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Virginia Western Community College is pleased to announce the College’s new role with the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) with designation as an NC3 Leadership School. This will enhance regional opportunities in advanced manufacturing and industrial technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Western’s Workforce Solutions division hosted an event Thursday, July 2, to showcase the impact this will have on students and highlight the College’s advanced, industry-informed lab spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skill sets obtained in the mechatronics career pathway are transferable among many industries, in fields such as advanced manufacturing and industrial technology. The NC3 Leadership School designation represents the highest level of participation within NC3, designed for leading educational institutions that aim to model world-class career and technical education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an NC3 Leadership School, Virginia Western will now offer applied mechatronics courses:
\u2022 Applied Fluid Power with Vacuum Technology
\u2022 Applied Mechanical Systems
\u2022 Applied PLCs and Smart Sensors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nationally, NC3 has supported more than 430,000 students and issued over one million stackable certifications,” said Dr. Elizabeth Wilmer, Vice President of Academic and Workforce Solutions at Virginia Western. “We are delighted that students in our region have been successfully earning certificates at the fundamentals level, and we know that offering applied level courses as a Leadership School will advance regional opportunities that much more.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more and see photos from the event.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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