This page includes compelling stories from students, teachers and professors about how our Education Program helped them to succeed.

Design & Technology in Schools Program Successes

Students

Neil Szegota, Age 17 (pdf, 46 KB)
Exposure to design and technology in school influences a student's decision to go on to higher education

Alex Jones, Age 12 (pdf)
Student travels to another world with 3D design

Sierra Tate, Age 12 (pdf, 41 KB)
Design and technology course boosts a girl's confidence

Stacey Janssen, Age 18 (pdf, 34 KB)
Design leads a young woman to a career in engineering

Derek Tavares, Age 17 (pdf, 36 KB)
3D design fuels a student's confidence

Kittatiny Regional High School, Newton, New Jersey
Students use Pro/DESKTOP to win state design competition

DeTour High School, DeTour, Michigan
Students use Pro/DESKTOP for real-world project - restoring Great Lakes lighthouses

Teachers

Rick Ambacher, Washington Township High School, Sewell, New Jersey (pdf, 34 KB)

Tom Ogle, Warner Middle School, Farmington Hills, Michigan (pdf, 36 KB)
3D design reinvigorates this teacher

Martin Harvey, John Kelly Boys School, Brent, England (pdf, 25 KB)
CAD/CAM in Schools initiative and Pro/DESKTOP revitalize this teacher's career

Keith Davis, Drury High School, North Adams, Massachusetts

Steve Smith and Ken Cole, Newburyport High School, Newburyport, Massachusetts
Tech Ed teacher works with physics teacher to update industrial arts and give students hands-on experience with physics concepts

Wendy Kelly, Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Tech Ed instructor works with students to navigate design waters using Pro/DESKTOP

Dr. Matthew M. Delaney, Whitman-Hanson Regional High School, Massachusetts
Teacher documents improved student achievement as a result of using Pro/DESKTOP

Andy Botticelli, Shawsheen Valley Regional Technical High School, Billerica, Massachusetts
Vo-tech school uses Pro/DESKTOP to improve student math achievement

Schools Plus Program Successes

David West, Trenton High School, Trenton, New Jersey
Teacher chooses Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire to teach inner-city students

University Plus Program Successes

Students

John Hart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mechanical engineering doctoral student chooses Pro/ENGINEER for a collaborative precision microscope design project

Universities

Georgia Tech, PTC & John Deere
Multi-School Collaboration Project Prepares Students for Real-World Engineering.

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pro/ENGINEER revitalizes mechanical engineering program

University of Massachusetts (UMASS), Amherst, Massachusetts
Students use Pro/ENGINEER for assistive technology project that helps pave the way for careers after graduation

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
A student team uses Pro/ENGINEER to enter the International Submarine Competition sponsored by the US Navy

San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, California
Learn by design class raises enrollment for school's engineering program and helps students land jobs

Indian Hills Community College, Center Hills, Iowa
Pro/ENGINEER skills help community college students become valuable to companies

Industry Success Stories

Integrating Education and Industry - Alvis Vehicles, Ltd.

Education Articles

Reforming the Mechanical Engineering Curricula by Incorporating PLM into the Classroom
Jordan Cox, Associate Dean, College of Engineering & Technology, Brigham Young University

PTC Teams up with The College of New Jersey (pdf, 580 KB)

PTC Powers a Design & Technology Revolution in the United Kingdom

Students in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK are learning Pro/DESKTOP as part of a nationwide design and technology curriculum.