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NEWS!Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Breaks Ground on Future Santa Barbara Noozhawk July 10, 2010 ![]() Amir Abo-Shaeer, director of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, and benefactor Virgil Elings, for whom the new Elings Center for Engineering Education will be named, did the shoveling honors at Saturday's groundbreaking ceremonies. They were flanked by, from left, Santa Barbara school board members Susan Deacon and Kate Parker; Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation president Sandy Seale; school board president Ed Heron; Dos Pueblos High Principal Shawn Carey; and schools Superintendent Brian Sarvis. (Daniel Langhorne / Noozhawk photo)
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Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy (DPEA)
The combination of academics, project-based technical experience and teamwork gives students the competitive edge and true mastery of the skills necessary to enter the workforce and pursue post-secondary education. Elings Center for Engineering Education The Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy has been awarded a $3 million matching grant from the State of California for the construction of a new 12,000 square foot facility on the Dos Pueblos campus. The Elings Center for Engineering Education will include laboratories furnished with industry-grade machines and electronic instruments, classrooms for computer and design instruction, and manufacturing space for robot construction and testing. Most importantly, the building will accommodate an expansion to 400 students for the Engineering Academy, substantially broadening its impact. ![]() 2010 Team ![]() 2009 Team ![]() 2008 Team | ||||||||||
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