This program is designed both for entry-level students and experienced craftspeople wanting to upgrade their skills. The up-to-date curriculum provides the current theoretical, technological and practical experience necessary for employment and advancement in the industry, and features the following elements:

• Theory and design of machine tools and machinery

• Properties of materials, including heat-treating

• Laboratory courses focused on hands-on operation of machine tools

• Technical mathematics

• Precision measurement and layout and inspection

• Blueprint reading, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and 3-D solid modeling

• CNC setup, operation and programming, and CAD/CAM programmingThe program prepares students for employment as:

• Machinist

• Machine Tool Operator

• CNC–CAD/CAM Programmer

• Maintenance Machinist

• Parts Inspector

• Machine Technology