum of Science and Industry Tampa, FL -
Nashua Catholic Reg. Jr. High School Nashua, NH -
Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN - Nashville State Community College offers a Mechatronics Technical Certificate with an (Electro) Pneumatic/Hydraulics class.
Navarre Intermediate South Bend, IN -
NC3 | National Coalition of Certification Centers Sturtevant , WI - Festo Mechatronics training
Needham B. Broughton High School Raleigh, NC -
New Berlin Eisenhower High School New Berlin, WI -
New Hope Christian Academy Palatine, IL -
NIHF STEM Middle School Akron, OH -
NIU Engineering at RVC Rockford, IL -
Nolan Middle School Bradenton, FL -
Norco College Norco, CA - Norco College is part of Riverside Community College which was established in 1916. The school offers more than 100 programs leading to an associate degree, career certificate or transfer to a four-year college or university. Norco offers an Automated Systems Technician Certificate Program which includes a course in Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems.
Normal Community High School Normal, IL -
North Carolina A&T State University , -
North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a public, doctoral/research intensive, land grant university with approximately 11,000 students. The department of Industrial and Systems Engineering is actively involved in education and research in human factors in fluid power systems.
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC -
North County Trade Tech High School Vista, CA -
North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND - North Dakota State College of Science offers an AAS Degree in Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics Technology.
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND -
North Georgia Tech College Clarkesville, GA - Located in Clarkesville. Provides credit and non-credit courses in medical, business, computer, technical, industrial and service fields.
North Gwinnett Middle School Sugar Hill, GA -
North Hills Middle School Pittsburgh, PA -
North Shore Middle School Hartland, WI -
Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI - Northcentral Technical College (NTC) offers a number of programs that feature Fluid Power courses, with topics that include Fundamentals, Fundamentals of Pneumatics and Design & Maintenance. Fluid Power courses are embedded within multiple associate degrees, including Diesel Technology, Electromechanical Technology, and Mechanical Design Engineering Technology, along with technical diplomas such as Agriculture Equipment Technician, Industrial Electronics & Maintenance Technician, and Machine Tool Technics.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College offers Associate Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Electro-Mechanical Technology, which includes courses in Basic Hydraulics and Pneumatics.
Northern Illinois University , -
Northern Lakes Regional Academy Rice Lake, WI -
Northwest Career & Technical Academy Las Vegas, NV -
Northwest High School Canal Fulton, OH -
Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA - Northwest Iowa Community College is a community college in Sheldon, Iowa. Northwest Iowa Community College was organized April 27, 1966. The college is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Northwest Middle School Canal Fulton, OH -
Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS - Northwest Mississippi Community College offers degrees in Industrial Electronics Engineering Technology and Precision Manufacturing & Machining Technology, as well as Advanced Manufacturing/Industrial Maintenance Training, which include a EET 1174 Fluid Power class.
Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH - Northwest State Community College offers an Associate of Science Degree for Maintenance Technician/Mechatronics. Classes include Industrial Fluid Power I & II.
Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI - Northwestern Michigan College offers AAS Degrees in Engineering Technology and Robotics & Automation, with classes in Fluid Power, Robotics & Automation and Programmable Logic Controllers.
Northwestern University Evanston, IL -
Notre Dame University Notre Dame, IN -
O'Neill Middle School Downers Grove, IL -
Oak Creek High School Oak Creek, WI -
Oak Prairie Junior High School Homer Glen, IL -
Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT - Industrial Automation Maintenance that includes hydraulics and pneumatics.
Ohio State University Columbus, OH -
Ohio State University - Wooster Wooster, OH - Ohio State offers a Hydraulic Power and Motion Control Associate of Applied Science degree, as well as a Certificate in Hydraulic Service and Repair.
Ohio Technology and Engineering Educators Associat Columbus, OH -
Ohio University Athens, OH - The Department of Engineering Technology and Management in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University has a long and rich history of preparing graduates for careers in applied engineering and technical management. The Engineering Technology and Management Program has a dedicated Parker Fluid Power lab and offers required courses in Hydraulics, Pneumatics and Power Transmission.
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK - Oklahoma State University offers a four-year Bachelor of Science in Technolog y Program.
Oneida Special School District Oneida, TN -
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR -
Osakis Public Schools Osakis, MN -
Oshkosh North High School Oshkosh, WI -
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Montebello, CA -
Overbrook School Nashville, TN -
Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH - Owens Community College is a public community college with campuses in Toledo and Findlay, Ohio.
Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO -
P.B. Ritch Dallas, GA -
Page Co. Schools Luray, VA -
Palmer Middle School Kennesaw, GA -
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District Palmyra, WI -
Panther Creek High School Cary, NC -
Papillion-La Vista South High School Papillion, NE -
Park High School Livingston, MT -
Parkers Prairie HS Parkers Prairie, MN -
Parkview Middle School Green Bay, WI - Parkview Middle School has a course entitled Technology, Engineering and Design (TED) that is offered to 7th and 8th graders as an elective. 175-200 students have enrolled, which is 25-30% of the student body. One of the topics covered in class is fluid power, and students will be able to learn the basics and apply them to various projects during the class.
Pennsbury High School Levittown, PA -
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA - PA College of Technology has a Manufacturing Engineering Technology program with classes in Hydraulics, Pneumatics and Mechatronics.
Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School King of Prussia, PA -
Pensacola High School Pensacola, FL -
Pewaukee High School Pewaukee, WI -
Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC - Piedmont Technical College offers an IMT 131 Hydraulics & Pneumatics class with 4.0 credit hours.
Pilgrim Park Middle School Elm Grove, WI -
Pinckney High School Pinckney, MI -
Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS - Pittsburg State University is a Division II school located in Pittsburg, Kansas. They offer fluid mechanics as part of an Engineering Technology Program that enrolls over 300 students annually.
Pittsburgh Arsenal Pittsburgh, PA -
Pittsburgh Gifted Center Middle School Pittsburgh, PA -
Pleasant Hills Middle School Pleasant Hills, PA -
Providence Elementary School Fairfax, VA -
Providence School Fairfax, VA -
Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO - Our school provides students with pneumatic and hydraulic education in the areas of system design, troubleshooting and maintenance.
Purdue Northwest University Hammond, IN -
Putnam County High School Granville, IL -
Racine Unified School District , -
Ranken Technical College St. Louis, MO - Ranken Technical College is a private technical college in St. Louis, Missouri. It offers programs in five main divisions: Automotive, Electrical, Construction, Information Technology, and Manufacturing. The school has a student body consisting of approximately 2,300 students.
Reading Area Community College Reading, PA - Reading Area Community College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree as well as a Certificate in Mechatronics Engineering Technology.
REAL School Racine, WI -
Redland Christian Academy Homestead, FL -
Reedsburg Area High School Reedsburg, WI -
Reeths-Puffer High School Muskegon, MI -
Reyboldsburg ESTEM Academy Reynoldsburg, OH -
Rice Lake High School Rice Lake, WI -
Richard Ira Jones Middle School Plainfield, IL -
Richland Community College Decatur, IL -
Richland Junior High School Crest Hill, IL -
Richmond School Sussex, WI -
River Bend School Elkton, VA -
Riverside University High School Milwaukee, WI -
Riverview Jr/Sr High School Oakmont, PA -
Robert Frost Junior High School Schaumburg, IL -
Rochelle Middle School Rochelle, IL -
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY - Rochester Institute of Technology is a major technical university located in Rochester, NY. RIT offers an extensive program of Manufacturing Engineering Technology that also includes Packaging Science. As part of these programs a broad range of fluid power courses are offered. RIT is known for its cooperative education program that began in 1912 and is the hallmark of an RIT education.
Rock Valley College Rockford, IL - Rock Valley Technical College offers Certificates in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Integrated Systems Technology. Courses include Hydraulics, Pneumatics and PLC’s and Pneumatics Integrated Systems.
Romeo High School Romeo, MI -
Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh, PA - Rosedale Technical College offers our Diesel and Industrial Technology students 144 total hours (84 classroom, 60 lab)(6.0 credit hours) of mobile and industrial hydraulics. Each course is 8 weeks long and are taught throughout the year. Students learn everything from the basic principles to hydrostatic steering and transmissions. We utilize EATON learning resources to include the HTS-1 Hydraulics trainers.
Ross High School Hamilton, OH -
Royse City High School Royse City, TX -
Rufus King International School – High School Camp Milwaukee, WI -
Rufus King International School – High School Campus Milwaukee, WI -
Sachem High School Ronkonkoma, NY -
Saginaw Career Complex Saginaw, MI -
Saint Alexis School Wexford, PA -
Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO -
Saint Paul of the Cross School Park Ridge , IL -
San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX - San Jacinto Community College offers ELMT-1305, a basic fluid power course covering pneumatic and hydraulic systems, fluid power symbols, operating theory, components, and basic electrical and manual controls.
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA - San Joaquin Delta College offers Associate in Science Degrees as well as Certificates in Fluid Power and Automation Technology. Classes include Industrial and Mobile Hydraulics.
San Juan College High School Farmington, NM -
Sanderson High School Raleigh, NC -
Sarasota Middle School Sarasota, FL -
Saratoga Elementary School Morris, IL -
Schoharie Mohawk Initiative for Science and Techno Duanesburg, NY -
School District of Beloit Beloit, WI -
Seneca Valley School District Harmony, PA -
Seneca Valley Senior High School Zelienople , PA -
Sequoyah Middle School Doraville, GA -
Shadow Ridge High School Waddell, AZ -
Shadow Ridge High School Surprise, AZ -
Sheboygan Central High School Sheboygan, WI -
Shelby Middle School Shelby, NC -
Shell Lake High School Shell Lake, WI -
SkillsUSA Wisconsin Madison, WI - SkillsUSA Wisconsin
South Adams Middle School Berne, IL -
South Bend Community School Corp. South Bend, IN -
South Central College North Mankato, MN - South Central College offers 50 Technical Career and Professional programs including degrees or certificates with specific fluid power components.
South Dakota State University Brookings, SD -
South Division High School Milwaukee, WI -
South Fayette Middle School McDonald, PA -
South Milwaukee High School South Milwaukee, WI -
South Park Middle School South Park Township, PA -
Southeast Community College Milford, NE - The Southeast Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology program educates and prepares students to take on today’s engineering and manufacturing challenges. Students are trained to become part of an engineering team. The school offers a focus area that includes training for careers in the fluid power industry.
Southeast Raleigh High School Raleigh, NC -
Southside STEM Academy at Campostella Norfolk, VA -
Southwestern High School Piasa, IL -
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK - SWOSU has 15 nationally-accredited academic programs and for over a century has been preparing students to succeed. Approximately 4800 students enroll each fall on the Weatherford campus and 400 students attend classes on the Sayre campus. The school offers TECH 3613 Power Systems class with a required hands-on lab using fluid power textbooks. This class is offered in both fall and spring semesters with 24 students each semester.
Spokane Community College Spokane, WA - Spokane Community College has a hydraulic and pneumatic automation technology program that equips students with employable skills through direct, hands-on training in fluid power.
Spring Hill Middle School Laurinburg, NC -
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy Milwaukee, WI -
St. Charles North High School St. Charles, IL -
St. Clair Technical Education Center Marysville, MI -
St. Francis High School St. Francis, WI -
St. Gabriel Consolidated School Glendale, OH -
St. Joseph Academy Milwaukee, WI -
St. Louis Catholic School Lake Charles, LA -
St. Thomas Aquinas Academy Milwaukee, WI -
St. Vincent de Paul School Peoria, IL -
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute , -
Stebbins High School Dayton, OH -
Steffen and Lake Shore Middle Schools Mequon, WI -
Steffen Middle School Mequon, WI -
Stem Academy at Bartlett Savannah, GA -
STEM Lab K-8 Northglenn, CO -
Stone Mountain Middle School Stone Mountain, GA -
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY -
Stoughton High School Stoughton, WI -
Stuarts Draft Middle School Stuarts Draft, VA -
SUNY Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY -
Swallow School Hartland, WI -
Swallow School District Hartland, WI -
SWWC Service Cooperative Marshall, MN -
Tampa Bay HEAT Homeschool Brandon, FL -
Tarrant County College Crowley, TX - Offers Certificate for Mechatronics Technician; AAS for Industrial Maintenance Technician and Robotics & Automation. Classes: HYDR 1345 Hyd6raulics & Pneumatics and HYDR 1450 Hydraulics, Fabrication & Repair
Tarrant County College Fort Worth, TX -
Teach For America - Milwaukee Regional Office Milwaukee, WI -
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Pulaski, TN - Tennessee College of Applied Technology offers Certificates and Diplomas as part of its Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Maintenance Technology Programs. Classes include Basic Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatics as well as Theory and Lab.
Teutopolis High School Teutopolis, IL - Junior and Senior Agriculture Mechanics - 1 semester in Fall Junior and Senior Small Engines - 1 semester in Spring
Texas A&M College Station, TX -
Texas A&M University College Station, TX - The oldest public university in Texas, this flagship university provides the best return-on-investment among Texas's public schools, with almost 400 degrees. The College of Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station is in the top 10 Nationally in Research and is home to more than 15,000 engineering students in 14 departments. The Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution is one of the 14 departments and is the home of the Endowed Bosch Rexroth/RC Womack Fluid Power Laboratory. The laboratory is used as a teaching lab to provide exposure and engineering education with "hands on" hydraulic and pneumatic experience to over 1600 Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Students.
Texas State Technical College Waco, TX - Texas State Technical College is a State wide college system currently with ten campuses. Not all campuses offer all classes. Some form of Fluid Power is in our Aviation, Diesel, Automotive, and Industrial Systems technologies. The following courses are offered: AERM 1449 Hydraulic, Pneumatic, and Fuel Systems; DEMR 1316 Basic Hydraulics; DEMR 2335 Advanced Hydraulics; ELMT 1305 Basic Fluid Power; ELMT 1405 Basic Fluid Power; HYDR 1305 Basic Hydraulics; RBTC 1309 Pneumatics Most of these courses are offered at least twice a year.
The Dayton Regional STEM School Kettering, OH -
The Health Sciences & Human Services STEM Academy Reynoldsburg, OH -
The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA - Penn State Engineering offers engineering education through R & D partnerships with U.S. industry and service initiatives through continuing education, technology transfer, and support for governmental agencies. Selected research projects are in the area of measurement, sensing and control, including life extending control, performance optimization, and maintenance.
The School at Marygrove Detroit, MI - Detroit Public Schools
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL -
The University of Memphis Memphis, TN -
Thomas Johnson Middle School Lanham, MD -
Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA - Tidewater Community College, also known as "TCC," is a two-year higher education institution in South Hampton Roads with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach.
Tillamook Bay Community College Tillamook, OR -
Trinity Lutheran Christian School Joppa, MD -
Triton College River Grove, IL - Triton College is a two-year non-for-profit community college based in River Grove, IL that offers career focused coursework both lab and lecture based. Their Engineering Technology program is focused on automation.
Twin Rivers Middle School Buford, GA -
Twin Valley High School Elverson, PA -
UFSC/LASHIP - Laboratory of Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems Florianopolis, Sc, Brazil, - The Laboratory of Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (LASHIP) at Federal University of Santa Catarina carries out scientific and technological research on hydraulics and pneumatics comprising design of systems and components, methods for design of hydraulic and pneumatic mechatronic systems and computational systems to support the design of hydraulic systems and components. The LASHIP’s team includes undergraduate, Master’s and PhD students working on application areas such as aeronautics, energy generation, vehicles and industry.
Union County Career and Technology Center Union, SC - Mechatronics 1 and 2 is offered at UCCTC and we have one pneumatic trainer and 3 FESTO MechLabs. We do not have any hydraulic trainers. Standards require teaching in both of the fluid power systems. Currently there are 60 students enrolled in my mechatronics program. Both my Mechatronics 1 and 2 classes meet daily for 90 minutes.
Union Grove High School Union Grove , WI -
Union Ridge Elementary School Harwood Heights, IL -
Uniontown Area School District Uniontown, PA -
Univerisity of Utah Salt Lake City , UT -
Universal Technical Institute Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Universal Technical Institute's Los Angeles campus provides students with the technical education needed to begin successful careers in the automotive, diesel and industrial fields. Students work with mobile and industrial equipment and also receive training on electronically controlled hydraulic systems.
University of Akron Akron, OH - The University of Akron is a four-year university that also offers two-year associate degrees in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology with fluid power related courses.
University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, AL -
University of Alaska - Fairbanks SMART Academy Fairbanks, AK -
University of California Davis Davis, CA -
University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA - The University of California, San Diego is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, in the United States.
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH -
University of Dayton Dayton, OH - The University of Dayton's Department of Engineering Technology maintains over 10,000 square feet of laboratory facilities including labs dedicated to automation and controls, computer integrated manufacturing, design and fabrication, electronic design, fluid power, industrial process and design, manufacturing processes and microprocessors.
University of Denver Denver, CO -
University of Illinois at Chicago, Mechatronics La Chicago, IL - The University of Illinois at Chicago offers mechatronics in mechanical, industrial and electrical engineering curriculums.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL - The University of Illinois Departments of Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering conduct research and teach classes in fluid power. Current research projects focus primarily on control of electrohydraulic systems.
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS -
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY -
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA -
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD -
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has several courses that deal with fluid flow, thermodynamics, bioengineering and biomedical technology. They also have a new Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology Ph.D. program.
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI -
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN - The University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering conducts research and teaches fluid power. Current research focuses on modeling, control and teleoperation of electrohydraulic systems.
University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO - The University of Missouri - Columbia offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees in the field of engineering. The Fluid Power Research Consortium performs provided advanced analysis and experimentation for Fluid Power applications.
University of Nebraska at Kearny Kearny, NE - University of Nebraska at Kearney has a 4-year degree program in Industrial Distribution with a focus and orientation on technical sales. Part of the technical training includes course and laboratory activities in Fluid Power.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE -
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA - This research organization uses vegetable oils to develop industrial lubricants (oils and greases).
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA - The University of Pittsburgh, founded in 1787, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the U.S. Their fluid power curriculum includes these undergraduate courses: Mechanical Measurements II (MEMS 1042), and Mechatronics (MEMS 1049).
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, PA -
University of Platteville Platteville, WI -
University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK - The University of Saskatchewan is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, home of the Canadian Light Source. The Fluid Power Research group has a history of research in the area of fluid power and has courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Over 100 graduate students have graduated from the Fluid Power Group at the M.Sc and PhD levels.
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK -
University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON - The University of Waterloo's Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering has been involved in several research areas concerned with fluid power. Development of smart pneumatic valves, improvement of hydraulics systems used in forestry and development of hydraulic-based active suspension systems are some examples.
University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI - The Fluid Power Research Laboratory is dedicated to investigating, designing, and developing components and systems utilizing fluid power.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers BS, MS and Ph.D degrees in the field of engineering. Their College of Engineering and Applied Science offers many resources and services to industry partners as well as students. Fluid power courses are included at all levels and the school has a Mechatronics Research Lab whose projects include hybrid technology and wind turbine systems.
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Green Bay, WI -
University of Wyoming Laramie, WY -
Upper Valley Career Center Piqua, OH -
Utah Valley University Orem, UT - Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, offers a wide array of certificates and degrees while maintaining its foundation in the skilled trades. Fluid Power courses are offered as part of the diesel mechanics technology program.
Valley STEM + ME2 Academy Canfield, OH -
Valley View Junior High Farmersville, OH -
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN - Vanderbilt University conducts research and development in control of compressible fluid powered systems and novel high energy density power sources.
Vernon College Wichita Falls, TX - Vernon College is a comprehensive community college that offers six fluid power courses each year in its Industrial Automation Systems programs. Students use this knowledge to integrate fluid power content into advanced classes such as robotics, electromechanical systems, instrumentation and industrial automation
Vieau School Milwaukee, WI -
Viroqua High School Viroqua, WI - They offer a course called electricity and power. Fluid power is studied during the power portion.
W.D. Sugg Middle School Bradenton, FL -
Wade Hampton High School Greenville, SC -
Wake Forest High School Wake Forest, NC -
Washington High School of Information Technology Milwaukee, WI -
Washington Junior High and Academy Joliet, IL -
Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI - Washtenaw Community College offers an AAS Degree in Mechatronics as well as a Fluid Power Certificate. The Fluid Power Specialty includes a number of Hydraulic and Pneumatic classes.
Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL -
Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI - Waukesha County Technical College offers degrees in Mechanical Design Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology. Certificates are offered in Mechatronics for Electronic Technicians and Mechatronics for Mechanical Designers. Fluid power courses include Basic Hydraulics, Basic Pneumatics and Intermediate Fluid Power (Hydraulics & Pneumatics)
Waukesha STEM Academy Waukesha, WI -
Waunakee High School Waunakee, WI -
Wauwatosa School District Wauwatosa, WI -
Wauwatosa West Wauwatosa, WI -
Wayne County Community College Detroit, MI - Wayne County Community College District is a community college district with its headquarters in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1967.
Weber Technical Institute Stockton, CA -
West High School Columbus, OH -
West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling, WV -
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV - Based in Montgomery, WV, West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech), a division of WVU, is a four-year, undergraduate college. The Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering at WVU Tech has eight ABET accredited programs including various engineering disciplines. The school is taking several initiatives to develop and update new mechanical engineering courses and laboratories to provide capstone design research opportunities for students in many new areas including fluid power.
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI -
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI - Western Michigan University is one of the four Carnegie Research Extensive universities in Michigan with a student body of over 25,000. The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences of WMU has 2,100 students and is located in a 323,000-square-foot campus in a Business Technology and Research Park in Kalamazoo, MI. To advance education and research in fluid power and motion control, in collaboration with Parker Hannifin Corporation, WMU developed a new Motion and Control Laboratory in 2003. Beyond classes, this laboratory is also used by students for research and senior design projects. Most recent student projects in this lab include, control of inertial hydraulic load, online pneumatic system control, hydraulic bicycle, NSF REU projects, and several other innovative hydraulic application developments.
Western New England University Springfield, MA - Western New England University (WNE) is a small private university in Springfield, MA. The College of Engineering at WNE has five ABET accredited departments (Mechanical, Electrical and Computer, Biomedical, Civil and Industrial), with an overall undergraduate student body of about 600. In addition to its undergraduate curriculum, the departments of Mechanical and Electrical engineering offer a part-time Master's program, while the department of Industrial Engineering offers a full-time Ph.D. program.
Westside Academy Milwaukee, WI -
Wheatland Center School Burlington , WI -
White Mountains Community College Berlin, NH - We have a growing Mobile Diesel Heavy Equipment program. Students take 2-3 fluid power courses including one more theoretical Fluid Power course and two or three hands-on hydraulics courses.
Whitehaven High School Memphis, TN -
Whitewater Middle School Fayetteville, GA -
Whitnall Middle School Greenfield, WI -
Wiley Magnet Middle School Winston Salem, NC -
William Tennent High School Warminster, PA -
Wilmington Middle School Wilmington , IL -
Windham High School Windham, NH -
Windsor Middle School (970) 686-8200, CO -
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Wausau, WI -
Wisconsin Hills Middle School Brookfield, WI -
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Shell Lake, WI -
Woodward Career Technical High School Cincinnati, OH -
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA - Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs with a focus on research. The MEPS- Mechanical Energy and Power Systems Laboratory is conducting research in efficient energy conversion, storage and generation. Fluid Power research includes hydraulic hybrid vehicles, switch-mode valve control, hydraulic energy storage and direct engine pumps. WPI also has a unique and vigorous K-12 outreach program focused on science, mathematics and engineering. WPI is also the Massachusetts Affiliate for Project Lead the Way.
Wylie East High School Wylie, TX -
Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH - The College of Engineering & Technology at Youngstown State University has two independent programs that offer courses related to hydraulics and fluid power. They are the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology Programs. The college recently established the Center for Excellence in Hydraulics Research and Education. Research on hydraulics focuses on modeling, control, and micro systems. Dr. Shawn Kim serves as the Director of the Center.
