Machining Technician (CP)
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|General Education Requirements|
|Communication Skills (3 credits required)|
|PTWR 135||INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED TECHNICAL WRITING (recommended)||5|
|Computational Skills (3 credits required)|
|PTCS 110||PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS (recommended)||5|
|Major Area Requirements|
|MACH 111||BASIC GENERAL MACHINING PROCESSES||5|
|MACH 112||BASIC ENGINE LATHE PROCESSES I||5|
|MACH 113||BASIC VERTICAL MILLING PROCESSES I||5|
|MACH 122||BASIC ENGINE LATHE PROCESSES II||5|
|MACH 123||BASIC VERTICAL MILLING PROCESSES II||5|
|MACH 131||BASIC SURFACE GRINDER PROCESSES II||5|
|MACH 132||BASIC ENGINE LATHE PROCESSES III||5|
|MACH 133||BASIC VERTICAL MILLING PROCESSES III||5|
|MACH 241||ADVANCED PRECISION MEASUREMENT||5|
|MACH 242||INTRO TO CNC LATHE CONVERSATIONAL PROGRAMMING||5|
|MACH 243||INTRO TO CNC MILL CONVERSATIONAL PROGRAMMING||5|
|MACH 251||TOOLING CONCEPTS||5|
|MACH 252||CNC LATHE SETUP AND OPERATION||5|
|MACH 253||CNC MILLING SETUP AND OPERATION||5|
|MACH 262||ADVANCED CNC LATHE PROGRAMMING||5|
|MACH 263||ADVANCED MILLING 3D PROGRAMMING AND MACHINING||5|
|Related Required Classes|
|MACH 235||ELEMENTARY METALLURGY||2|
|MACH 236||ELEMENTARY METALLURGY LAB||2|
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Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should know or be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College. After successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Perform entry level skills for set-up and operation of manual machines.
- Perform entry level skills to program, operate, and set up CNC machine tools.
- Communicate and interact in a team/group environment to perform multiple tasks in a professional and ethical manner.
- Articulate well-considered ideas and written claims to an academic audience, using effective rhetorical techniques, properly credited evidence, and a command of Standard English. (GE)
- Demonstrate interpersonal/human relations skills. (GE)
- Demonstrate compliance of all machine shop safety regulations.
- Demonstrate and clearly explain an effective strategy to solve a quantitative problem. (GE)
- Interpret blueprints and perform inspection of machined parts.