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Schools: Cost Estimate |
The following is a break down of equipment and
materials costs for each of the PLTW courses based on estimates
from the 2003-2004 PLTW Purchasing Manual. These estimates
are based on several assumptions that may not be true for
your school:
- Furniture costs are based on a "bare walls"
lab;
- The prices are based on 26 students per class
- Computers are included in the equipment cost column;
- Consumable prices are based on class sizes of 26 and must
be multiplied by the number of sections taught;
- Resource materials, such as textbooks, laboratory manuals,
instruction software, etc., are not included in the below
prices;
- All Fischertechnik items are included under the equipment
costs.
Course Abbreviations
| GTT |
Gateway to Technology - Comprised
of 5 Units |
| IED |
Introduction to Engineering
Design |
| DE |
Digital Electronics |
| POE |
Principles of Engineering |
| CIM |
Computer Integrated Manufacturing |
| CEA |
Civil Engineering and Architecture |
| AE |
Aerospace Engineering |
| BE |
Biotechnical Engineering |
| EDD |
Engineering Design and Development |
GTT - Middle School Costs
| Unit |
Cmptrs |
Equpmt |
Supplies |
Furniture |
Software
(MS Office, Photoshop, etc.) |
Consum-
ables
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Text
Books |
Grand
Total |
| Design & Modeling |
27,245 |
6,865 |
220 |
7,665 |
1,475 |
515 |
See below |
$43,985 |
| Magic of Electrons |
1,275 |
2,790 |
400 |
450 |
0 |
630 |
See below |
$5,545 |
| Science of Technology |
1,275 |
2,185 |
150 |
450 |
0 |
175 |
See below |
$4,235 |
| Automation & Robotics |
1,275 |
4,725 |
50 |
670 |
0 |
0 |
See below |
$6,720 |
Flight & Space |
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NA |
NA |
NA |
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NA |
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NA |
GTT Unit
Totals |
$31,070 |
$16,565 |
$820 |
$9,235 |
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$1,320 |
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$62,515 |
Total cost for four middle school laboratories with 26 student stations in each lab is approximately $62,479.36. These costs include laptop computers for four teachers. The cost can be reduced if the school already has equipment and/or computers meeting or exceeding the PLTW specifications.
Please See Computer
Requirements on the National Project Lead the
Way site.
High School Costs
| Course |
Cmptrs |
Equpmt |
Supplies |
Furniture |
Software
(MS Office,
Photoshop, etc. ) |
Consum-
ables |
Text
Books |
Grand
Total |
| Computer Lab |
21,255 |
$6,465 |
205 |
6000 |
1140 |
515 |
0 |
$35,580 |
| IED |
1275# |
0 |
425 |
0 |
0 |
210 |
2160 |
$4,070 |
| POE |
1275 |
16775 |
525 |
1100 |
0 |
215 |
975 |
$20,865 |
| DE |
1275 |
4400 |
830 |
450 |
0 |
1595 |
1880 |
$10,430 |
| EDD Capstone |
1275 |
1135 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$2,470 |
Total Labs,
Foundation & Capstone Courses |
$26,355 |
$28,775 |
$2,045 |
$7,550 |
$1,140 |
$2,535 |
$5,015 |
$73,415 |
| CIM* |
1275 |
44500 |
450 |
2065 |
0 |
1415 |
3250 |
$52,955 |
| CEA* |
1275 |
2115 |
1205 |
450 |
0 |
0 |
1960 |
$7,005 |
# Note: One computer laboratory is required
to teach the PLTW sequence of courses. The costs of the
computer laboratory are reflected in the totals for IED.
The laboratory should be purchased with the first course
implemented. If that course is POE, then the POE totals
will need to be adjusted accordingly. In an effort to reduce
costs, it is recommended that schools schedule the computer
laboratory as necessary to accommodate the needs of the
other PLTW courses.
* Denotes specialization courses.
Per your School District Agreement, you are only required
to implement one of these two courses.
Total cost for one high school with 20 student stations equipped for all five courses is approximately:
- $80,420 if CEA is selected as the specialty course or
- $126,370 if CIM is selected as the specialty course
This cost can be reduced if the school already has equipment and/or computers meeting or exceeding the PLTW specifications.
High school costs are based on one high school
lab with 20 student stations. This cost can be reduced if the school
already has equipment and/or computers meeting or exceeding
PLTW specifications. Please See Computer Requirements
Software Costs
You must obtain a yearly lease for software to support the courses you are offering. |
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Your Autodesk lease will now include AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Inventor Professional, Autodesk Viz, and Autodesk Architectural Desktop. These products comprise the Autodesk Design Academy (ADA) Package. The specially priced annual lease through PLTW is $3,995.00.
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You may now use Autodesk products for classes other than PLTW classes.
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You will have 100 licenses of the Autodesk products for your school. High Schools may share their Autodesk Inventor Professional licenses with participating district Middle Schools within the 100 license parameter.
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High Schools in their first year of PLTW implementation may elect to lease just Autodesk Inventor Professional for $2,900. In this scenario, you will have 100 licenses of Autodesk Inventor Professional that may only be used in conjunction with PLTW courses. First year schools would then migrate to the ADA lease in year two.
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Middle Schools without a participating district High School may also choose the Autodesk Inventor Professional option for $2,900 per year
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| Introduction To Engineering Design (IED), Principles Of Engineering (POE), Gateway To Technology (GTT), Civil Engineering/Architecture (CEA) and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) |
Software |
DW or SS
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No. of Seats |
Unit Cost |
| Autodesk ADA Package |
SS |
100 |
$3995 |
| First Yr. HS Inventor Only |
SS |
100 |
$2900 |
| Middle School Only |
SS |
100 |
$2900 |
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Digital Electronics (DE) |
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Software |
DW or SS |
No. of Seats |
Unit Cost |
| MultiSIM |
SS |
25 |
$650 |
| Multiboard - (Optional) Printed Circuit Board Layout Software |
DW |
25 |
$600 |
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Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) |
Software |
DW or SS |
No. of Seats |
Unit Cost |
CIM Bundle Includes:
Eshed Robotic Robocell
CNC Motion
Edge CAM
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DW
DW
DW
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30
30
25 |
$1,600 |
Additional Seats:
Eshed Robotic Robocell
CNC Motion
Edge CAM |
DW
DW
DW |
30
30
25 |
$800
$800
$500 |
| ** Open CIM (Optional) |
DW |
30 |
$800 |
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DW = School District Wide
SS = School Site |
Professional Development Costs |
| Laptop computer for each PLTW teacher |
$1,275 |
| Summer Training Institute |
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| Registration depending onthe institute attended |
$1,600 to $2,2200 |
| Room and board depending on the institue attended |
$600 - $1000 |
Each National Affiliate Training Center (NATC)
establishes its own fees to cover its room/board/tuition
costs. These vary because of the level and type of financial
support within each state, the location of the NATC, and
the requirement that each NATC offer a self-sustaining program.
Please see the Cost
Of Summer Training Page on the National PLTW
site.
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