Public Information Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: April 12, 2006
CONTACT: Donna Myers, 206.546.4717

Center of Manufacturing Excellence at
Shoreline Community College receives funding for four more years

Shoreline, WA — Representatives from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), Instruction Commission, Workforce Education Council, industry, and directors from the Center of Excellence, recently completed an assessment on the progress of the Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME), located at Shoreline Community College. The assessment team reviewed survey results from industry, workforce and education and found positive responses from all constituencies. The SBCTC will continue to provide funding for the center for the next four years as a result of the positive assessment.

The CME is an alliance of employers, industry associations, educators, community-based organizations, government, and labor— all working together with both public and private funds, to support manufacturing in the State of Washington. The partners support the industry through the development of training programs and other resources to produce an effective, highly skilled manufacturing workforce.
For further information about the Center of Manufacturing Excellence, please visit the web site at http://www.shoreline.edu/cme/ or call 206.533.6668. The center is located at the main campus of the College at 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, just west of Aurora Avenue and north of Seattle city limits.

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