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Mechatronics, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (MEAM)

 

Offering 14 College Credits (plus up to 9 more) & 12 Industry Valued Credentials

 

Welcome to MEAM

 WHERE CREATIVITY AND HANDS ON LEARNING DRIVE INNOVATION

 

Potentially earn Automatic Acceptance into NJIT, Seton Hall & more via RVCC

 

A collaboration between Somerset County Vocational School (SCVTHS) and Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg; MEAM is a 4 year high school program of study where students learn both at SCVTHS's Robotics and Engineering Lab as well as RVCC's Advanced Manufacturing Lab.

This image shows logos for a selection of some of the top universities as well as military branches that MEAM graduates have been accepted.  Stevens, NJIT, Rensselear, Syracuse, NC State, U MASS, RIT, Virginia Wesleyan, PITT, Drexel, Rutgers, NYIT, Wentworth Institute of Technology, University of Maryland, US Air Force, Penn State, US Space Force, US Marines, US Army, University of Rhode Island to name but a few.

At MEAM, we emphasize self paced discovery, autonomy, and collaboration; where students are not just learning concepts—they actively develop their own solutions to complex challenges.

-Mr. Dalfonzo

The MEAM Graduate

Since our founding in 2006, 84.3% of graduates have gone on to pursue college degrees.  12.4% have gone directly into the workforce and 3.4% have gone on to serve honorably in the United States military.

More than 85% of our graduates pursue a college education; mostly in engineering and the computer sciences.  Our graduates have gained acceptance into many of the nation's top programs:

  • Ranked Top 25 in the Nation*
  • Ranked in the Top 100 in the Nation*

  • Binghamton University (SUNY Binghamton)
  • City University of New York (CUNY)
  • Drexel University Honors College
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech)
  • NASCAR Technical Institute
  • NJIT Honors College
  • North Carolina State (NC State)
  • New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
  • Northeastern University
  • Ohio State University
  • Penn State University
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn Tech)
  • Purdue University Honors College
  • Raritan Valley Community College Honors College
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
  • Rowan College
  • Rutgers University
  • Syracuse University
  • Stockton University
  • SUNY Maritime
  • Stevens Institute of Technology
  • The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Maryland (UMD)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMASS)
  • University of Michigan
  • University of North Carolina (UNC - Chapel Hill)
  • University of Pittsburgh (Pitt)
  • University of Rhode Island (URI)
  • Virginia Wesleyan University
  • Warren County Community College
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology
  • Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

* Please see US News and World Reports Rankings.

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Industry Valued Credentials

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MEAM IS EXPANDING !!

Robot Shop Tour

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"This is not the product; YOU are the product."  -Mr. Dalfonzo

Spend enough time in our shop and you're sure to hear this phrase, often said from student to student. In MEAM, students focus on innovation and mastery; it's with this mindset that they graduate with the skills and confidence to design, build and lead.

 
Congresman Lance's Visit
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Congressman Leonard Lance visited our MEAM shop. Our students treated Mr. Lance to a real world production operation which included raw material handling and processing, primary machining on CNC mill & lathe, finishing operations on manual mill, surface grinder and belt sander and finally, quality control. In addition, students showed off their emerging skills in robotics development and programing and ended the day by creating a 3D model of Mr. Lance.

 
KayLEEN MCCABE'S VISIT

 

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During the first week of February, Kayleen McCabe of the DIY Network's Rescue Renovation visited our MEAM shop ... and LOVED IT!

 
MEAMERS 3D PRINTING FACE SHIELDS
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During the spring of 2020, MEAM students David Bilia, Will Mente, Ben Myshka and Ryan DelSordo as well as Mr. D and Janet Cantore-Watson manufactured and delivered over 3000 face shields to local organizations including Somerset County Office of Emergency Management, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Rutgers University and local churches.

News Article, dated Thursday, December 15, 2016.  Title: Mechatronics, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing program introduces at Somerset Vo-tech.  Image shows a group photo of students and instructors of the first MEAM class.  Newspaper Credit: Ledger Somerset Observer, affiliated with NJ.com.  Newspaper Subtitle: Community news of Somerset and Hunterdon Counties.
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