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EvCC student, instructor earn American Technical Education Association awards

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Release Date: May 18, 2017

Contact: Sheila Dunn, Associate Dean of Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing Careers, 425-388-9164; sdunn@everettcc.edu

EvCC student, instructor earn American Technical Education Association awards

     

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Everett Community College advanced manufacturing student Nicole Zupke and instructor Michael Patching received awards at the American Technical Education Association (ATEA) national conference. Zupke, 28, of Everett, received the national ATEA Student Award for Notable Performance in Composite Design. She was honored for her leadership in EvCC’s Boeing AerosPACE team, encouragement of future advanced manufacturing students, technical skill and 3.9 GPA, which she earned while taking 20-25 credits per quarter while working part-time. Patching, of Clinton, was honored as one of three finalists for the ATEA Outstanding Technical Teacher award. He has taught at EvCC since 2012.
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EvCC celebrates AMTEC expansion with Gov. Inslee

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Updated: Oct. 25, 2016

Contact: John Bonner, Vice President of Corporate and Workforce Training, 425-267-9520; jbonner@everettcc.edu

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Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee joined Everett Community College in celebrating the $2.5 million expansion of EvCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Training & Education Center (AMTEC) Oct. 25 at the center, 909 N. Broadway. “This really is an astounding achievement to see the progress in just two years,” said Inslee, who previously visited the building before it opened in 2014 and for AMTEC’s grand opening later that year. “This is one of the more innovative efforts in job skill development in the nation.”
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Everett Community College joins Boeing’s AerosPACE program

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Release Date: June 25, 2015

Contact: John Bonner, Vice President of Corporate and Workforce Training, 425-267-9520; jbonner@everettcc.edu

Everett Community College joins Boeing’s AerosPACE program 

EVERETT, Wash. – Everett Community College is the first community college in the nation to join five universities in a Boeing-led collaboration to close the skills gap in aerospace engineering.

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Everett Community College is the first community college in the nation to join five universities in a Boeing-led collaboration to close the skills gap in aerospace engineering. EvCC is the newest partner in AerosPACE (Aerospace Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering) along with Purdue, Georgia Institute of Technology, Tuskegee, BrighamYoung and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universities. Boeing created the program in 2013 to help the next generation of aerospace employees learn through real-life collaboration on a project.
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EvCC Receives $1.5 Million for Aerospace Training, Equipment

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Release Date: June 10, 2014

Contact: John Bonner, Executive Director of Corporate & Continuing Education and EvCC Aerospace Industry Liaison, 425-267-9520; jbonner@everettcc.edu

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Everett Community College and the Center of Excellence for Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing at EvCC will receive more than $1.5 million in new state funding to train students for aerospace jobs. The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges awarded $1,577,703 to EvCC to pay for faculty, curriculum design, equipment and staffing to support aerospace programs as part of a statewide effort to increase training opportunities for aerospace jobs. “This investment will help Washington state continue to provide employers with the best-trained aerospace workforce in the world,” EvCC President David Beyer said. “We are thankful for Gov. Inslee and the Legislature’s support for aerospace education and training.”
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