ATE Impacts Videos
The ATE Impacts book showcases the important role that two-year community and technical colleges play in building the skilled technical workforce and provide evidence of the United States’ critical economic need for technician education. The text, photos, and data throughout the 2022-2023 publication highlights the innovative and exciting work being done by the ATE community and by the people central to those efforts.
The accompanying videos created in collaboration with Vox Television share the experiences of those people – students, administrators, educators, and industry partners – and the profound impact of ATE initiatives on their lives and careers.
The ATE Impacts Videos are coming soon!
“When I talk to community members, it’s about me sharing that we’re part of this community, that we’re giving back to the community by creating the future workforce. Not only that we have that workforce, but they care about the communities in which they reside, and they’re giving back ... Without the ATE program, it would be hard for me to imagine what my college would be like.”
Annette Parker
President, South Central College
North Mankato, MN
“Using chemistry, microbiology, and technical knowledge gained during the duration of the water quality technology degree program, I was able to start a new career as a wastewater plant operator and provide clean water for my community while protecting the environment.”
Nicholas P. Galloway
Wastewater Plant Operator, Grade III
City of Maryville, TN
Pellissippi State Community College Graduate
Knoxville, TN
“There are many examples of how that collaboration with Columbus State and ATE has really benefited not only Honda, but other manufacturers in Central Ohio. One way is through that ATE funding and collaboration, Columbus State was able to create a program that included career preparation, [with] coordinated and very intentional counseling from a career perspective at the college. They were able to realign the curriculum so that when students came out to work at Honda and the other employers, they had a high degree of technical skills that other students traditionally wouldn’t have.”
Scot McLemore
Manager, Workforce Partnerships/Government & Industry Relations
American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Marysville, OH
“The Connecticut Community Colleges’ College of Technology and its NSF ATE funding has been a driver of advanced manufacturing education for more than 20 years. The ATE funding has provided faculty with industry-driven professional development opportunities and students with life-changing, well-paying careers that have impacted not only their lives, but the lives of future generations. Our National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NCNGM) capitalizes on the commitment and expertise of partners from community colleges, secondary education, universities, industry, government, and other stakeholders and will ensure that community colleges across the nation will prepare our graduates for advanced manufacturing careers needed for the US to be competitive globally in the manufacturing landscape.”
Karen L. Wosczyna-Birch
Executive Director & Principal Investigator, National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing
Connecticut College of Technology, Tunxis Community College
Farmington, CT