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Molding Careers to Learn, Earn $, & Live
(MCLEL)Innovation of the Year
Kelly Christensen, Project Administrator – Associate DeanRebecca Utter, Project Coordinator
In 2007, Central Community College received a 2.1 million dollar grant to educate and
train students and incumbent workers to fill high-skill, high-demand jobs in the advanced
manufacturing industry.
Central Community College has 3 campuses (Hastings, Grand Island,
& Columbus) that serves a 25-county area in central Nebraska—
approximately 14,000 square miles with a population of more
than 300,000.
Manufacturing Careers
Industrial Technology Quality Control Welding Technology Advanced Manufacturing Design
Technology (Machine Tool) Drafting Design Technology
Engineering Drafting
Improvements
$600,000 worth of new equipment including, HAAS VF1, VF2 CNC Mills & Lathes, 5-axis CNC Wire EDM, 4-axis CNC Sinker EDM, & CNC Classroom Simulators were purchased to create Nebraska’s State of the Art Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology Lab.
Improvements (Cont’d)
Created the “Midwest Center for Plastics & Design” on the Hastings Campus 2 Injection Molding Presses were
donated to the Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology (AMDT) by a manufacturing business partner
Student Projects
Golf Tees Meat mixer
Scraper Noodle bowl
Student Projects
Freebie Spatula
Certifications
194 high-skilled incumbent workers have received competency based certificates Manufacturing Skills Standards Council
(MSSC), Certified Production Technician▪ Quality Practices & Measurement▪ Safety▪ Manufacturing Processes & Production▪ Maintenance Awareness
Welding Qualification/Certification
Grant Deliverables
2,305 individuals have taken Advanced Manufacturing Courses
116 Early College entrants Short-term workshops for
incumbent/dislocated workers▪ 208 workshops, 1,879 participants
Distributed 114 Plastic 101 tool box kits to area middle/high schools
Grant Deliverables
Hosted 2 STEM academies for teachers▪ Distributed $800 VEX Robotic kit to each
teacher Hosted yearly VEX Robotic tournaments Partnered with Edgerton Exploit Center
to host (4) week-long summer campus utilizing Lego Mindstorm kits
Grant Deliverables
New Program Courses▪ Certificate in “Plastic Mold Processing”▪ Diploma & AAS Degree in “Structural
Detailing & Design”
Information
Central Community College ▪ http://www.facebook.com/CentralCommunityC
ollege
Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology Facebook Group Page:▪ http://www.facebook.comm/groups/CentralCo
mmunityCollegeAMDT
