Machining & Manufacturing Technology - AAS
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked.
Careers
Using lathes, milling machines and spindles, machinists make precision metal parts in machining shops or in manufacturing firms that produce durable goods, including metalworking and industrial machinery, aircraft, or motor vehicles. Computer-control programmers and operators use computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines to produce large quantities of product.
Program Outcomes
- Operate machine tool equipment commonly found in industry including manual and computer controlled lathes, milling machines, drill presses and cutting machines
- Manufacture parts from various materials in accordance with specifications from blueprints, electronic drawings and shop sketches
- Solve quality problems using process planning, technical knowledge, teamwork, mathematics, and critical thinking
- Apply safety principles in a work environment to minimize hazards and prevent losses to productivity
- Demonstrate employability skills needed to obtain and retain employment in machine tool and related fields
- Use CAD and CAM programs to design parts and program manufacturing machines.
Accreditation
Hutchinson Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
