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MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY (MTT)
(Wallace Campus)
Machinists are skilled workers who use machine tools to make metal parts. Machinists can set up and operate most types of machine tools. They select tools and materials required for each job and plan the cutting and finishing operations to complete the finished work according to blueprint or written specifications. They make standard shop computations related to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds, and speeds of machinery. Machinists often use precision measuring instruments such as micrometers and gauges to measure the accuracy of work to thousandths or even millionths of an inch. Machinists must be mechanically inclined and temperamentally suited to highly accurate work that requires concentration as well as physical effort. Machinists must have good vision and keen judgments of depth and distance.
Students will receive instruction in orientation and safety, shop mathematics, and benchwork as well as in the use of a drill press, shaper, saw, lathe, and milling machine. Grinding, heat treatment, mechanical drawing, and blueprint reading are also emphasized. Students will also be introduced to Computerized Numerical Controlled (CNC) milling, CNC turning, and computerized programming centers.
Students completing all courses in the General Education Core and Required Field of Concentration courses will be awarded an associate in applied science degree in Machine Tool Technology. Students completing all courses in the Required Field of Concentration courses and CIS 146, ENG 101, MTH 116, and SPH 106 will be awarded a program certificate.
Students with prior machining experience may pursue short certificates in CNC Milling Center and CNC Turning Center. The short certificates are designed to provide specialized training in these specific areas.
Admission is conditional and depends on the student's ability to perform the essential functions identified for this program. Reasonable accommodations are considered.
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