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Delivered September 17th, 2021. Contributors: Blessing S., Dennis K., Esther A., Kej A., Mayank B., Karna A., Kevin W., Erik V., Foni U., Mia G., Darius G., Uche M., ChristineD, james O., Edgar M., Mariana D., Sameen B. and

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Educational Programs List - Charlotte 1

IntroductionThe required information about educational programs in Charlotte is contained in the attached spreadsheet.
Summary of FindingsThe Aviation Institute of Maintenance offers a 2-year Industrial Manufacturing Technician program in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Watson offers a 4-year electrical apprenticeship program. The program locations include Wilson, Fayetteville, Greenville, Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem, NC.
The Carolinas Electrical Training Institute offers an electrical apprenticeship program in Charlotte, NC.
The Gaston College has a welding technology certification program in Dallas, NC.
Research StrategyFor this research on Educational Programs List - Charlotte, we searched through the public domain for institutions, colleges, companies, and organizations that offer manufacturing training programs, apprenticeships, degrees, or certifications located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Due to the niche nature of the manufacturing programs of interest, we expanded the research width to include institutions within a 50-mile radius of Charlotte, such as the Gaston College in Dallas, North Carolina. 

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Educational Programs Details — Charlotte 2Introduction Educational programs details are provided in rows 23-42, columns A-D and H of the "Charlotte, NC" tab of the attached spreadsheet. 

Summary of Findings Rowan-Cabarrus Community College offers Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) and Certified Production Technician (CPT) certification courses.
Surry Community College is in Dobson, NC, and offers a Certified Production Technician certification course. 
Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, NC. It offers a 2-year degree course in Electrical Systems Technology.

Research Strategy To provide details for the requested programs, we leveraged the most reputable sources that were available in the public domain, including educational program websites and community college websites. 

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Educational Programs Details - Charlotte 1

Educational programs details are provided in rows 3-12, columns E-G and I-L of the "Charlotte, NC" tab of the attached spreadsheet. A majority of these courses require a high school diploma or GED. Gaston College and Watson's apprenticeship program are free.
Selected FindingsThe Welding Technology certification course offered by Universal Technical Institute runs for 36 weeks.
Gaston College offers a diploma certification in welding technology that runs for a period of one year.
The Automotive Technician certification course offered by Universal Technical Institute runs for 51 weeks.
The CNC Machinist Training Program certification course offered by Universal Technical Institute runs for 36 weeks.
Research StrategyTo provide educational program details for the requested programs, we leveraged the most reputable sources available in the public domain, including educational program websites and community college websites.  Where the contact name was not available, we used the provided admission office/student service details.

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Educational Programs Details - Charlotte 2

The contact information, cost, length, and prerequisites of the assigned educational programs have been entered in columns E-G and I-L, rows 13-22, on the "Charlotte, NC" tab of the attached spreadsheet. The majority of these courses require a high school diploma or GED.

Selected FindingsCarolinas Electrical Training Institute offers a free 4-year apprenticeship program that combines on-the-job and relevant classroom training.
The 18-month Caterpillar Assembly Pre-apprenticeship program prepares high school students for "employment in a manufacturing assembly environment."
The Mechanical Trades Carolinas offers a 5-year apprenticeship program designed to prepare young people for careers in the Commercial and Industrial Construction field.

Research StrategyIn answering this request, we leveraged the official websites of each of the assigned programs. However, we could not provide the contact details, prerequisites, costs, and duration of some programs listed as the institutions did not share this information on their websites. We have determined that this information is publicly unavailable as third-party sources also did not yield the required details. For such programs, the cells were filled with 'N/A'. Further inquiries can be made by contacting the institutions or their representatives directly. 

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IntroductionThis research provides the required details for the given educational programs in Charlotte, NC, in rows 23-32, columns E-G and I-L on the "Charlotte, NC" tab of the attached spreadsheet. Below are a few selected findings from the research.
Selected Findings Phil Rouse is the Program Chair for the Electrical Systems Technology program at Central Piedmont Community College. He can be reached at 704.330.2722 or phillip.rouse@cpcc.edu.
 Donald (Britt) Sowell is the program contact for the Electrical Systems Technology, AAS A35130 program offered by Guilford Technical Community College. He can be reached at 336-334-4822 or dbsowell@gtcc.edu.
Electrical Lineworker is a 12-weeks training program from Stanly Community College that provides students the knowledge and climbing skills necessary to enter into the field of power distribution as an Electrical Lineworker. The total cost of the program is approximately $403.50.
As per data from College Board, Jennifer Propst is the Director of Enrollment Management at Western Piedmont Community College. She can be reached at 828-448-6051 or jpropst@wpcc.edu.
Research StrategyFor this research, we have leveraged the most credible sources of information in the public domain, including each college/program's website, press releases, social media platforms, blogs, student handbooks, and program brochures. While we were able to garner most of the required information through these sources, no details about the fees of the various given programs could be found. To further search for the fees data for various programs, we looked through media articles from Forbes, WSJ, Businesswire, Live Mint, PR Newswire, etc., and various college information blogs like College Navigator, College Insight, College Board, StudyUSA, and The Choice, among others. However, even after a comprehensive search through these resources, we were unable to find any program-specific fees data. Only the general fee structure was available for the given colleges/institutions. Hence, we have marked the corresponding cells as 'N/A' in the spreadsheet. Also, in certain cases, details of the program coordinator or director were not available. In such cases, we have included the contact details of the admissions or a related department of the college (like Student Affairs). For determining the educational and general prerequisites for various colleges, we have leveraged their admission policies in general to extract the required information. Lastly, for the length of each program, we have updated the nearest available option from the drop-down menu. For example, all 2-year courses have been labeled as 'Under 2 years,' and all 1-year courses have been marked as 'Under 1 year'. 

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Educational Programs Details - Charlotte 4

IntroductionThe requested details for educational programs listed in rows 33-42, Columns E-G and I-L on the "Charlotte, NC" tab of the attached spreadsheet have been provided.
Selected findings Forrest Lineberry is the Certified Production Technician 4.0 program contact at Surry Community College.
 Diana McGinty is the Director, Continuing Education/Customized Training Programs at Piedmont Community College. 
Donna Ludwig is the program contact for the Certified Logistics Technician program at Rowan Cabarrus Community College.
The program coordinators for the Certified Production Technician (CPT) program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College are Patrycja Manning and Leigh Bennett.
Research StrategyWe leveraged data from the provided websites in the spreadsheet to find the requested details regarding the previously identified educational programs in Charlotte, North Carolina. And from the provided websites, we could garner much of the requested information. Where contact details of the program coordinators were not publicly available, we offered the general contact information on the website.

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Educational Programs List - West Columbia 1

The requested information on Educational Programs List — West Columbia 1 has been provided in West Columbia, SC tab rows 3-22 of the attached spreadsheet.
Selected FindingsOrangeburg Calhoun Technical College offers advanced manufacturing programs, including welding, Industrial Electronics Technology, machine tools technology, and mechatronics technology programs.
Aiken Technical College offers earn and learn welding programs to students who enroll in its program.
Research StrategyWe mainly leveraged company/organization websites to provide the requested information. We could not find all the requested information within West Columbia city, So we expanded our search beyond the West Columbia city, but we stuck within the 150-200 miles radius as required.

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Educational Programs List - West Columbia 2

This report provides educational programs list for West Columbia, South Carolina. Research findings were presented in Rows 23-42, Columns A-D and H on the "West Columbia, SC" tab of the attached spreadsheet.
Selected findingsSome active educational programs that help provide a pathway for people looking to get into manufacturing jobs in West Columbia, South Carolina, and within a 150-200-mile radius of the city include:
 Mechanical Design Technician Certificate at Technical College of Low Country.	
 Designing HVAC Systems Certificate at Technical College of Low Country.	
 Engineering Design Technology degree at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College.
 Basic Machining and CNC Fundamentals Certificate at Central Carolina Technical College.
 Mechatronics Associate degree at ECPI University.
RESEARCH STRATEGYWe have leveraged reputable educational, news, and manufacturing industry sources to provide a list of 20 active educational programs, in and around West Columbia, South Carolina, that help provide a pathway for people looking to get into manufacturing jobs.

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Details on the educational programs listed on rows 3-12 of the "West Columbia, SC" tab of the attached spreadsheet have been provided in columns E-L. A brief overview of findings have been presented below.
Aiken Technical collegePatsy D Fields is the admin of academics and student affairs at Aiken Technical college. (803) 508-7278 and fieldsp@atc.edu are the contact details.
Tuition at the school is $6,880 for out-of-state and $5,186 for in-state.
Aiken Technical college is a two-year institution of higher education.
Midlands Technical college Roxanne Kneece is the administrative specialist at the school of advanced manufacturing and skilled trades. kneecerj@midlandstech.edu and (803) 822-3361 are the contact details.
Tuition at the school is $6,086.
Programs in the school of advanced manufacturing and skilled trades department range from 6 months to 2 years.
Greenville Technical CollegeSheila Brame is the contact person for the industrial, manufacturing & trades program. (864) 250-8377 and Sheila.Brame@gvltec.edu are her contact details.
Tuition ranges from $5,285 for in-country students living with parents to $5,285 for in-country students living alone.
The industrial, manufacturing & trades program can be completed in under a year.
Northeastern Technical CollegeJoy Hicks is the admission coordinator at the school. Her contact details are 843-921-6980 and jhicks@netc.edu.
Tuition is $4,515 for out-of-state/country students.
The tool and die maker program duration is 3 and half years.

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The contact information, program cost, length, and the pre-requisites of the assigned educational programs are provided in columns E-G and I-L, rows 13-22, on the "West Columbia, SC" tab of the attached spreadsheet.

Selected Findings
 Horry-Georgetown Technical College or HGTC is a 2-year community/technical college. It offers certificate programs to students seeking quick entry to the workforce or to those who desire to transfer to a senior institution.
For HGTC's program for Electrical Lineman Technician, an additional requirement is that students 18 years old and above should have a valid driver’s license.
The associate degree in Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College or OCtech's Welding Program combines both industrial maintenance and welding skills courses.
Aiken County Career & Technology Center or ACCTC's program in Electricity is a 2-year program that teaches students the application of theories through hands-on experiences.

Research Strategy:
For this request, we mainly used the dedicated pages for the programs of the assigned schools/colleges to get the contact details, program costs, and other information. The email addresses of the contact names assigned to each program in HGTC are not indicated, therefore, we used the email address of the admission's office. For OCtech, this information is not directly available on its website, therefore, we used the company's email address as indicated in its social media account.

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Educational Programs Details - West Columbia 3

IntroductionThe requested information on the previously identified educational programs in West Columbia, South Carolina, has been entered into rows 23 through 32, columns E through G and I through L of the attached spreadsheet on the "West Columbia, SC" tab.
SummaryThe Automotive Technology Associate Degree program offered by Midlands Technical College costs around $13,528.00. This figure does not include fees and the cost of equipment.
Central Carolina Technical College's Engineering Design Technology Associate Degree in Applied Science program is a two-year degree program, and the only general prerequisite is that the attendee is a student. 
The contact for the Basic Mechatronics Technology Certificate program at Central Carolina Technical College is Bert Hancock, the Dean of Industrial and Engineering Technology. His email address is hancockhi@cctech.edu.
Research Strategy:For this request, we primarily relied on sources provided by the educational programs and colleges themselves, as they serve as reliable, direct sources. We scanned through each of their official websites, focusing on the areas dedicated to the identified educational programs. Using these sources, we were able to locate most of the requested details. However, we were unable to find the cost of the educational programs offered by ECPI University and Central Carolina Technical College through these sources. We searched through reports, fact sheets, and other documentation provided by the programs and colleges to see if we could find this information. Although we were able to estimate the cost of the programs offered by Central Carolina Technical College using a document on tuition rates provided by the institution (multiplying the total number of required class hours by the tuition rate), we could not find any data on the Mechatronics AS program for ECPI University. We then conducted a general search to see if this information was available through the public domain. Nevertheless, this research path did not yield the results we were seeking. Therefore, we marked the cell in column I of row as "N/A".

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Educational Programs Details - West Columbia 4

The contact information, program cost, length, and the prerequisites of the assigned educational programs are provided in columns E-G and I-L, rows 33-42, on the "West Columbia, SC" tab of the attached spreadsheet.
Selected Findings Ladell Humphries is the contact person for the Advanced CNC Programming Certificate program at Central Carolina Technical College.
 Stephanie Phillips is the contact person for the Electronics Engineering Technology – Electronic Instrumentation program at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College.
 Dave Odom is the contact person for the Engineering Design Technology program at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College.
Research StrategyExcept for the programs offered by Technical College of Low Country, the cost for the assigned programs had to be calculated based on available information about tuition and fees. For example, programs offered by Central Carolina Technical College cost $331 per credit hour for out-of-state students (the most costly rate). Where a range of credit hours was possible for a program, we used the upper bound value for the calculation. None of the programs indicated any educational prerequisites, so we entered "None" in column K of the spreadsheet.

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Educational Programs List - Columbus 1

A list of 22 active educational programs in Columbus, Ohio, and various surrounding metropolitan areas (within a 150-200 mile radius) were provided in the Columbus, Ohio tab of the attached spreadsheet. For each program, the following details were provided: company or organization name, program name, program type, program locations, and a link to the program website. Some selected findings and the research study used were presented below.

Columbus, Ohio Educational Programs for Manufacturing Careers

The Ashland County-West Homes offers a welding technology certification program in Ashland, Ohio.
The Raise the Bar Hancock County organization launched a "Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Program" in Findlay, Ohio.
The Ohio Manufacturing Institute offers its "Columbus Region LIFT OMIC internship program" in Columbus, Ohio.
The Columbus State Community College offers its "Modern Manufacturing Work-Study (MMWS) Program" where enrollees can earn and learn.
The Columbus State Community College offers its "Engineering, Manufacturing, and Engineering Technology Pathway" 2-year program in its Columbus and Delaware, Ohio campuses.

Research Strategy
To build a lost of 20 active educational programs in Columbus, Ohio that help provides a pathway for people looking to get into manufacturing jobs, we leveraged the most reputable sources of information in the public domain including education-related websites, higher education websites (Columbus State Community College, Ohio Manufacturing Institute, etc.), manufacturing industry association sites (Ohio Manufacturer's Association, etc.), educational and training center directories (Workforce Connections Directory, etc.), job posting sites (Indeed, LinkedIn, etc.), career-oriented articles (My Next Move, etc.), and other similar sources. We then focused on educational programs that can help people who are looking to get manufacturing jobs. We made sure that the programs are still active based on the recency of the dates and the information on their websites. We also focused on programs that can help these job-seekers to acquire expertise that can help them get hired in these given manufacturing-related jobs: welders, tool and die maker, electrician, fabricator or machinist, and other relevant positions. Since the programs in Columbus, Ohio are limited, we expanded our search to include the surrounding areas that are within a 150-200 mile radius of the city based on the distance calculation feature in Google Maps. Some programs belong to several program types but we selected the most dominant type based on the features and available information provided in the sources.

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Educational Programs List - Columbus 2

A list of 20 active educational programs in the surrounding metropolitan areas of Columbus, Ohio, were provided in the Columbus, Ohio tab of the attached spreadsheet. For each program, the following details are provided: company or organization name, program name, program type, program locations, and a link to the program website. Some selected findings and the research study used are presented below.
Selected FindingsApollo Career Center offers the CNC Machining Operations & Programming Program to students or individuals "seeking to achieve a career in CNC Manufacturing skills."
The Welding Technician/AWS Certified Program offered by Warren County Career Center helps students "gain the skills necessary to function in the welding industry."
The Cincinnati State's Additive Manufacturing Training Program helps individuals develop the skills and experience needed to "operate additive equipment, implement it into manufacturing production and gain knowledge of lightweight and other advanced materials."
Butler Tech's Industrial Welding Program offers a solid training foundation in theory and practice for a career in industrial welding applications.
Research StrategyFor this research on identifying 20 active educational programs in Columbus that help provide a pathway for people looking to get into manufacturing jobs, we leveraged the most reputable sources of information in the public domain. These sources included education-related websites, manufacturing industry association sites, career-oriented articles, and similar sources, such as Columbus State Community College, Workforce Connections Directory, Ohio Manufacturing Institute, etc. We focused on programs that inspire a career in manufacturing or prepare job-seekers to acquire the expertise to help them get hired in these manufacturing-related jobs: welders, tool and die-makers, electricians, fabricators, or machinists, and other relevant positions. We also focused on programs from Columbus, Ohio, but determined that information was limited and had already been included during the initial submission. Therefore, we expanded our search to include the surrounding areas, within a 150-200 mile radius of the city, based on the distance calculation feature at Map Developers. We identified 20 additional active programs through this procedure.

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Educational Programs Details - Columbus 1

The contact information, program cost, length, and the pre-requisites of the assigned educational programs are provided in columns E-G and I-L, rows 3-12, on the "Columbus, OH" tab of the attached spreadsheet.

Selected FindingsColumbus State's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program is a 90 days course for employees.
The Ohio State University ATI's Manufacturing Inspection Certificate program is a 3-month course for individuals.
Knox Technical Center's CNC Machinist Certification program is a 9-month program for high school diploma holders.
Research Strategy 
To provide the requested details, we leveraged the most reputable sources that were available in the public domain, including institutions' websites and college/university websites. 

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The requested details for the specific educational programs in Columbus, Ohio are provided in rows 13-22, Columns E-G and I-L on the "Columbus, OH" tab of the attached spreadsheet. 
Selected Findings Kevin Clark is the main contact of the Machining Technology Program at Colombiana County CCCT.
The Welding Program at Alliance Career Center has a cost of $7,400. 
 Robert Kraus is the main contact of the Tool and Die/Moldmaker Certificate at Owens Community College.
Research Strategy:To provide the requested information, we relied on each of the identified programs' websites. We were not able to provide some contact names, requisites, costs, and program length for various programs listed as the institutions did not publicly share this information. We came to this conclusion after searching for this information outside the institution's website. It is possible that this information is provided via email or phone. In these cases, cells were filled with 'N/A'.

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IntroductionThis research provides information on the contact details, program cost, program length, and any educational and general prerequisites for educational programs in Columbus, OH. This information has been compiled in Rows 23-32, Columns E-G and I-L on the "Columbus, OH" tab of the attached spreadsheet.
Selected FindingsThe Fabrication Concepts and Plate Welding program is offered by Apollo Career Center. This program costs $10,900. 
Ann Benfield is the Program Manager for the Fabrication Concepts and Plate Welding program. She can be reached at ann.benfield@apollocc.org and 419.998.2980.
Dave Guinn is the Advanced Manufacturing Program Coordinator. He can be reached at dave.guinn@mywccc.org and 513-932-5677 x 5272.
The Graduate School of Engineering and Management program by Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) includes several certification programs, each with different duration and prerequisites. 
Although Cincinnati State's Workforce Development Center (WDC) does not list any educational and general prerequisites for its programs (rows 29-32), it's admission application page has options for students who are in "grades 7-12 and are interested in earning high school and college credit before graduating high school" as well as people who are applying to the Cincinnati State. Given this, we have entered "None" in the "Pre-Reqs: Educational" column and "Other" in the "Pre-Reqs: General" column for certification programs offered by Cincinnati State's WDC. 
Research StrategyFor this research on the contact details, program cost, program length, and educational and general prerequisites for the assigned educational programs, we leveraged the most reputable sources of information that were available in the public domain, including each program's official website as well as admission policies, applications pages, and registrations forms, as available.

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Introduction
The requested details for the previously identified educational programs (rows 33 to 42) in Columbus, Ohio, and various surrounding metropolitan areas (within a 150-200 mile radius) were provided in the Columbus, Ohio tab of the attached spreadsheet. For each program, the following details were provided in columns E-G and I-L: contact entity, phone number for the contact, the email for the contact, program cost, and any information on the educational and general prerequisites. However, some programs did not indicate details on the cost and prerequisites. They provided contact forms that can be filled up for further inquiries. Some selected findings and the research strategy used were presented below.

The Cincinnati State's Workforce Development Center (WDC) offers a "Machine Maintenance Technician Certificate" that can be completed under one year and for less than $5,000. 
The Apollo Career Center offers its "CNC Machining Operations and Programming" certification course that requires a high school diploma.
High school graduates can also enroll in Butler Tech's "Industrial Welding Certification Program" for $7,250. However, enrollees also need to pass a "WorkKeys® Assessments" exam before they can avail of this course.

Research Strategy
To obtain the requested details for the previously identified educational programs (rows 33 to 42) in Columbus, Ohio, and various surrounding metropolitan areas (within a 150-200 mile radius), we leveraged the most reputable sources of information in the public domain such as the websites and reports connected to the educational programs. We then found most of the requested information on the given educational programs. However, some programs did not indicate details on the cost and prerequisites of their programs. They provided contact forms that can be filled up for further inquiries.