Grants for Training in Manufacturing Help Students with the Costs of Upcoming MCC Classes
Manchester, Conn. (July 29, 2015) – Eligible students who enroll now in Manchester Community College’s 10-week Conventional Precision Manufacturing (CPM) certificate course, which begins Monday, August 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., may be able to attend the classes at a significantly reduced cost thanks to a federal grant.
The CPM certificate is the first part of MCC’s 26-week manufacturing program, which includes the CPM non-credit certificate and CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing) credit certificate. Additional financial aid and scholarships may also be available.
The CPM certificate program centers on the operation of conventional (manual) machinery used in today’s manufacturing environments. Students who complete this certificate are provided a solid foundation for a career in manufacturing. They can then move on to the more advanced CAM credit certificate. These courses cover theory and provide hands-on experience with computer numerical control (CNC) machining. Students can also pursue additional studies in quality control inspection and CNC programming.
For more information and to enroll, contact Ed Dombroski via email at edombroski@manchestercc.edu, or call 860-512-2814.
MCC’s manufacturing programs are funded in part by the Connecticut Advanced Manufacturing Initiative (CAMI), a Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grant, as implemented by the Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
CAMI is an equal opportunity program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
As implementation of the $15 million federal grant for CAMI moves forward, MCC is serving as the lead college of the consortium working collaboratively with the other 11 Connecticut community colleges, Charter Oak State College, and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system office.
MCC has been allocated more than $6 million of the total funds to develop new curriculum, expand manufacturing labs, purchase equipment and support its leadership role. CAMI builds upon the success of the state’s nationally recognized Advanced Manufacturing Centers that are currently implemented at four state community colleges and expands manufacturing education to every community college in Connecticut.
In addition, last winter the United Bank Foundation Connecticut donated $100,000 to the college through the MCC Foundation to help support the growth of manufacturing programs.
The grant will be distributed to the college in blocks of $25,000 over four years to enable the purchase, delivery and installation of manufacturing equipment that students will use for hands-on learning. Portions of the grant will also fund scholarships.
The equipment – four Bridgeport mills to be delivered at the rate of one each year over the four-year grant period – will enhance students’ learning by giving them access to state-of-the-art milling and turning machines of the type currently used on many manufacturing floors.
