We regret to inform you that the HIVE Makerspace will be closed until further notice.

We understand the importance of this space to our community and are working on plans for its future.

Please stay tuned for more details and updates. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.

Thank you.

Visit HIVE

What will you create? HIVE Makerspace is a place where you can explore your passions, make mistakes, and learn alongside others in a creative and encouraging environment. No matter your level of experience, HIVE has something for you! Explore this page to learn about how you can make things with HIVE.

Have questions for us? Send us an email at hive@lakelandcc.edu.

We're creators, collaborators, thinkers, explorers, instigators, dreamers and doers. We think side-by-side. We work hand-in-hand. And we solve problems, together. We come here to seek the best for ourselves, our campus and our community. And when we leave, we use this mindset to shape the world.

Our mission is to be a catalyst for individual confidence and community connection by offering a place for hands-on learning, collaborative problem-solving, design thinking and creative experimentation to prepare students for success in college, career and life.

Discover the concept behind design thinking.

Our Machines

A variety of different machines are available for public use in HIVE. Visit our scheduling site and sign up for a Maker Monday session to get started!

• Fast, easy and fun to use! Just one simple glowing button is all it takes. 
• This machine can etch, engrave and cut a wide variety of materials such as cardstock, glass, wood, and much more.

• Great for larger projects (bed size of 32"x20").
• This machine can etch, engrave and cut a wide variety of materials such as leather, wood, acrylic, and more - it also includes a rotary device that can be used to engrave onto the surface of cylindrical objects such as drinking glasses, vases, dowel rods, etc.
• Epilog M2 information and technical specs.

• The biggest, baddest laser in HIVE (bed size of 48"x36")!
• This machine can etch, engrave and cut a wide variety of laser compatible materials such as leather, wood, acrylic, and much more!
• Epilog Fusion Pro 48 information and technical specs.

• HIVE's go-to laser for engraving and marking metal parts!
• This machine can etch and engrave onto a wide variety of metals, as well as mark a range of engineered plastics.
• Epilog FiberMark 24 information and technical specs.

Some materials can be hazardous to use in a laser cutter-engraver, such as certain plywoods, inks, adhesives, dyes, and paints. If you are unsure whether a material is safe, ask a HIVE team member.

Equipment in HIVE's prototyping shop is currently available on a case-by-case basis. If you have a project in mind and are interested in utilizing the shop, please email us at hive@lakelandcc.edu.

Please note that equipment is occasionally down for maintenance, and this list is not updated to reflect temporary equipment outages. Visit our scheduling site for the most up-to-date equipment availability. 

Explore HIVE

HIVE will naturally change over time, shaped by the needs of the Lakeland community. The blueprint, then, is just the beginning. The real beauty will come from the evolution of these ideas over time as students, staff, faculty, and the community make them their own.

HIVE is a place for making, but it's much more than a makerspace. Students and community members will learn to use new tools and work with their hands, but, at its best, hands-on learning is not about materials or equipment. The heart of HIVE is a new mindset - an attitude toward problem-solving that is open-minded, collaborative, action-oriented and optimistic. The purpose of this mindset is to support the development of 21st century skills such as critical thinking, communication, creativity and collaboration.

1. Keep an open mind - this is a judge-free zone.
2. Team up - two minds (or more) are better than one.
3. Embrace mistakes - when in doubt, just try it.
4. Believe it's possible - stay optimistic about what could be.
5. Make it yours - take ownership and find your own way.

Design thinking is a process and mindset for creative problem-solving that starts with understanding and identifying human needs. Design thinking allows anyone to use creative tools to address a vast range of challenges and create change.

With design thinking, students learn to:

• Reframe problems
• Quickly test ideas with minimal resources
• Work collaboratively
• Problem solve with a repeatable process and set of tools

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Please contact us with any questions or for more details.

Need help finding HIVE? Check out our campus map for directions.