Editing Fab lab (section)

== Fab Academy ==
Fab Academy leverages the Fab Lab network to teach hands-on, digital fabrication skills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fabacademy.org/about/diploma/|title=Fab Academy Course Structure {{!}} Fab Academy|website=fabacademy.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008094606/http://fabacademy.org/about/diploma/|archive-date=2016-10-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> Students convene at Fab Lab "Supernodes" for the 19 week course to earn a diploma and build a portfolio. In some cases, the diploma is accredited or offers academic credit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fabacademy.org/accreditations/|title=Accreditations {{!}} Fab Academy|website=fabacademy.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213102700/http://fabacademy.org/accreditations/|archive-date=2018-12-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> The curriculum is based on [[MIT]]'s rapid prototyping course MAS 863: How to Make (Almost) Anything.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://makezine.com/2014/07/08/fab-labs-at-10/|title=Fab Labs @ 10 {{!}} Make|date=2014-07-08|work=Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref> The course is estimated to cost US$5000, but varies with location and available scholarship opportunities. All course materials are publicly archived online [http://archive.fabacademy.org/ here].