Manufacturing is an industry that fosters creativity and innovation while using the latest technology to make products for a wide array of needs — from everyday use to sending people into outer space. Our nation’s prosperity depends on a strong manufacturing industry.

Skills Shortage

Over the next decade, nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will likely need to be filled and the skills gap is expected to result in 2 million of those jobs going unfilled. This is due primarily to the retirement of baby boomers and economic expansion.* 

CCD's Helping to Strengthen Colorado's Workforce

CCD’s manufacturing programs offer the ability to earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in fabrication welding or machining. The college also offers a variety of basic and advanced certificate programs that are stackable—meaning students can earn a certificate and start working right away while continuing towards more advanced certificates or associate degrees in their field.

Our programs provide training opportunities in welding and machining starting with foundational courses and progressing to advanced manufacturing techniques. General education guaranteed transfer credits earned at CCD can be applied towards a bachelor’s degree at any public four-year college or university in Colorado. Often, our students are eligible for internships or apprenticeships while still in school thus increasing their earning potential.

*Source: TheManufacturingInstitute.org