Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Rich Nelson, 21, programs a machine in Bob Lawrence's computer-aided manufacturing class at Kishwaukee College on Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
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Rich Nelson, 21, calibrates a machine in his computer-aided manufacturing class as instructor Bob Lawrence looks on at Kishwaukee College on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Nelson started learning about manufacturing when he took classes at the college for two years through the Kishwaukee Education Consortium program while a student a Genoa-Kingston High School. "[The KEC program] got me ready for this, its a perfect start," said Nelson who works at Sycamore Precision.](https://photos.smugmug.com/PhotoStore/2012-Archive/20120727-January-to-April-2012/i-vVtDgDV/1/aa7779a4/Ti/dnews_0407_manufactLEDE-Ti.jpg)
