Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center’s (MAMC) career skills academic programs are welcoming 55 new students from across southern West Virginia and beyond for fall term.
MAMC offers Machinist Technology/CNC, Welding Techology and SMART (Systems Maintenance, Automation and Robotics Technology) programs to prepare individuals for careers in manufacturing and other industrial sectors. Graduates earn individual industry-recognized credentials in addition to associate of applied science degrees through MAMC’s partnerships with Mountwest Community and Technical College and BridgeValley Community and Technical College.
The Machinist Technology/CNC Program, offered in Huntington and South Charleston, posted a 24 percent increase in new students over fall 2024 registrations, including a doubling of enrollment in South Charleston. MAMC established a second machinist program in Kanawha County in 2024 to meet industry’s continued, growing demand for skilled machinists.
Enrollment in MAMC’s Welding Technology Program is at capacity once again with 17 new students for fall 2025 term. MAMC currently offers welding classes at locations in Cabell and Wayne counties.
Construction of a new Welding and Advanced Robotics Training Center is underway on the former ACF Industries site in Huntington and will enable MAMC to double its welding training capacity. The new center is scheduled to open in July 2026.
MAMC launched SMART (Systems, Maintenance, Automation and Robotics Technology), its newest career skills program, in August 2024 to respond to local demand for skilled industrial maintenance technicians. Students can attend classes in either Huntington or Point Pleasant at the Marshall University Mid-Ohio Valley Center. The SMART program posted a 50 percent increase in new enrollees this fall.
New students in MAMC career skills programs hail from Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Putnam, Raleigh, Wayne and Wood counties in West Virginia; from Lawrence County, Ohio; and Boyd County, Ky.
“We’re encouraged by our enrollment growth,” said MAMC Director Derek Scarbro. “Our programs prepare students for good paying, in-demand careers while providing a steady pipeline of skilled workers for companies across the state and region. A strong manufacturing sector requires a highly skilled workforce.”
To learn more about MAMC’s career skills training programs, visit www.mfg.marshall.edu/careers.
Aug. 25, 2025
