Mojave County – Mojave Community College board members voted Friday for the college to hire a construction manager to oversee construction of its Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTC).

The university will work with CORE Construction, Inc. to begin the AMTC construction process. AMTC will be a workforce training hub serving the entire Mojave County.

AMTC will be built at the Kingman Airport Industrial Park. The board had previously approved a land valuation of $300,000 for the City of Kingman, and the city recently agreed to sell the property to the university for that amount.

The university works with business and industry leaders to ensure that future AMTC courses teach students skills that are in demand in the local workforce.

Dr. Stacy Klippenstein, President of MCC, said: He works with business and industry leaders, and agencies like ARIZONA@WORK, to create his AMTC courses that teach students the skills they need for their current and future careers. ”

University dean of career and technical education, Jason Zee, said students will continue to take hands-on training, as well as virtual and augmented reality.

“This new technology will not replace our valuable hands-on training, but it will enhance our education,” says Gee. “In virtual worlds, for example, instructors can take students into machines. make it possible.”

The board also approved the use of federal grants to purchase two computerized educational nursing simulation manikins, SimMom and SimBaby, for the university’s health program.

“This state-of-the-art equipment will help us teach students in all of our health programs, and it can also be used in our mobile labs, allowing us to travel to off-campus locations to provide instruction,” said Dr. said June Weiss, dean of the university’s health professions. , human services, public safety.

Board members also received updates on facility projects for this year and next year. The college is committed to ensuring that all college facilities meet the needs of her 21st century students. This includes adding high-tech classrooms that allow students to join classes via Zoom from off-campus locations.

The board voted not to proceed with May’s Truth and Taxation hearings, which would raise the college portion of local property taxes. This is in part due to population growth, rising property values, and wise financial management.