FRANKLIN, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Franklin has received a 2022 American Water Charitable Foundation Workforce Readiness Grant in support of its early college program for high school students focused on advanced manufacturing and the development of its campus Advanced Manufacturing Lab.
The $25,000 grant will assist the college in outfitting the state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Lab with industry-grade equipment to help prepare students for advanced manufacturing careers. The lab will support local industry employers in upskilling and training their workforce and will offer programming opportunities for high school early college initiatives.
Ivy Tech partners with Center Grove High School and Clark-Pleasant Community schools to offer the Johnson County Advanced Manufacturing Program (JCAmp) where high school students can earn an Ivy Tech associate degree in industrial technology while concurrently getting a high school diploma.
As part of JCAmp, students have opportunities in their junior and senior years to participate in paid, on-the-job training with local industry partners.
The first cohort of students in the program this school year features seven freshmen from Whiteland High School and 22 from Center Grove High School.
