Northeast State Community College announced a welcomed grant from the Gene Haas Foundation to educate a new generation of skilled technical workers.
The Foundation awarded a grant totaling $16,000 to Northeast State / Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing (RCAM) and another grant of $16,000 to the College’s Technologies Division in October. The combined monies of $32,000 funds scholarships to students currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a CNC technology or CNC Machining program at Northeast State. These Gene Haas scholarships fund tuition, books, a student’s personal National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) account, and the cost of individual NIMS credentials.
The new grant marks the latest grant award made by the Haas Foundation to Northeast State. Previous grants also funded scholarships for dual enrollment students pursuing CNC/machining-based training.
The grant also makes available up to $2,500 of funds for use to support the college’s SkillsUSA chapter to participate in CNC/Manufacturing competitions. SkillsUSA is a national membership association serving students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations (including health occupations) and for further education. The Northeast State SkillsUSA chapter has won regional awards and competed in the national SkillsUSA competition.
Northeast State offers a 63-credit-hour associate’s degree in Machine Tool technology and a 31-credit-hour certificate in Machine Tool Operations. The Technologies Division operates a CNC machining lab in the new Technical Education Complex. The RCAM Academy houses an equally impressive Machine Tool Operations lab on site in Kingsport.
The Machine Tool Operations program teaches students how to operate manufacturing equipment to include machine lathes, mills, grinders, and CAD/CAM software. Machinists and CNC operators use print specifications designed in CAD software to create machine parts for a near endless variety of manufacturing applications.
Founded by Gene Haas in 1999, the Gene Haas Foundation seeks to build skills in the machining industry by providing scholarships for CNC machine technology students and NIMS credentials. The Foundation has awarded more than $75 million to more than 8,000 charitable organizations and schools since 1999.
For information about Northeast State’s academic programs visit www.manufacturingfuture.net or www.northeaststate.edu. For more information about the Gene Haas Foundation or Haas Automation, visit www.ghaasfoundation.org or www.haascnc.com.
Northeast State Community College announced a welcomed grant from the Gene Haas Foundation to educate a new generation of skilled technical workers.
The Foundation awarded a grant totaling $16,000 to Northeast State / Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing (RCAM) and another grant of $16,000 to the College’s Technologies Division in October. The combined monies of $32,000 funds scholarships to students currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a CNC technology or CNC Machining program at Northeast State. These Gene Haas scholarships fund tuition, books, a student’s personal National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) account, and the cost of individual NIMS credentials.
The new grant marks the latest grant award made by the Haas Foundation to Northeast State. Previous grants also funded scholarships for dual enrollment students pursuing CNC/machining-based training.
The grant also makes available up to $2,500 of funds for use to support the college’s SkillsUSA chapter to participate in CNC/Manufacturing competitions. SkillsUSA is a national membership association serving students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations (including health occupations) and for further education. The Northeast State SkillsUSA chapter has won regional awards and competed in the national SkillsUSA competition.
Northeast State offers a 63-credit-hour associate’s degree in Machine Tool technology and a 31-credit-hour certificate in Machine Tool Operations. The Technologies Division operates a CNC machining lab in the new Technical Education Complex. The RCAM Academy houses an equally impressive Machine Tool Operations lab on site in Kingsport.
The Machine Tool Operations program teaches students how to operate manufacturing equipment to include machine lathes, mills, grinders, and CAD/CAM software. Machinists and CNC operators use print specifications designed in CAD software to create machine parts for a near endless variety of manufacturing applications.
Founded by Gene Haas in 1999, the Gene Haas Foundation seeks to build skills in the machining industry by providing scholarships for CNC machine technology students and NIMS credentials. The Foundation has awarded more than $75 million to more than 8,000 charitable organizations and schools since 1999.
For information about Northeast State’s academic programs visit www.manufacturingfuture.net or www.northeaststate.edu. For more information about the Gene Haas Foundation or Haas Automation, visit www.ghaasfoundation.org or www.haascnc.com.
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