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Learn about CAAT's mission to prepare technicians for eco-friendly vehicles. Explore partnerships creating a regional resource for automotive education.
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Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) Bob FeldmaierDirector, Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT)Joe PetroskyPI, Center for Advanced Automotive TechnologyDean, Engineering & Advanced Technology Building Partnerships Collaborations that Enable Leveraging of Grant Funds
About the CAAT • Located at Macomb Community College (MCC) South Campus • Partnered with Wayne State University (WSU) • Became an Advanced Technological Education Center in 2010 funded by the National Science Foundation ($2.8M Grant) • Mission: • Advance the preparation of skilled technicians for the automotive industry’s more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles. • Be a regional resource for developing and disseminating advanced automotive technology education. • Lead in collaboration among industry, education and professional associations
Macomb Community College Profile • Largest grantor of associate’s degrees in Michigan, top 2% in the US • 200 degree and certificate fields • 24,000 degree-credit students each semester • 15,000 students each year in workforce development, customized training, continuing education
MCC Learning Unit Organization President Jacobs Provost Sawyer Dean EAT Petrosky Director CAAT Ekanger Director WCE - EAT Ekanger AD (2) Hutchison Seger ALL CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT CAREER RELATED EDUCATION
Michigan: The Automotive Research Center ∙ Over 215 Automotive R&D Companies in Michigan Over 50% are Engineering Centers Applied & Basic Research Centers Testing Centers ∙ Most (85%) are clustered in southeast Michigan ∙ 60% of the top 150 automotive suppliers to North America are headquartered in Michigan
CAAT Affiliations • INDUSTRY • Bosch • Chrysler • Continental • Delphi • Denso • Ford • General Motors • Johnson Controls SAFT • Kaiser Aluminum • LG Chem • Magna E Car • Nissan • Toyota • PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS • MAGMA • Center for Automotive Research • Design and Manufacturing Alliance • National Alternative Fuel Training Consortium • NextEnergy • SAE International • Workforce Intelligence Network • ACADEMIC • Clemson University (SC) • Grand Rapids Community College • Grand Valley State University • Ivy Tech (IN) • Lansing Community College • Lawrence Technological University • Lewis and Clark community College (IL) • Michigan Technological University • Muskegon Community College • Oakland Community College • Wayne State University • GOVERNMENT AGENCIES • Michigan Economic Development Corporation • Michigan Works!
Auto Industry (Past) • Period 2000 – 2009 • Michigan experienced: • Loss of 1 million jobs • Represented 50% of nations job loss in manufacturing • GM and Chrysler bankruptcy • Belief that the auto industry was dead • Manufacturing would never come back
Auto Industry – (Present) • Productivity at US plants up 39% • as compared to 2000 • Plants running at 90% capacity • Significant additions to labor force • GM, Chrysler and Ford are all profitable • Emerging electrification of vehicles
Electric Vehicle Business Sectors • DISTRIBUTION • Utilities • Gas Stations DESIGN & BUILD Oem’s SERVICE Maintenance Dealerships CREATION Refineries Power Plants • MANUFACTURING • Supplier ENERGY GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION INTEGRATED VEHICLES COMPONENTS & BATTERIES FUELING & GRID SERVICE 11
How did the college respond? • Build on existing strengths in automotive • Where are the jobs now and where are they going to be in the future? • Broad-based approach focusing on core skills • Renewable Energy Certificate developed in 2010 • Electric Vehicle Development Technology Certificate developed in 2013 • Complement existing Associate of Applied Science degrees: • Mechatronics • Maintenance Technology • Automotive Technology • Climate Control • Construction • Electronic Engineering Technology • Entrepreneurship and Small Business
MCC Advanced Automotive Grants Why is Macomb CC pursuing and winning grants in advanced automotive technology? Jobs, Jobs, Jobs Background • Location in the heart of the US auto industry • Long history of serving the auto industry • Increasing petroleum costs and new, strict CAFÉ standards driving major industry change • Rejuvenation of auto industry will be shaped by advanced propulsion systems, especially hybrids and electric vehicles • Federal and state grant funding available to support skills preparation of the future work force
Grant Impact on Future EV Business Sectors DOL STEM CONSORTIUM • NSF • CENTER FOR ADV. AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY (CAAT) DOL SESP and AESSI Grants DOED ENERGY CURRICULUM DOE CDP EQUIPMENT • DOE • ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE • NSF • ADVANCED ENERGY STORAGE ENERGY GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION 2009 TODAY FUELING & GRID INTEGRATED VEHICLES COMPONENTS & BATTERIES SERVICE 11
Grant, Course and Program Flow Chart Non-Credit Programs Grants Courses DOL/SESP AES I WCE MCCDegrees WSUDegrees AES II NSF/AES AES/NEW AUTO BSEET DOE/CDP/Equipment HEV I BSEMT HEV II DOEd/Energy ET EV I BSMCT DOE/EDV EV II AAS BSETT NSF/CAAT EV III EVCapstone DOL/AESSI HEV/EVControls Required Elective EVTC RENEW Alt Fuels Certificates Accepted