OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College will receive a significant share of the state’s nearly $13 million in federal funding to spur advanced manufacturing training, according to IVCC President Jerry Corcoran.

IVCC joined other community colleges in forming the Illinois Network of Advanced Manufacturing (INAM) consortium. The consortium, led by Harper College in Palatine, learned of the grant award recently.

The funding, possibly as much as $500,000 will expand cutting edge educational programs in high-wage, high-demand fields, said Corcoran who has been speaking to civic groups across the district this fall about IVCC’s ability to provide the skills needed in today’s sophisticated manufacturing environment.