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    Texas is on the move. Every day, everywhere in the northern, southern, eastern, and western parts of the state, people and products travel hundreds of thousands of miles of roads, waterways, railroad tracks, and air routes — all because of those who work in Transportation, Distribution & Logistics. These professionals are responsible for ensuring that everyone and everything gets to the right place on time at the lowest possible cost. They are experts at planning and project management, increasingly using technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags to track the locations of shipments. If you are a mover and shaker, have a talent for organization, or yearn to see new places, then Transportation, Distribution & Logistics could be the right career cluster for you.

  • Energy, Power,& Transportation Systems BLK

    Course ID: G19000
    Credit: 1
    Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
    Location: BCTAL
    Department/ Program of Study: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : N/A
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?Introduces students to the business and industries of the transportation careers. Student will learn to understand the interaction between various vehicle systems, and the logistics used to move goods and services. Students prepare to meet the expectations of the employers in this industry.

    Principles of Transportation Systems BLK

    Course ID: G19050
    Credit: 1
    Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
    Location: BCTAL
    Department/ Program of Study: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : N/A
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?In Principles of Transportation Systems, students will gain knowledge and skills in the safe application, design, production, and assessment of products, services, and systems. This knowledge includes the history, laws and regulations, and common practices used in the transportatin industry. Students should apply knowledge and skills in the application, design, and productin of technology as it related to the transportation industries. This course allows students to reinforce, apply, and transfe r their academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems, and settings.

    Automotive Technology

    Course ID: G1910A/B
    Credit: 2
    Grades: 10, 11, 12
    Location: BCTAL
    Department/ Program of Study: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : N/A
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?Job specific training for employment in the automotive technician career field. It includes the use of repair manuals, hands-on service, and the preparation for four of the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) automotive certifications: Engine Performance, Electrical/Electronic Systems, Suspension/Steering and Brakes.

    Automotive Technology 2

    Course ID: G19200
    Credit: 3
    Grades: 10, 11, 12
    Location: BCTAL
    Department/ Program of Study: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : Automotive Technology 1
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?Students learn the theory of operation of automotive vehicle systems and associated repair practices in a pre-employment laboratory. This course is advanced training and preparation for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification in Engine Performance, Electrical/Electronic Systems, Suspension and Steering and Brakes.

    Advanced Automotive Technology 3 (Practicum/Extended in Transportation)

    Course ID: G19300
    Credit: 3
    Grades: 12
    Location: BCTAL
    Department/ Program of Study: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : Automotive Technology 1 and 2
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?Designed to give students supervised practical application of knowledge and skills. Practicum experience occurs in a work place environment appropriate to the nature and level of experience. Students are required to secure and maintain employment.

    Aircraft Technology Dual Credit

    Course ID: X06500
    Credit: 3
    Grades: 11, 12
    Location: TCC
    Department/ Program of Study: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : Be TSI compliant in reading, writing, and math
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?Students will take aviation courses at the Alliance Airport. After high school graduation students continue the program at TCC and become licensed Airframe and Power plant (A&P) Mechanics. Students must take the placement test before fall registration for TCC and have an 80 overall average.

    Advanced Aircraft Technology Dual Credit

    Course ID: X06600
    Credit: 3
    Grades: 11, 12
    Location: TCC
    Department/ Program of Study: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : Aircraft Technology
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?Students will take aviation courses at the Alliance Airport. After high school graduation students continue the program at TCC and become licensed Airframe and Power plant (A&P) Mechanics. Students must take the placement test before fall registration for TCC and have an 80 overall average.

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