SUNY Jamestown Community College Workforce Development held graduation ceremonies for 28 students who successfully completed the Industrial Maintenance Technician, Machining/CNC Operator, or Welding Fundamentals Advanced Manufacturing programs.
Machining/CNC graduates, and the bottom Welding Fundamentals graduates from SUNY
JCC Advanced Manufacturing programs.
The IMT ceremony took place May 10 at the North County Training Center in Dunkirk. The CNC ceremony was May 22 and the Welding ceremony May 23 at the Manufacturing Technology Institute on the Cattaraugus County Campus in Olean.
The acquisition of several grants and collaboration with area Workforce Development boards made it possible to offer these programs at no cost to students.
Enrolled students completed between 200 and 330 hours of training. The majority of the hours were dedicated to hands-on instruction using industry-standard equipment, which allows students to develop job-ready expertise.
Industrial Maintenance Technician graduates: Irina Azarenkova, Devan Marsh, Tate Olson, Ron Lach Jr., Jason Quinones, Thomas Kiley, Brendan Witherspoon, Nicholas Mason, and David Farley.
Machining/CNC Operator graduates: Joshua Tackentien, Bradley Whitermore, Dave Brown, Ashley Roberts, Codie Tidd, Kyle Ostrum, Wendy Taggart, Richard Climenhaga, and Zachary Climenhaga.
Welding Fundamentals graduates: Brock George, Anthony Morgan, Brett Taggert, Joel Grabow, Daniel Dailey, Samuel Dean, Brandon Roberts, Robert Rodgers, Michael Black, and Samuel McCaslin.
“We are very pleased with the growth these programs have experienced the past two years,” said Gregg Karl, Workforce Development program manager. “Our students leave with experience and industry credentials needed for in-demand jobs. The growing interest with these programs shows us that we are meeting a need for our manufacturing partners.”
For more information on the Maintenance Technician or the Machining/CNC Operator programs, visit sunyjcc.edu/workforce-advanced-manufacturing.