LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island high school has officially opened its new $3.65 million center for advanced manufacturing that state leaders say will better prepare students for careers in the field.

The Providence Journal reports that state and industry leaders cut the ribbon at the facility as well as a newly renovated bio-manufacturing technology lab at the William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School in Lincoln on Friday.

The projects were paid for with funding from the Rhode Island Capital Plan Fund.

The 8,000-square foot space contains new machines, including 3-D printers, laser engravers, manual lathes and computer numerical control machines, a type of manufacturing equipment controlled by numerical codes.

Olivia Zimage, a 16-year-old junior who wants to be a machinist, said she was amazed by the new space.

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Information from: The Providence Journal, http://www.providencejournal.com

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