"Think It! Make It!" Camp a Success
The first "Think It! Make It!" camp was held at LBCC June 27-30, providing a hands-on learning experience for about 24 local middle school students who learned how to design and build a product from start to finish. Organized by the Pipeline to Jobs project and taught by LBCC instructors, the camp gave students a hands-on taste of LBCC industrial programs in computer aided design and drafting (CADD), welding , mechatronics and machine tool , where they learned the operation of various manufacturing machinery under the close supervision of college instructors and trainers. Students also toured local manufacturing facilities to learn about the different jobs, what skills and training are required, and how those businesses developed. The companies shared how the business started, applying basic entrepreneurship principles to understand how a single product idea becomes a business. The Pipeline project is a local education and business partnership with the Albany Ch...