Baker College’s Allen Park campus to host 300 students for Manufacturing Day Oct. 7

Baker College’s Allen Park campus will open its doors to 300 area high school students 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, to help inspire the next generation of workers to consider careers in manufacturing.

The students will be participating in Manufacturing Day in Wayne County. They will visit area manufacturers prior to arriving on the Baker College campus. The event is led by the Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN) and Wayne County Executive’s Office.

During their campus visit, students will learn about manufacturing educational programs, participate in an interactive, hands-on activity, and tour classrooms and state-of-the-art labs.

“Baker College manufacturing programs focus on the technology skills needed to work with computer-aided design and manufacturing,” said Kristine L. Barann, CPA, Baker College of Allen Park president. “These are universal skills necessary for careers in manufacturing, whether it be for work on jet engines or on highly specialized micro-instruments used in surgery.”

Manufacturing Day is a national event designed to introduce young adults to the possible careers available in manufacturing and the training required to qualify for those careers.

“Business in Michigan, especially in Wayne County, is rooted in manufacturing, but manufacturing today is advanced technologically and requires training,” said Lisa Gordon, WIN program coordinator and chair of the Manufacturing Day in Wayne County planning committee. “To meet workforce needs in the future, today’s students need to be considering careers in manufacturing and preparing for them. Quality training programs, such as those offered by Baker College, help strengthen our community by growing a skilled workforce, supporting area manufacturers and attracting new ones.”

Gordon noted the 2015 report by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte that estimates 2 million of the anticipated 3.5 million manufacturing jobs required by industry during the next 10 years will likely go unfilled due to a skills gap.

The Allen Park campus offers three programs in manufacturing: two associate degrees – advanced manufacturing and mechanical technology – and a certificate in CNC machinist.

For more information about Baker College manufacturing programs, contact Steven Peterson in the admissions office at steven.peterson@baker.edu, 313.425.3700 or 1.800.767.4120, or visit www.baker.edu.

The largest private college in Michigan, Baker College is a not-for-profit higher education institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Founded in 1911, Baker College grants doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees, as well as certificates in diverse academic fields including business, health sciences, engineering, information technology, education and human services. Baker College has on-ground campuses in Michigan and Pennsylvania, and offers online programs that can be completed 100 percent online without ever visiting a campus. In 2016, the Online Learning Consortium recognized Baker College Online with the OLC Quality Scorecard Exemplary Endorsement, the highest ranking for online higher education programs. For information, visit www.baker.edu or follow Baker College on Twitter, @bakercollege, or on Facebook, www.facebook.com/bakercollege.