“…Community Colleges play a key role in delivering both initial and ongoing training to the automotive workforce...”

- The Program for Automotive Labor and Education, a study by the Center of Automotive Research

“Southeast Michigan colleges value collaboration, believe in synergy, strategic participation, innovation, and open communication.”

- Sherry Zylka, Dean of College Centers, Schoolcraft College

“As advancement of renewable energy technologies accelerates, individuals can benefit by building skills and knowledge in this area to prepare for new employment opportunities.”

- Bill Stark, Director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, Macomb Community College

“In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity – it is a pre-requisite.”

– President Barack Obama, Address to Joint Session of Congress, 2009

“We’ve established Centers of Expertise to help build capacity and expertise for training tomorrow’s workers.”

- Gary Saganski, Director of Skilled Trades, Apprenticeship & Corporate Training, Henry Ford Community College

“When I know two people or organizations who can help each other and I connect them…I am closing a triangle.  Regionalism is about relentlessly closing triangles.   SMC3 is built on these triangles. Have you closed a triangle today?”

- Sharon Miller, Interim Chief Strategic Development Officer and Dean, Economic and Workforce Development, Oakland Community College

“We continue to expand our programs to offer access and flexibility in meeting the demands of a fast-paced world.”

- Dr. Sandra Robinson, Eastern Campus, Corporate College President, Wayne County Community College District

“Southeast Michigan colleges received a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help address the training needs of regional employers. We’ve created a structure to continue beyond the term of the initial grant.”

- Al Lecz, Regional Director, Innovation Centers of Expertise

“We upgrade employees’ skills in advanced manufacturing processes, provide programs for displaced workers to be retrained in these same skills, and promote job growth for our region.”

“Academic courses and training programs provide skills and certificates that employers’ value to give you an edge in the competitive workplace.”

“Many high-demand careers call for the latest training in technologies. We offer new programs to provide you with the skills you need to enter or advance in some of the most dynamic career fields.”