Program Overview
The Computer-Integrated Machining curriculum prepares students with the analytical, creative and innovative skills necessary to take a production idea from an initial concept through design, development and production, resulting in a finished product.
Coursework may include manual machining, computer applications, engineering design, computer-aided drafting (CAD), computer-aided machining (CAM), blueprint interpretation, advanced computerized numeric control (CNC) equipment, basic and advanced machining operations, and precision measurement.
Graduates should qualify for employment as machining technicians in high-tech manufacturing, rapid-prototyping and rapid-manufacturing industries, specialty machine shops, fabrication industries, and high-tech or emerging industries such as aerospace, 航空, 医疗, and renewable energy, and to sit for machining certification examinations.
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Degree and Certificate Options
- Computer Integrated Machining — Diploma
- Computer Integrated Machining — Certificate I
- Computer Integrated Machining — Certificate II
What You’ll Study
You’ll learn how to interpret blueprints; set up manual and computer numerical control (CNC) machines; perform basic and advanced machining operations; and make decisions to ensure work quality.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, you’ll:
- Demonstrate the safe use of hand tools, power machinery, and other equipment and tools relevant to metals manufacturing by producing assigned projects that require specific machining skills
- Make decisions that demonstrate k现在ledge of precision measuring tools by performing quality control inspection procedures on projects
- Program computer numerical machine tools to produce accurate and functional machine parts
- Demonstrate how to visualize and interpret technical drawings to include line types, orthographic projections, 维, 和笔记
职业生涯
就业 opportunities for machining technicians include manufacturing industries, public institutions, government agencies and a wide range of specialty machining shops.