ACE Mentor Program is Making a Difference for High School Students
Architecture Construction Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program is a nonprofit organization, formed under Section 501(c) 3 of the District of Columbia in 2002. Prior to that date (1994), the ACE Mentor Program of New York City, the founding affiliate, directed ACE’s leadership. ACE now serves more than eighty cities in America — from New York to Los Angeles, Seattle to Miami, Chicago to Dallas, even Honolulu — and is still growing.
Founded in 2007 with significant support from the Construction Industry Education Foundation (CIEF), the ACE Mentor Program of Greater Sacramento introduces interested high school students to the building industry’s wide range of exciting career opportunities.
The program is open to any student who would like to learn more about a future in architecture, engineering, construction or the building trades.
This year fifteen high schools participated in a pseudo, Intermodal Transportation Hub project built as part of the redevelopment of The Railyards in the City of Sacramento. The project required students to incorporate at least three modes of transportation, such as bus, automobile, regional transit light rail, and Amtrak. In addition, they had to design facilities that included ticket sales, public restrooms, administrative offices, commercial retail space, sales for food and dining, security considerations, parking, public art venue, and waiting areas. The project must obtain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and meet construction budget of
Founded in 2007 with significant support from the Construction Industry Education Foundation (CIEF), the ACE Mentor Program of Greater Sacramento introduces interested high school students to the building industry’s wide range of exciting career opportunities.
The program is open to any student who would like to learn more about a future in architecture, engineering, construction or the building trades.
This year fifteen high schools participated in a pseudo, Intermodal Transportation Hub project built as part of the redevelopment of The Railyards in the City of Sacramento. The project required students to incorporate at least three modes of transportation, such as bus, automobile, regional transit light rail, and Amtrak. In addition, they had to design facilities that included ticket sales, public restrooms, administrative offices, commercial retail space, sales for food and dining, security considerations, parking, public art venue, and waiting areas. The project must obtain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and meet construction budget of
