Kaskaskia College Welding

10/06/2026

09/25/2026

09/16/2026

🌟🚨 BIG NEWS FOR KASKASKIA COLLEGE! 🚨🌟

We are excited to announce that Kaskaskia College has been awarded a $6 MILLION capital grant to build the new KC Manufacturing Academy! 🎉🏗️

The new 37,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will be built on KC’s main campus in Centralia and will be dedicated to advanced manufacturing and industrial trades education and training.

For the first time in KC history, we’ll have a facility designed specifically around the needs of our manufacturing and industrial trades students, with opportunities for training in automation, CNC machining, industrial maintenance, logistics, robotics, and more.

The grant will allow KC to make this significant investment in our region without a required College match - expanding opportunities for our students while supporting the workforce needs of local employers.

This is a tremendous investment in our students, our workforce, our manufacturing partners, and the future of the communities we serve. 💙

We’re building for the future — and we’re just getting started. 👏

🔗 Read the full announcement: https://www.kaskaskia.edu/about-kc/news-events/news/2026/kaskaskia-college-awarded-6-million-for-new-kc-manufacturing-academy.html

06/22/2026

🔨⚙️🔥 Explore Your Future in the Skilled Trades! 🔥⚙️🔨

Interested in a hands-on career with strong job demand and excellent earning potential? Join us for the Industrial Trades Fall Open House and Registration Event at Kaskaskia College's Crisp Manufacturing and Trades Center!

✅ Tour the Manufacturing and Trades Center
✅ Meet Industrial Trades instructors
✅ Learn about career opportunities in the trades
✅ Register for Fall 2026 classes

Featured Programs:
🔹 Carpentry Occupations
🔹 Welding Technology
🔹 HVAC
🔹 Industrial Technology

📅 August 10, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Crisp Manufacturing and Trades Center
2005 E. McCord St., Centralia, IL

Whether you're graduating high school, changing careers, or looking to build new skills, this is a great opportunity to see what KC's Industrial Trades programs have to offer.

📞 RSVP: (618) 545-3434

06/10/2026

This years Welding camp finished up today. It was hot in the shop but the kids did well. Now they can go grill dinner on their grills they built. They built grills and charcoal starters using MIG welding and brake pressing. At the end of the day they got to try their hand at some stick welding as well.

06/08/2026

Today was day one of Kaskaskia College’s Welding departments summer camp. Students learned the basics of GMAW welding and Oxy-fuel cutting. They also started building their own portable barbecue cue grills. Grills will be finished on day two, Wednesday.

06/03/2026

For the Girls! Ella LaCaze is a graduate of Kaskaskia College's Residential & Commercial Electricity program and is currently employed at Arentsen Farm Sales & Service in Albers. Way to represent KC, Ella!! This Dairy Life, thank you for sharing Ella's work on your project!

June 3 - For the Girls

A very, very long story short- we are moving the location of the sprinkler system for the cows (I’ll talk about that later).

They showed up yesterday morning and a 20-something girl hopped out of the truck. I was immediately mad. They sent a girl to pass them tools, at least that is what I thought.

NOPE. She was the WELDER.

Let me repeat. She was the welder. SHE was here to do the work.

To say that I was both humbled and impressed is an understatement. Our girls watched her work. I watched her work. I wish I would have taken her picture but I didn’t want to be creepy. I hope she sees this and knows she made a small impact on a couple of young girls.

05/20/2026

05/17/2026

Summer classes start Tuesday. There is still time to register.

05/02/2026

The Mobile lab and other Kaskaskia College faculty and staff participated in the Breese Central High School career fair today. Students got to try some hands on activities at the trailer.