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C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E S 6 0 S T U F F • F a l l 2 0 1 7 GOODWIN COLLEGE Great members of the advanced manufacturing industry are created at Goodwin College. Its goal is to empower students to become sought-after employees, by tailoring its programs to directly address the needs of manufacturing employers — and then shaping those programs to suit students' lives. The college prides itself on creating an innovative learning community to address a workforce need: skilled manufacturers. Classes are offered year-round — days, evenings, weekends, and online. Degrees may be flexibly layered across certificate, associate, bachelor's, and master's programs in a variety of in-demand fields. Students are given the personal support and the professional guidance they need — not just to earn degrees, but to change lives for themselves, their families, and their communities. www.Goodwin.edu Address: 1 Riverside Dr., East Hartford, CT 06118 Phone: 800-889-3282 Full-time employees: 317 Year founded: 1999 President: Mark Scheinberg C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E The college offers manufacturing degree and certificate programs in which students and manufacturing professionals develop skills in CNC machining, quality, supply chain, logistics, and management. Credentials can be earned from the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC), the gold standard for certification of front-line manufacturing and logistics workers, as a Certified Production Technician (CPT) and Certified Logistics Technician (CLT). Goodwin College programs are "made for the makers." It doesn't matter if you're just starting out or already in the field, the college's manufacturing program and training initiatives will help you land an in-demand job or help you gain the skills necessary to advance in your career. In Goodwin College's community garden, town residents get to know each other on common ground. Its homeowner incentive stabilizes neighborhoods by encouraging employees to purchase homes. Nursing students participate in clinicals at area hospitals. Local residents receive free services in the Goodwin dental hygiene clinic and vision care technology training store. A Council of Independent Colleges grant allows the college's occupational therapy assistant and human services students to address social and health issues at a local rehabilitation center. For decades, East Hartford was cut off from the Connecticut River by massive brownfield sites and abandoned oil tanks along Riverside Drive. One of Goodwin College's priorities in designing its new campus was to create something the entire town could celebrate. Thanks to funding from federal, state, and local environmental agencies, along with its own resources, Goodwin College has reclaimed and amazingly transformed these blighted sites. Innovative environmental cleanup and land stewardship continue to play a major role in the development of the college. Manufacturing students are educated in the principles of environmentally responsible methods. P R O D U C T S M A R K E T S / C U S TO M E R S C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T E N V I R O N M E N TA L A W A R E N E S S The next generation of manufacturing professionals are being trained today in Goodwin's certificate and degree programs