The South West Arkansas Community College Consortium colleges deliver advanced manufacturing training to students and incumbent workers.
MFGworks is the home of the South West Arkansas Community College Consortium (SWACCC), which includes seven two-year colleges, servicing 28 counties in the southwest region of Arkansas. SWACCC is the recipient of a Department of Labor grant for $8,419,390, awarded in 2013, from the Employment and Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program.
SWACCC colleges have revised or newly-developed over 100 courses and new pathways in various aspects of advanced manufacturing, including industrial technology, welding, process technology, and logistics tracks.
The Consortium includes College of the Ouachitas, University of Arkansas Cossatot, National Park College, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain, South Arkansas Community College, Southern Arkansas University Tech, and University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana.
The focus of this initiative is on advanced manufacturing, and we offer programs of study in welding, chemical process technology, supply chain management/logistics, industrial technology/mechatronics, truck driving, industrial robotics, industrial electricity, and more.
To create an educational and workforce development vision for the service region with a corresponding action plan that will provide for enhanced individual opportunities and regional economic growth and sustainability.
