BETHLEHEM – June 26, 2025 – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that Northampton Community College (NCC) has been awarded $194,025 grant through the Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career (MTTC) program to recruit and train students in Precision Machining and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) fundamentals.
“Increasing manufacturing job opportunities is critically important for the economy of the Lehigh Valley and Northampton Community College has a successful history in implementing training programs to meet the demand of manufacturers locally and across our Commonwealth,” Senator Boscola stated. “This is another wise investment of state funds that will lead to the creation and retention of family sustaining jobs for our region’s workforce.”
Through the MTTC funding, NCC will implement Fundamentals of Precision Machining and Fundamentals of CNC courses. These courses will provide students of all levels, from new or current workers, the skills manufacturing industries require to effectively operate machinery.
Administered by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development as part of the Manufacturing PA initiative, Training-to-Career Grants support projects that result in short-term work-readiness, job placement, or the advancement of the manufacturing industry. The mission of this program is to work collaboratively with local manufacturers to identify and teach missing essential skills for entry level applicants for existing or near future open positions, engage youth or those with barriers awareness building activities of career opportunities in manufacturing, and or advance capacity for local or regional manufacturers.