Micron Partners with OCC

"Micron’s $100 billion investment in Upstate New York will fundamentally transform the region into a global hub for manufacturing and bring tens of thousands of good-paying high-tech and construction jobs to Central New York."
— Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer

Micron Technology, Inc. is building the largest semiconductor fabrication facility in the history of the United States, right here in Onondaga County! This project will create nearly 50,000 NY jobs, including approximately 9,000 high-paying Micron jobs when the facility opens in 2025.

With at least 85% of OCC graduates already staying in the Central New York region after graduation, OCC President Dr. Hilton expects this new partnership will propel that number even higher.

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OCC has been chosen to partner directly with Micron. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we're ready to help you be a part of it!

Right now, we're creating new programs and certificates that will prepare you to work there!

Our professors are working with Micron to tailor our curricula to their specific needs so that you'll learn what you need to know to enjoy a rewarding career in the semiconductor industry.

And if you want to get started immediately, we already offer some of the related training to develop the skilled workforce Micron will need through these programs:

Plus, Micron will need other types of jobs to support their facility and operations.

Check out our current offerings that will help support related needs for this industry:

And we're not done yet! We're building our own cleanroom – an enclosed space used in manufacturing to keep particulates and other contaminants away.

OCC's cleanroom will be housed in the Whitney Applied Technology Center on campus. This will be a vital tool for OCC to prepare you for a job at Micron's Clay campus, which will be home to the nation's largest cleanroom at approximately 2.4 million square feet, the length of nearly 40 football fields!

"This is our generation’s Erie Canal moment! We will make sure that every neighborhood in every corner of the County feels part of this historic and transformational project.”
— Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon

"They're prepared to come with their training regime and we're going to roll it into our curricula. We're really excited to get into some new areas like cleanrooms and things at the nanoscale. It will be a nice journey for us."
— Michael Grieb, Chair of the Applied Engineering Technology Department.

“This is the start of something transformative in scale and possibility for our state’s economic future."
— Governor Kathy Hochul

“We chose this location for many reasons, but most importantly — Central New York offers a rich pool of diverse talent, including communities that traditionally have been underrepresented in technology jobs.”

- Sanjay Mehrotra - Micron CEO

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