Mohave Community College
35,000 SF
CMAR
Prime Architect
2025
Project Director
Project Manager
Interior Designer
The Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (ATMC) is a cornerstone of Arizona’s Future48 Workforce Accelerator initiative, created to prepare the next generation of skilled trades professionals. Mohave Community College positioned the center as a bridge between education and employment, developed with direct input from local manufacturers, construction leaders, and economic development agencies. Its goal is to expand high-demand technical training opportunities and build a pipeline of welders, robotics technicians, HVAC specialists, and industrial maintenance professionals to serve fast-growing industries in Arizona.
Inside the 36,000-square-foot facility, students gain hands-on training in high-demand fields, including:
Additional spaces include collaboration zones, instructor offices, and industry engagement spaces that support tours, recruitment, and employer partnerships. Robust infrastructure, including power distribution, gas manifolds, and adaptable ventilation, ensures the AMTC is future-ready as technology and workforce needs evolve.
More than a building, the AMTC is a community investment: a place where students build real skills, employers connect with job-ready talent, and Arizona’s economy gains a stronger skilled trades pipeline.
Mohave CC Advanced Training & Manufacturing Center (ATMC) is a 35,000 SF project in Kingman, AZ designed by DFDG Architecture. It was developed as part of Arizona’s Future48 Workforce Accelerator initiative to expand access to high-demand technical training. The center prepares students for careers in welding, HVAC, robotics and automation, industrial maintenance, and related skilled trades fields.
The facility includes dedicated spaces for welding (with 16 individual booth-based instruction stations for multiple welding processes), HVAC and refrigeration with live equipment bays, robotics and automation labs, industrial maintenance and mechatronics areas, CAD and digital design spaces, VR labs, and an innovation and maker space for entrepreneurship and small-scale manufacturing. Collaboration zones, instructor offices, and industry engagement spaces round out the facility.
DFDG Architecture designed Mohave CC Advanced Training & Manufacturing Center in Kingman, AZ. The center was developed with direct input from local manufacturers, construction industry leaders, and economic development agencies to ensure the training programs and spaces align with real workforce needs. This community and industry partnership is central to the facility’s purpose, connecting students directly to employers and job opportunities in growing Arizona industries.
Arizona is experiencing rapid growth in industries that rely on skilled trades professionals, and there is a well-documented shortage of qualified workers to fill those roles. The ATMC addresses that gap directly by giving students access to hands-on, industry-aligned training in a purpose-built facility. Its infrastructure is also designed to evolve with changing technology as workforce needs shift.
Arizona is experiencing rapid growth in industries that rely on skilled trades professionals, and there is a well-documented shortage of qualified workers to fill those roles. The ATMC addresses that gap directly by giving students access to hands-on, industry-aligned training in a facility design for this purpose. Its infrastructure is also designed to evolve with changing technology as workforce needs shift.