{"id":45095,"date":"2017-12-20T14:55:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=45095"},"modified":"2018-01-12T16:54:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T16:54:06","slug":"building-the-future-with-the-texas-am-chevron-engineering-academy-at-acc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/12\/20\/building-the-future-with-the-texas-am-chevron-engineering-academy-at-acc\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the future with the Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy at ACC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They\u2019re getting the attention of major auto companies across the world. Ford is testing them. GM is beginning production, and Tesla says it will have one on the road by the end of the year. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDriverless cars are our future,\u201d says Jose Cancino, ACC engineering student. \u201cI always had a curiosity for how electronics are made and machinery is built. Engineering driverless cars, that\u2019s my dream job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

One of 68 students enrolled in the new Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy at ACC, Cancino is pursuing his mechanical engineering degree. The program, which launched this fall, allows students to pursue an engineering degree while co-enrolled at Texas A&M University and ACC.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBoth institutions are allowing me to gain useful information that I can apply to real-world problems once I graduate,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s already opening many doors for the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The program was designed to build affordable access to A&M\u2019s top-ranked Dwight Look College of Engineering. Students take their first two years of coursework at ACC while pursuing one of 18 majors within the Dwight Look College of Engineering. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt isn\u2019t easy, but it\u2019s worth every effort,\u201d says Cancino. \u201cWhen I first started at ACC I didn\u2019t even have a high school diploma. I had to earn my GED. From there I took college prep courses, and now I\u2019m co-enrolled at ACC and Texas A&M. I know as long as I work hard things will fall into place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Once he graduates, Cancino wants to work to improve self-driving cars and car safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to leave society in a better place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, visit <\/span>Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy at ACC<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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