The Makerspace at Cosumnes River College is a craft space with multiple pieces of equipment for students to use and create different projects.
The space includes equipment such as a woodcutter, 3D printers and a water jet. It also contains a woodworking room and a textile room with sewing and embroidery machines for students to use.
“We opened the space in 2020,but had to shut down almost immediately after because of the pandemic,” said engineering Professor Eric Anderson, the current manager of the space. “We re-opened the space in 2022 and we’ve just been trying to get it ready for all students to use.”
The Makerspace is open to anyone who is a student of CRC.
“What we have is a QR code that takes you to a Canvas page where we have modules for every machine in the space,” Anderson said. “Once you finish the readings and complete the quiz, you can…
