The building isn't grand, but the Washington Aerospace Training and Research Center is teaching students the nuts and bolts of modern airplane manufacturing.
The “beta” class of 20 students opened their books and bench vises June 9 after a celebratory grand opening with dozens of elected officials and aerospace dignitaries on June 3.
“We know this is not the Taj Mahal, but it's our beginning,” Linda Lanham, CEO of the Kent-based Aerospace Futures Alliance that helped spearhead the effort to open the center, said at the grand opening.
Larry Cluphf, director of the center, said the goal is to put the curriculum online to make lectures available at any time while eventually offering hands-on classes at the center around the clock, Monday through Friday. Edmonds Community College will operate the center.
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