CLARKSVILLE, TN – A team of four students from the Clarksville campus of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Dickson recently earned their way into a top four spot in the Project MFG National Finals to be held this month.

Backed by funding from the Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program, Project MFG is an integrated workforce development and recruitment effort to expand the U.S. industrial base workforce.

TCAT Dickson (Clarksville Campus) will be competing against teams from Calhoun Community College, Southwestern Illinois College, and Danville Community College at the Project MFG National Finals. Due to COVID restrictions, all four finalist teams will compete in their home locations.

After nearly 150 skilled manufacturing workers competed in Manufacturing Challenge events in 10 states, these four schools earned their opportunity to showcase their problem-solving and technical aptitudes as welders, machinists, and programmers after advancing through the Project MFG regional round of competitions which were held in November and December under strict COVID-19 safety protocols.

The final four were selected based on rigorous judging of a complex advanced manufacturing project they produced. Judges of the competition included Project MFG team leads, industry partners and educational sponsors. Six teams, representing six different states, competed for the four spots in the National Finals after winning their representative Project MFG state competitions held in late 2019 and early 2020.

For more information about Project MFG, or if you are interested in bringing a Project MFG Challenge to your community, please visit www.projectmfg.com.

TCAT Dickson is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution and complies with non-discrimination laws: Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and ADA. Located on Highway 46 in Dickson, the technical college has additional campuses in Clarksville and Franklin. For information about national and programmatic accreditations, contact the institution. Please visit www.tcatdickson.edu for more information.