Scott McCrossin of Caribou, a student at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) in Auburn, has been awarded a Gene Haas Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.
A graduate of Caribou High School, McCrossin is an honor student in the precision machining technology program at CMCC. He plans to pursue a career as a machinist upon completion of this associate degree program.
The Gene Haas Foundation offers scholarships to high schools, community colleges and special educational programs that help build skills within the machining industry.
The precision machining technology program at CMCC, one of the largest in the northeastern U.S., offers a two-year associate in applied science degree and a one-year certificate. Students are trained in conventional and CNC machining.
Graduates of the program are employed as machine operators, CNC machinists, tool and die makers, quality control inspectors, machine assemblers, machine tool designers, CNC programmers or field service representatives.
