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Further Your Career Path

Now is an ideal time for you to consider a training program or graduate certificate from the University of Tennessee to advance your engineering career.

Engineers design, lead, and implement the adaptations required for industries and companies essential to the global economy. UT’s America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) program and graduate certificate in Advanced Manufacturing are designed to take your expertise and your career to the next level.

The ACE program is available at no cost, but registration is required. Applications for the AM graduate certificate are now being accepted for the fall 2022 semester.

Explore class offerings, admissions requirements, and more.

Student using equipment during ACE Training

America’s Cutting Edge (ACE)

ACE is a free training program designed to teach essential machining skills and address the nation’s growing manufacturing workforce gap. Its goal is to train the next-generation machine tool workforce.

Students working in the textile and non-wovens lab

Advanced Manufacturing Certificate

Students will learn to guide the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies to conventional techniques and be able to apply knowledge of how the mechanics of materials affect product properties and influence manufacturability.