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Community Colleges Rush to Expand Semiconductor Training as Labor Shortage Looms US Chip Industry
Community colleges are compressing chipmaking courses to quickly train entry-level technicians as U.S. fabs expand, with 157,000 workers potentially needed by 2030, SEMI said.
- Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona, launched a tuition-free, 12-week semiconductor training program this fall to meet urgent local hiring needs for entry-level technicians.
- Encouraged by the 2022 CHIPS Act, companies have invested over $800 billion in new fabrication plants, yet the U.S. semiconductor industry faces a potential shortage of 157,000 full-time workers by 2030, according to SEMI.
- Students like Ethan Mock receive 20 hours of hands-on training in Arizona State University's clean-room labs, where they practice fabrication procedures using virtual-reality headsets and protective gear.
- TSMC's $265 billion development project in northern Phoenix is expected to create 25,000 jobs over the next decade, with half being locally hired technicians, said Pearl Chang Esau, an education and workforce consultant for TSMC Arizona.
- Nationally, over 200 community colleges and universities are coordinating to prepare workers, though whether these accelerated programs can meet hiring demands of major chipmakers like Samsung and SK Hynix remains uncertain.
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Community colleges rush to expand semiconductor training as labor shortage looms US chip industry
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — For three years, Ethan Mock worked part-time at a gym to make ends meet while taking on more than $100,000 in debt to pursue a degree in business administration. Earlier this year — his fifth and final at Northern Arizona University — he began looking beyond his major for a stable career.
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