Programs
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation (KRAI) boasts 10 in-demand career and technical programs like: automotive (diesel), biomedical sciences, building trades and construction technology, cybersecurity, digital media, engineering and robotics, welding, electricity and more. If you want to be ready for college, career, and life right out of high school, KRAI is the place to be!
Building Trades - Construction Technology
This program offers a sequence of courses in the Architecture
& Construction
career cluster. The purpose of this program is to prepare
students for employment or advanced training in the building
construction industry. The content includes applying
construction techniques; reading plans and specifications;
and developing trade skills in carpentry, masonry,
electricity, plumbing and air conditioning.
Building Trades - Electricity
This program offers a sequence of courses in the Architecture
& Construction
career cluster. The purpose of this program is to prepare
students for employment or advanced training in a variety of
construction electrical industries. This program focuses on
broad, transferable skills, stresses the understanding of
all aspects of the electricity industry, and demonstrates
such elements of the industry as planning, management,
finance, technical and production skills, underlying
principles of technology, as well as labor, community,
health, safety and environmental issues.
Digital Media - Multimedia Design
This program offers a sequence of courses in the Arts,
A/V Technology &Communication
career cluster. The purpose of this program is to prepare
students for work as multimedia artists and animators. The
content includes, but is not limited to, practical
experiences in webpage design and interactive presentation
development, testing and production. Specialized skills in
multimedia presentations such as video editing, audio
features, and simple animation and authoring software are
used to produce a variety of interactive multimedia
presentations.
Digital Technology - Applied Cybersecurity &Computer Science Principles
This program offers a sequence of courses in the Information
Technology
career cluster. The Cybersecurity program offers courses
that prepare students for further education and careers such
as cybersecurity analyst, security engineer, cybersecurity
technician, data communication analyst, intrusion and
detection analyst, security architect, or secure software
developer in the Information Technology career cluster. The
content includes the fundamentals of web-based programming,
web databases, network security, installing, configuring,
monitoring and securing networks in the LAN/WAN environment.
Engineering - Applied Robotics
This program offers a sequence of courses in the Engineering
& Technology Education
career cluster. The purpose of this program is to provide
students with a foundation of knowledge and technically
oriented experiences in the study of the applications of
engineering and its effect upon our lives and the choosing
of an occupation. The content and activities include the
study of entrepreneurship, safety, and leadership skills.
This program focuses on transferable skills and stresses
understanding and demonstration of the technological tools,
machines, instruments, materials, processes and systems in
business and industry.
Engineering - Welding Technology Fundamentals
This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and
skills to prepare students for employment in the welding
industry. The content includes but is not limited to
planning, management, technical and product skills,
underlying principles of technology, as well as labor,
community, health, safety and environmental issues.
Health Sciences - Biomedical Sciences
This program offers a sequence of courses in the Health
Science
career cluster focused on providing students with a
foundation of knowledge and technically oriented experiences
in the study and applications of biomedical sciences and the
possibilities in the biomedical field. The content includes
the study of human body systems, medicine, health, key
biological concepts, communication, transport of substances,
locomotion, metabolic processes, defense, protection,
research processes, engineering principles and an
introduction to bio-informatics.
Health Sciences - Patient Care Technician
This program is designed
to prepare students for employment as advanced cross trained
nursing assistants (patient care technicians), Health
Technologists and Technicians, Health Care Technicians,
Patient Care Assistants, Nursing Aides or Orderlies
(66008439), Home Health Aides (66011456), or Allied Health
Assistants. This program offers a broad foundation of
knowledge and skills, expanding the traditional role of the
nursing assistant, for both acute and long-term care
settings.
Transportation - Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair
This program offers a sequence of courses in the Transportation,
Distribution and Logistics
career cluster, focused on the Automotive industry
including; planning, management, finance, technical and
product skills, underlying principles of technology, as well
as labor, community, health, safety and environmental
issues.
Transportation - Diesel Maintenance Technology
This
program offers a
sequence of courses leading to technical skills to inspect,
repair, and overhaul any vehicle with a diesel engine.