NORTH MANKATO — South Central College has been awarded a $611,234 grant to expand its Independent Mechatronics Education Curriculum distance-learning model.
The National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program awarded the money for the three-year project, according to a news release.
The program is to increase access to mechatronics education for rural and underserved communities while enhancing the curriculum to meet evolving industry needs, the release said.
SCC is working with Fond du Lac Tribal Community College and Lake Superior College; they will work together to deliver mechatronics instruction and hands-on remote training equipment for high school students in northern and southern Minnesota.
Students will be able to take multiple mechatronics courses and receive up to 12 college credits while still in high school.