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Engineering and Technologies Academy

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School type
  
Public/Magnet

Language
  
English

Phone
  
+1 210-356-2200

Colors
  
Grey, White, Blue, Red

Grades
  
9–12

Website
  
Official Website

Founded
  
2004

Engineering & Technologies Academy

Founders
  
William "Bill" Sturgis and Richard Howe

Address
  
5110 Walzem Road, San Antonio, TX 78218, United States

District
  
North East Independent School District

Similar
  
Roosevelt High School, North East Transition School, Academy of Creative Education, Driscoll Middle School

The Engineering & Technologies Academy (ETA) is a public engineering based magnet high school located at Theodore Roosevelt High School, in San Antonio, Texas. The Engineering and Technologies Academy has various engineering and science related curriculum such as manufacturing, communication graphics, principles of engineering, drafting and computer-Aided design, GIS, and information technologies. Students also have the ability to partake in off-campus internships related to various fields of engineering.

ETA was founded in 2004 by former director William Sturgis and former UTSA professor Richard Howe. ETA enrolled 97 freshman for 2009-2010. The majority of students at ETA participate in competitions in organizations such as FIRST, the Technology Student Association, and the University Interscholastic League. Some of the program's students are employed as interns at businesses such as Southwest Research Institute, Rackspace, and Zachry Construction Corporation.

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Engineering & Technologies Academy Wikipedia