The Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME) is located on the Carl Sandburg College main campus in Galesburg, Illinois. The 30,000 square foot facility was constructed in 1998-99 as a result of a partnership with area industry, the College, The Galesburg Business & Technology Center, Galesburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the State of Illinois.

 

 The CME Steering Committee secured more than $1.9 million in investment capital from approximately sixty (60) local businesses, major regional employers, individual and the State of Illinois. Two-thirds of the funding for the CME came from the private sector demonstrating their strong commitment to regional training.

 

 The CME facility currently houses the College's industrial training programs which include: Electrical Control Technology, Industrial Technologies, Manufacturing Processes Option, Industrial Welding Technology, Renewable Energy Technology and Welding. Other programs also at the CME building are: Machine Drafting & Design and the Graphic Design Program. Numerous short-term industrial classes and workshops are held at the facility each semester. Open enrollment seminars are publicized in the Business and Community Ed schedule Fall 2010, and a countless number of options are available on a customized basis.

Appliance Training Fall 2010 Schedule