The Fab Academy is a six-month long digital fabrication program directed by MIT’s Neil Gershenfeld, and based on his rapid prototyping course How to Make (Almost) Anything. The Fab Academy started as an MIT outreach program, and has been implemented at Fab Labs all over, including the Providence Fab Lab:

The Providence, RI branch of the Fab Academy is now accepting applications for the class of 2013. Classes meet in at AS220 Labs in Providence, RI from January 9, 2013 through May 29, 2013 and additional open lab time is available through June 30th, 2013. The deadline for 2013 applications is November 30, 2012. For complete program information and how to apply, visit our site at http://www.as220.org/fabacademy/.