Posted by Peggy Strom on Sep 22, 2019
Today's speaker was Jason Huebscher from Century College in Maplewood.  Huebscher leads Century's "Fab Lab", one of the premier 3D printing centers in the country.  Century was one of the first colleges in the country to have such a center and it continues to lead in this area.  The lab was designed by a consultant from MIT.  Students can obtain either a 1-year certificate or 2-year degree in this area.  Those with 2-year degrees are guaranteed placement in the college of Engineering at boyh the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin Stout in order to complete a bachelors degree.  Not all choose to continue on, however, as their job skills are in high demand upon completion of their training at Century.  I think we were all a bit dazed to learn of the progress being made with this technology.  Food, houses, guns, and circuit boards are just a few of the items currently able to be creating on a 3-D printer.  Can body parts be far behind?  Century College is truly a gem in our midst.  Their long list of exciting degrees, diplomas, certificates and courses are clearly leading the way in helping to meet the workforce demands of our evolving world.