🎄 An Early Christmas Gift for Our Students and Community 🎄

As we celebrate this Christmas season, I’ve been reflecting with deep gratitude on the grand opening of the Center for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) at the Community College of Aurora.

This building represents more than bricks and beams. It is our first capital project in 24 years—and a powerful reminder of what’s possible when industry, community, and education come together with students at the center.

I am incredibly thankful for our critical industry partners—Wagner Equipment, Transwest, BuildStrong Academy—and for the many elected officials and community leaders who believed in this vision and stood with us every step of the way. Your partnership is helping turn opportunity into reality.

Most importantly, CAST is about students.
- Students are gaining hands-on skills.
- Students preparing for high-wage, high-demand careers.
- Students building futures for themselves and their families.

This building is an early Christmas present—but the real gift is the doors it opens for generations of learners to come.

Merry Christmas and thank you for believing in the power of community colleges to transform lives.

- Dr. Mordecai