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Dear Franklin Cummings Tech Community:
With longer, balmy days upon us, we are feeling Spring and the excitement that comes with another graduating class ready to head off into good-paying and meaningful careers.
With our full attention on our students, the FC Tech faculty, staff, and administration are also preparing to adapt to changes at the federal level that affect some of the funding on which we rely. Like the 4,000 colleges and universities in this nation, we are facing these challenges head-on by staying true to our values, following the guidance of our counsel, listening to ideas from faculty and staff, and applying innovative solutions.
Since 1908, we’ve persevered. We intend to continue serving our students at the highest level possible in the face of changes we predicted and those that we didn’t see coming.
Despite the uncertainty coming from Washington, DC, there is a lot of positive momentum at FC Tech. Our new campus in Roxbury is quickly taking shape to become a place of learning, a beacon of education in the community, and a cornerstone of a revitalized Nubian Square. Our co-op and apprentice program is expanding – we are now up to more than 35 employer partners working with 80 students in work-based learning programs. Our enrollment is growing, and the support services we provide our students to help them focus on learning and succeed in life are making an impact.
I would like to extend my appreciation to the incredible FC Tech faculty and staff who are making all of this progress and opportunity for our students and the college possible. I am also grateful to our supporters in the public, private, and philanthropic sectors for all that they do to make our mission possible.
Sincerely,
Aisha Francis, PhD
President & CEO
| | A Beacon of Educational Opportunity | | |
When the Dellbrook/Oneway construction team wrapped our new campus building in the winter months, the construction site would glow in the evening - standing as a literal beacon of the educational opportunities coming to Nubian Square with the completion of our new campus.
The building wrap has since come down to resume spring construction, but we were excited to capture this construction update and milestone in our historic move to Roxbury. We are looking forward to our construction being completed in the fall of 2025, bringing us closer to the heart of the city and making our affordable educational programming more accessible to students across the region.
(Photo Credit: Matt Stone Photography)
| | "Rich Rebuilds" Visits Automotive Garage | | | | |
Electric vehicle enthusiast and vlogger, Rich Benoit of "Rich Rebuilds" stopped by campus to check out our automotive technology program.
Rich spoke to students about how he got started tinkering with cars as a kid, how he turned his love of cars into a business, and his approach to fixing, rebuilding, and customizing cars.
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Creating a workforce that’s not just
job-ready, but job-experienced
To meet the growth of Massachusetts' growing renewable energy, climatech, and biotech economies, industry and educators can create partnerships to integrate working and learning through co-op programs that will quickly build the workforce we need today.
Michael Goldstein, Chief Innovation Officer at Franklin Cummings Tech, was published in the Boston Business Journal outlining the success of our two-year co-op programs, and our goals to expand it across building energy management, robotics, and other industries driving our economy.
Read the article here
| | Renewable Energy Technology class
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Students in the Franklin Cummings Tech Renewable Energy Technology program visited photovoltaic and wind turbine farms in Kingston, MA to learn from solar panel and wind turbine technicians about how FC Tech's hands-on educational programming applies to real world careers.
The Wind Turbine Farm in Kingston powers over 4,300 homes a year, and the modules used on the Solar Ground Mount were made in the United States. Both require skilled, experienced technicians to ensure Massachusetts meets its clean energy goals. Thank you to No Fossil Fuels and Associated Energy Developers for hosting this captivating field trip.
| | Marathon Matching Gift Announcement | | |
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the next $20K our Boston Marathon Team raises will be matched dollar for dollar!
Double your impact by supporting the FC Tech Marathon team today. All funds raised support our emergency fund and other wrap around support programs to help students through short-term, unanticipated, basic need emergencies. Our hard-working students are learning trade and technical skills so they can earn a degree and a well-paying job. Your gift will help students overcome unexpected financial barriers so our students can stay on their upward trajectory to economic mobility.
Make your gift go twice as far by giving today!
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Join us for Match Day!
Join us on Wednesday, March 26th for the first annual Co-op Match Day Ceremony, where we will announce all of our student-employer matches for the Co-op program and celebrate this important milestone.
Franklin Cummings Tech offers a year-long co-op and registered apprenticeship to students in our associate degree programs. Students work for pay in their field of study, providing a path to better careers and higher salaries.
Mark your calendar for Match Day, and learn more here.
| | | Employer Spotlight: Lyon-Waugh Auto Group and Shaker Auto Group
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Our Co-op and Apprenticeship program continues to grow!
We want to thank our newest employer partners Lyon-Waugh Auto Group and Shaker Auto Group for their support in providing hands-on learning opportunities for our Automotive Program students.
| | | | We look forward to the continued success of these apprentice partnerships in shaping both our students' futures and the broader automotive workforce. Learn more about our Co-op program and how you can hire an FC Tech graduate. | | Now Available: FC Tech Swag | | |
Wear your support for Franklin Cummings Tech on your sleeve through our new online store! Choose from a hoodie, t-shirt, or trucker hat.
The shop is hosted by Worx Printing, a worker-owned, union co-op located in Worcester. Worx will handle all orders and ship directly to the buyers. We're selling all the items at cost, with no profit to the college, to keep prices as low as possible.
| | April 14: Nubian Square Walking Tour | | |
The Boston Foundation has invited Franklin Cummings Tech to present the progress of our campus construction during a Nubian Square Walking Tour on April 14th.
Discover the unique work of Roxbury Community College’s Center for Economic and Social Justice, Nubian Markets, Franklin Cummings Tech, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), Jazz Urbane, among other highlights.
Join us and community partners for an experience that will leave you enlightened, informed, and inspired as we look to a more equitable future for all communities that make Boston a prosperous and beautifully diverse city.
| | Poll: Kraft Center for Student Success provides holistic support | | |
When we talk about the impact philanthropic investments can have at Franklin Cummings Tech, there are few better examples than The Kraft Center for Student Success.
We are deeply grateful to the Kraft Family Foundation for their continued investment in our students' success. A recent student poll identified how the Kraft Center provides wrap around services to help students tackle any challenges they might face on their academic journey. From scheduling classes and tutoring to resume review and interview prep, our students highlighted the services they’ve benefitted from the most.
Read more about how we are helping students succeed.
| | Alumni Spotlight: "Never underestimate the power of an education" | | |
Kevin Bouché ('18, AS Electrical Technology) went to college to further his career as an electrician. After spending time at community college, he found Franklin Cummings Tech and earned his degree in electrical technology.
After graduation, Kevin joined National Grid as an electrical substation designer, helping modernize the region's power grid through a highly engaging, high-demand career.
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Kevin is one of about a dozen FC Tech alumni working and thriving in exciting roles at National Grid, who has been a long-time career partner of this college.
Kevin's educational journey shows the importance of a higher education ecosystem offering public and private institutions, as well as the benefits of industry partnerships between colleges and businesses that connect graduates to jobs in Massachusetts' growing clean tech economies.
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