Gift to SCC Foundation for new dental lab

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The South Central College Foundation has received a gift that will go toward a new dental clinic and lab space at the North Mankato campus.

The gift includes a new matching opportunity that will double the impact of donations made up to $250,000.

SCC says dental assisting is an in-demand field. The new space will allow more students to be admitted into the program, which has had a long waiting list for several years. Students would also be able to provide dental services to community members in the new space.

“Our dental assisting program currently shares space with the dental hygiene program at Minnesota State University, Mankato,” said Annette Parker, President of South Central College in a statement. “While that has been a wonderful partnership, both programs are growing, so we’d like to bring our dental assisting program onto our campus.”

Once full funding for the project is received, South Central College will begin the steps to build out the new dental assisting space.

Interested donors may contact the South Central College Foundation at 507-389-7342.

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