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Northeast Receives Grant for Industry
Training Center
Northeast Alabama Community College
President Dr. David Campbell recently announced that the college
will receive a $150,000 grant from the Alabama Public School and
College Authority. Funds will be used to renovate the Industry
Training Center on campus.
“We are pleased that the Alabama Public
School and College Authority has awarded this grant to help in
the renovation of the Industry Training Center,” stated Dr.
David Campbell. “When we moved the Emergency Medical Services
program into the new Health Education and Workforce Development
Center last August, it made that building available for other
programs.”
The Industry Training Center will house
the Industrial Systems Technology program and other
industry-related programs. The building includes two classrooms,
three offices, and a high bay area. Funds will be used to
upgrade the building for energy efficiency, rewire the high bay
area to accommodate a variety of industrial equipment, install
safety and health systems, and upgrade restrooms to ADA
compliance.
Mike Kennamer, Director of Workforce
Development at Northeast, reported that he is excited to have
the opportunity to remodel and repurpose this building for the
Industrial Systems Technology program. “The college’s growth
over the past several years limited us as to what programs we
could add, since some programs require a good deal of dedicated
space,” said Kennamer. “However, with the completion of the
Health Education and Workforce Development Center in August, we
have been able to move forward with other programs.”
The Industrial Systems Technology program
started this semester as a short-term certificate. Kennamer
expects the degree program, which will include options for
maintenance mechanic, electrical and instrumentation,
multi-skilled maintenance technician, welding, and machining, to
be approved for implementation in August.
“I would like to recognize Dr. Joe Burke,
our vice president, and Mike Kennamer for their excellent work
on this project,” stated Dr. David Campbell. “We look forward to
better serving the local business and industry community through
this facility and new program.”
Northeast Alabama Community College is a
comprehensive community college providing academic transfer
courses, career programs, business and industry services, and
opportunities for cultural enrichment. For more info on NACC, go
to www.nacc.edu or call 638-4418 or 228-6001.
Pictured is the Industry Training Center,
formerly the EMS building, which is currently undergoing
renovation with the assistance of the $150,000 grant.
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