BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Brevard Public Schools wants to provide students at Titusville High School with a pathway to a career in the space industry.
On Wednesday, the district announced its Space Mechatronics Program will launch in August of 2024.
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Rachel Rutledge, the Director of Career and Technical Education at BPS, told Channel 9 that students will study robotics, some fabrication, and electrical assembly.
“There’s going to be a little hands-on piece for every student in the program,” Rutledge said.
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The school district said the plan is to start with roughly 100 students.
Community partners will include Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Eastern Florida State College.
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“We’re launching kids to a new venture here, which is pretty exciting here on the Space Coast,” Rutledge added.
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