This award provides funding to Johnston Community College Foundation to assist with the expansion of programs in applied engineering, computer-integrated machining, and welding offered by Johnston Community College (JCC). The college is relocating these programs to the new Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Four Oaks. The ATC, a new 67,000-square-foot facility that cost $35 million, is a public-private partnership led by the I-95/I-40 Cross Roads of America Economic Development Alliance. Relocating these programs to the ATC will provide students with hands-on access to advanced technologies and state-of-the-art equipment. This initiative is expected to increase the capacity of the applied engineering and welding programs by 12 students each, bringing the total capacity to 24 students per program. Golden LEAF funds will be used for equipment.
