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Danville Area Community College learned on Dec. 22
that it received a $90,000 grant through the State’s FY2024 Rev Up EV Community
College Initiative. DACC will use the funds to purchase an electric automobile to train
students in the College’s Automotive Technologies program.

Automotive Technologies Instructors Alan Wilson and Dean Graves have already
modified the automotive-technician program to include maintenance and repair for
electric vehicles. “We’re both very excited to add electric vehicles to the mix,” Says Mr.
Graves, “The first time our students see an EV up on a lift, they’ll be surprised by what
they find. The undercarriage is all a solid piece. Students will feel like they’re looking at
a gigantic matchbox car.”

This is the second grant that DACC’s Brandy Marron has successfully acquired since
becoming the College’s liaison with the Illinois Green Economy Network. Her first was a
$60,000 grant to build a model board for teaching students how to repair geothermal
heat-and-air-conditioning units.