Students to show off mechatronics skills

Students from Hamilton County Collegiate High School at Chattanooga State Community College will demonstrate their mechatronics skills at a Volkswagen Academy open house this week.

The event is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Volkswagen Academy, 7469 Volkswagen Drive, and will showcase details about the academy and the training programs offered, as well as a chance to tour the facility.

The academy is a collaboration between Hamilton County Schools, Chattanooga State and Volkswagen Chattanooga that offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology and robotics to high school and college students. The two-year program, Mechatronics Akademie, accepts 11th-grade students from Hamilton County.

The program is currently accepting applications for the 2019-20 school year. The program allows students to work on-site at the Volkswagen facility, earning high school and college credit while gaining real-world experience.

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