Manufacturing Engineering Technologies (MET) AAS-T Degree
Graduates are industry-ready professionals with the knowledge & skills to increase domestic and global manufacturing efficiency. Students will accomplish this through optimal use of modern and cutting-edge manufacturing & automation technologies, acquiring knowledge and skills across one or more of six key disciplines:
- Digital Manufacturing
- Additive Manufacturing
- Robotic Manufacturing
- Subtractive Manufacturing
- Automated Fabrication
- Tool & Die Manufacturing
Within each of these six key disciplines, there are many areas of specialized focus which students can identify as essential to their future career, earning stackable micro-credentials along the path towards their degree.
Program Length
The program is approximately four to six (4-6) quarters long but can last shorter or longer, dependent upon:
- The number of credits awarded from Credit Transfer (from other educational institutions)
- The number of credits awarded from Prior Learning (joint service transcripts, industry certifications, individualized assessments, etc.)
- The pace at which students are able sustainably take and complete coursework
Admission Dates
Summer, fall, winter, and spring quarters.
Program Outcomes
• Employ safe practices while operating modern manufacturing production machines, equipment, & tools.
• Apply sustainability practices to manufacturing workflows through principles (e.g., Lean Manufacturing, Systems Approach) to increase overall production efficiency.
• Operate complex machinery involving multiple forms of power and control to perform manufacturing processes.
• Utilize new and emerging digital work environments to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, and optimization of manufacturing production processes.
• Automate manufacturing systems and processes using new and emerging technologies.
• Apply engineering design processes to create, implement, & troubleshoot production processes & systems.
Program Completion Requirements
AAS-T degree awarded upon successful completion of a minimum of 90 credits, according to the following distribution:
Technical (MET) Requirements 67 credits:
- 15 credits earned in 1st quarter courses: MET 114, 115, & 116.
- After 1st quarter, an additional combined total of at least 52 technical (MET) credits:
- A minimum of 15 "Knowledge" (Lecture) credits
- A minimum of 15 "Skill" (Lab) credits
- The balance (22) distributed between any combination of either Lecture or Lab credits
General Education Requirements 23 credits:
- 23 credits, as indicated in "Required General Education Courses" below.
Quarter 1 - Manufacturing Engineering Assistant (MEA) Certificate
| MET 114 | Total Manufacturing | 1 – 5 |
| MET 115 | Computer-Aided Design for Manufacturing | 1 - 5 |
| MET 116 | Manufacturing Systems Fundamentals | 1 - 5 |
Program Core
| MET 101 | Digital Manufacturing - Knowledge | 1 – 19 |
| MET 102 | Additive Manufacturing - Knowledge | 1 – 19 |
| MET 103 | Robotic Manufacturing – Knowledge | 1 –19 |
| MET 104 | Subtractive Manufacturing – Knowledge | 1 –19 |
| MET 105 | Automated Fabrication – Knowledge | 1 –19 |
| MET 106 | Tool & Die Manufacturing – Knowledge | 1 –19 |
| MET 201 | Digital Manufacturing - Skills | 1 – 19 |
| MET 202 | Additive Manufacturing - Skills | 1 – 19 |
| MET 203 | Robotic Manufacturing – Skills | 1 – 19 |
| MET 204 | Subtractive Manufacturing – Skills | 1 –19 |
| MET 205 | Automated Fabrication – Skills | 1 – 19 |
| MET 206 | Tool & Die Manufacturing – Skills | 1 – 19 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 67 |
Optional Electives
AAS-T Degree General Education Requirements (23 credits)
| COLL 102 | College Success for All | 3 |
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| MATH& 141 | Precalculus I | 5 |
| Any 100 Level or above transferrable general education course | 5 |
| Any 100 Level or above transferrable general education course | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 23 |
AAS-T Degree Requirements
| Technical Course Requirements | 67 |
| AAS-T General Education Requirements | 23 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 90 |