Students in WVC's Advanced Manufacturing program learn the skills necessary to enter the workforce as entry-level, skilled-trades workers. Depending on the exact path a student chooses, this could be as a manual machinist, computer numerical control machine operator, computer numerical control machine programmer, programmable logic controller programmer, robotics programmer, robotics technician or general automation technician.

WVC's Advanced Manufacturing program is the only program of its type in Southern Illinois, and the program maintains a relationship with its advisory council and area employers to ensure students are learning skills that are useful to them.

The program offers training on a wide variety of technologies on site. WVC's Advanced Manufacturing program prepares students for employment in manufacturing-related fields by teaching them the skills needed to succeed. Since most local high schools have done away with shop programs, many students arrive with little to no experience at all with metal working or the other manufacturing-related disciplines, and WVC's Advanced Manufacturing program instructor is prepared to take them from square one.

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District #529 (IECC) is located in o 3.000- square-mile (7,800 km) area of South-eastern Illinois near the lllinois-lndiana border.

The multi-college District includes Frontier Community College (FCC) at Fairfield, Lincoln Trail College (LTC) at Robinson, Olney Central College (OCC) at Olney, and Wabash Valley College (WVC) at Mt. Carmel.

Each of the colleges is located in a small-town setting, with convenient access to larger cities in Illinois and Indiana.

One major difference noted by international students is that grades ore based on weekly assignments, papers, and projects rather than solely on examinations.

As on international student, studying in on American classroom can be a life changing experience. You will be able to express yourself freely, make friends, build your confidence, and challenge your friends and professors on topics in class. Many international students find very noticeable differences between classroom culture in the U.S. and in their home countries.

IECC host cultural enrichment trips throughout the school year. Their campuses are centrally located making travelling easy. IECC campuses offer safe and friendly environments making it easy to create friendships with Americans and other international students.

Your academic advisor con provides advice on course selection and help plan your program of studies.