SCC to Receive Grant From GM to Help Grow Advanced Manufacturing Credential Programs

Published: 02/28/2023

St. Charles Community College will receive $40,000 in grant funding from GM as one of seven colleges selected by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to help grow community college advanced manufacturing programs.

 Selected colleges are located near GM facilities and will study and share best practices for integrating advanced manufacturing into college curriculum. GM provided a philanthropic grant of $600,000 to be administered by AACC to expand and leverage local programs into national networks. News of this grant was released January 20, by the American Association of Community Colleges.

“Partnering with GM is a wonderful opportunity to develop our manufacturing program to meet the needs of today’s workforce,” said Barbara Kavalier, Ph.D., SCC president. “We are proud of our longstanding partnership with the GM Wentzville Assembly Center and look forward to working with GM in this new way, to give people in our area even more opportunities to learn and pursue manufacturing as a career.”

The other six community colleges selected include:

Ivy Tech Community College, IN

Lansing Community College, MI

Columbia State Community College, TN

Owens Community College, OH

Johnson County Community College, KS

Imperial Valley Community College, CA 

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.