(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA)—Delaware County Community College will train up to 45 students to become entry-level industrial machinery mechanics at no cost through the Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development, which has been awarded $190,236 from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration in support of the Philadelphia Works’ Good Jobs Challenge in southeastern PA. Registration is now open, and the free no-cost training for the first cohort of 15 students will begin in January 2026 at the College’s new Southeast Center in Drexel Hill.

Industrial machinery mechanics and electro-mechanical technicians play a critical role in supporting and maintaining the essential systems that keep facilities, manufacturing plants, and large-scale infrastructure running safely and efficiently. To learn more or to enroll, contact Jane Schurman at 610-723-6304 or jschurman@dccc.edu.

The Electro-Mechanical Technologies certificate program at DCCC is a credit career program designed to prepare students for entry-level employment as electro-mechanical technicians who assemble, install, troubleshoot and/or repair mechanical, electrical, and fluid power systems. The program includes instruction in electrical controls and programmable controllers, manufacturing and operational testing, as well as system analysis and maintenance procedures.

The skills taught in the free program will open doors to employment in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing and production; energy and utilities; transportation and logistics; aerospace and defense; and facilities maintenance and building systems. 

A partnership of the regional community colleges and Drexel University, the Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development provides high quality training and education to business and industry in Greater Philadelphia. No college degree or previous training is required to participate in Philadelphia Works’ Good Jobs Challenge. Philadelphia Works is Philadelphia’s Workforce Development Board, which partners with the Collegiate Consortium and DCCC to provide opportunities to help drive economic growth and disrupt chronic multigenerational poverty across the region.

“The county workforce development boards and the employers in our region have the confidence in us to train skilled entry-level industrial machinery mechanics fully aligned to regional industry needs,” said DCCC Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development Karen Kozachyn. 

DCCC is a regional leader in the development and delivery of courses leading to professional certifications, certificates of competency and proficiency, and Associate in Applied Science degrees.