NCC Celebrates Advanced Manufacturing Week
North Carolina Community Colleges are celebrating Advanced Manufacturing Week Monday, April 7th through Friday, April 11th. Nash Community College has planned a week of awareness in partnership with the Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System, local manufacturing companies, and community leaders to ensure the promotion of future advanced manufacturing career opportunities to young students. Efforts to bring awareness to the need and demand for workers will create the pipeline of employees needed in the future to continue to support advanced manufacturing in North Carolina as it is projected to grow.
NCC offers degrees, certifications, and diplomas in advanced manufacturing fields such as computer-integrated machining, electronics engineering technology, tire manufacturing, welding, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and other engineering and manufacturing technology disciplines preparing students through career training and industry partnerships.
Although, Advanced Manufacturing Week is celebrated annually, Nash Community College exposes local students to the industry and careers in the field year-round. Last October, NCC hosted successful events such as the Industrial and Advanced Manufacturing Academy Parent Night with over 125 participants and the Career and Technical Education (CTE) which had 1,000 attendees including parents and students. In November, NCC presented information about exciting advanced manufacturing careers to 1,400 middle school and high school CTE students. This year, the college has offered parent and school staff awareness sessions to promote the Industrial and Advanced Manufacturing Academy.
To celebrate Advanced Manufacturing Week April 7-11, NCC has coordinated events in the Nash-Rocky Mount area. At the first event, being held on Monday, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS) Industrial & Advanced Manufacturing Academy students will tour Cummins-Rocky Mount Engine Plant, one of Nash County’s largest employers. Students will observe high-tech manufacturing and interact with various department leaders. They will also learn about the Cummins Work Study Scholarship Program (WSSP), an initiative providing scholarship opportunities for students as they work part-time and attend Nash Community College to pursue their Associate’s Degree in Computer-Integrated Machining, Electrical Systems Technology or Industrial Systems Technology.
On Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9, NRMPS Industrial & Advanced Manufacturing Academy Welding students and Nash Community College Welding students will tour Edwards, Inc. in Spring Hope to observe how various welding techniques and fabrication skills are applied in the field of industrial services.
Through the Industrial and Advanced Manufacturing Academy at Nash Community College, high school students can fast-track into careers by completing as many as 19 hours of college credit during high school. With the Academy, supported in part by the Golden LEAF Foundation, students explore highly employable career pathway options in fields offering competitive salaries. For more information, contact NCC Recruiter Elizabeth Wall at ewall@nashcc.edu or 252-451-8206.
