Manufacturing Technologies - Associate of Applied Technology Degree
Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for employment in the manufacturing/metalworking industry as a machinist, machinist apprentice, or machinist helper.
Responsible for setting up and operating conventional machine tools and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine tools.
Advanced students will be proficient in programming, setting up, and operating CNC machining centers. Students will develop proficiency in blueprint reading, shop math, precision measuring, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Drawing & Computer-Aided Machining), and CNC turning centers and milling machines.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Manufacturing Technologies degree, students will be able to:
- Perform precision machining operations according to industry standards.
- Inspect machined parts for quality according to industry standards.
- Apply lean principles to a manufacturing shop setting.
- Design parts and programs for computer numeric controlled machines.
- Develop a professional portfolio of machined parts.
Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities that enhance personal development and serve as a foundation for technical skills.
Students pursuing an AAT or AAS-T degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation. This includes courses that meet the capstone-project, diversity, and computer-literacy requirements.
General Degree Requirements
Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities that enhance personal development and serve as a foundation for technical skills.
Students pursuing an AAT or AAS-T degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation. This includes courses that meet the capstone-project, diversity, and computer-literacy requirements.
Program Length
This program is approximately six-to-seven quarters long, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.
Admission Dates
Day program: Summer, fall, winter, and spring quarters, or by instructor’s permission.
Completion Requirements
Prerequisite(s)
None.
Program Course List
| MCH 101 | Orientation/Machine Shop Safety | 2 |
| MCH 105 | Shop Math/Blueprint I | 6 |
| MCH 107 | Shop Math/Blueprint II | 6 |
| MCH 109 | Shop Math/Blueprint III | 6 |
| MCH 111 | Shop Machines & Tools | 6 |
| MCH 117 | Lathes I | 6 |
| MCH 121 | Mills I | 6 |
| MCH 122 | Lathes & Mills II | 8 |
| MCH 125 | Lathes & Mills III | 10 |
| MCH 126 | Lathes & Mills IV | 8 |
| MCH 129 | Surface Grinding | 4 |
| MCH 133 | Tool & Cutter Grinding | 5 |
| MCH 202 | Introduction to CNC | 7 |
| MCH 211 | Intermediate CNC | 10 |
MCH 216CAP
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| MCH 219 | Career Opportunities | 4 |
| MCH 223 | Inspection Techniques | 6 |
| MCH 229 | Metallurgy & Heat Treatment | 4 |
| MCH 231CAP | Manufacturing Resources & Research | 4 |
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| English Composition | 5 |
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| Public Speaking | 5 |
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| MAT 105 | Mathematics for Industrial Professionals | 5 |
| General Psychology | 5 |
| Computer Literacy Requirement | 3 |
| COLL 102 | College Success for All | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 141 |
NOTES:
English Composition or higher
General Psychology or other social science or humanities class
Computer Literacy Requirements: Complete an approved computer literacy course or successfully pass the computer literacy exam
MCH 105, MCH 117, MCH 121: Articulated courses with high schools for dual enrollment.
Optional Courses
Note: MCH 240 Training & Practice is designed for specific skills enhancement with the purpose of reentering the manufacturing workforce. Mutually agreed-upon goals will be set and paid for at an hourly rate.