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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, precision measurement and high-speed multi-axis machining.

Employment Opportunities:

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, aviation, medical, and renewable energy, and to sit for machining certification examinations.

Program Contacts:

Walter Poplin

Lead Instructor - Machining

Certificate Curriculum

BPR-111 Print Reading 2
MAC-111 Machining Technology I 6
MAC-121 Introduction to CNC 2
MEC-110 Introduction to CAD/CAM 2
MAC-124 CNC Milling 2
MAC-122 CNC Turning 2

Total credits needed to graduate: 16 Hours

This certificate is offered to high school students through the Career and College Promise (CCP) program (C50210AX). CCP students should complete this certificate over three semesters.

Program Costs

Certificate In-State Out-of-State
Tuition and Fees $1,302.00 $4,374.00
Books and Supplies $373.75 $373.75
Total Cost $1,675.75 $4,747.75

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