Lakeshore Technical College, in collaboration with eight other colleges from the Wisconsin Technical College System, is a recipient of a $5.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
This award, part of the department’s Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants, will span four years and aims to enhance advanced manufacturing education across the state.
The $400,000 allocated to Lakeshore will primarily fund the integration of embedded, industry-recognized credentials within advanced manufacturing programs, the development of corresponding learning materials that can save students money compared to buying textbooks, and efforts to reduce equity gaps among students in manufacturing programs.
Focus will be placed on Lakeshore’s electronical maintenance, industrial maintenance, and mechatronics programs.
This round of the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants provides $65 million to 16 colleges in 14 states to expand their capacity to provide training to meet the skill development needs of employers and help students obtain quality jobs.
These colleges will work in multiple sectors, including advanced manufacturing, healthcare, IT, and infrastructure-related sectors like construction, transportation, broadband expansion, and renewable energy.
For information about Lakeshore’s advanced manufacturing programs, visit gotoltc.edu.
