St. Charles Community College
Missouri public community college offering an AAS in Robotics and advanced manufacturing training at its 48,000 sq ft Regional Workforce Innovation Center.
St. Charles Community College (SCC) is a public two-year institution founded in 1986 and located in Cottleville, Missouri. The college serves St. Charles County and the broader St. Louis metropolitan region with academic transfer programs and workforce education. SCC's robotics and automation training is anchored in the Regional Workforce Innovation Center (RWIC), a 48,000-square-foot facility that opened for Fall 2025 classes in Wentzville. The RWIC was purpose-built to address regional employer demand for skilled technicians in advanced manufacturing, robotics, automation, sustainable energy, and healthcare technology. The center features large open lab spaces designed to accommodate industrial-scale equipment and collaborative industry partnerships, alongside dedicated lecture classrooms.
SCC offers an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Robotics as well as shorter-format certificates, preparing graduates for careers as robotics technicians, automation specialists, and industrial maintenance personnel. The robotics curriculum covers programmable logic controllers (PLCs), robotic arm programming, sensor integration, and industrial safety protocols. The RWIC is designed to host live demonstrations of emerging manufacturing technology in direct collaboration with regional industry partners, giving students exposure to current production environments.
Beyond the degree program, SCC's Community Education division runs robotics-themed summer camps and continuing education workshops for working professionals and K-12 students. The college has approximately 10,000 credit students per year and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. SCC is an active participant in the regional workforce development ecosystem in St. Charles County, partnering with local manufacturers and technology companies to align curriculum with employer needs. The college's investment in robotics and advanced manufacturing education positions it as a practical training resource for the robotics supply chain in the Missouri/Illinois corridor.
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Company Facts
Founded
1986
Primary Role
Research Institute
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Primary Region
North America
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Keywords
- St. Charles Community College
- community college
- workforce development
- robotics education
- automation training
- robotics AAS
- advanced manufacturing
- workforce training
- PLC programming
- automation technician
- community college Missouri
- Research Institute
- Control & Software
- Human-Machine Interaction
- Education & Research
- Manufacturing
- STEM Education
