Officials for the Seattle-area Everett Community College say the school plans to create a 37,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing training and education center to prepare students for jobs in manufacturing and aerospace. The center is to be located in a warehouse owned by the college remodeled at a cost of $3.5 million.
A three-year, $888,653 grant from the National Science Foundation announced June 3 will fund curriculum design, equipment, student support services, and faculty training.
The center and new curriculum will teach students about the manufacturing process from start to finish. The grant also partners the college with the K-12 system, with courses designed from middle school through college with input from industry and teachers from middle school, high school and the college.
The project is pending approval by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges. If the state board approves the plan at its June 19-20 meeting, construction is scheduled to start by the end of 2013 with the center to open in 2014.
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