Machining Technology Overview (5459)
Type of Award
CCP - Career Certificate Program
Program Website
www.palmbeachstate.edu/career-pathways/pathway-industry/default.aspx
Program Description
This CCP program is designed to prepare the student for employment in the manufacturing industry as a machinist.
Course content includes safety issues of the manufacturing environment, associated math and blueprint reading skills, computer numerical control (CNC) programming, manufacturing planning/methods, inspection methods, coordinate measuring machine (CMM) use and related machining concepts and theories. Shop or laboratory activities are an integral part of the program and provide instruction in the various machine tools, machine accessories and programming techniques related to current industry standard and practices.
Program Learning Outcomes
For detailed information, visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/learningoutcomes/Program-Learning-Outcomes
Admission Requirements
- No high school diploma or GED is required. (To be eligible to receive federal student aid, you must: Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate, or have complete homeschooling)
Completion Requirements
Students must successfully complete all courses listed in the catalog for this program. Students must pass with the following minimum Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) scores: Reading: 9; English: 8; Mathematics: 9 or qualify for TABE exemption.
Program Length
Total program hours: 1,500. Approximate program length: 13 months.
Location
The program is offered at the Lake Worth campus.
For More Information
Program Director - Lynnmarie Gomes Highsmith, gomeshl@palmbeachstate.edu, (561) 868-3547
Employment Opportunities
Student may find entry-level employment as machinists, machinist helpers, computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) operators or programmers, and CAD/CAM machine operators or programmers.
Career Center
www.palmbeachstate.edu/Career
For more information about employment opportunities including job outlook and salary information visit: Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/ooh
O-Net Online: www.onetonline.org
Required courses:
Required Courses (Clock Hours: 1,500)
Group A Machinist Helper
| PMT0202 | Machinist Helper 1 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0201 | Machinist Helper 2 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
Group B Machine Operator
| PMT0211 | Machinist Operator 1 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0230 | Machinist Operator 2 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
Group C Machine Set-up Operator
| PMT0229 | Machinist Setup Operator 1 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0500 | Machinist Setup Operator 2 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0510 | Machinist Setup Operator 3 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0260 | Machinist Setup Operator 4 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
Group D Machinist
| PMT0258 | Machinist 1(CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0259 | Machinist 2 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
Total Clock Hours: 1500
Course Sequence
Term One - Fall (Year One) (Clock Hours: 450)
| PMT0202 | Machinist Helper 1 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0201 | Machinist Helper 2 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0211 | Machinist Operator 1 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
Term Two - Spring (Year One) (Clock Hours: 450)
| PMT0230 | Machinist Operator 2 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0229 | Machinist Setup Operator 1 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0500 | Machinist Setup Operator 2 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
Term Three - Summer (Year One) (Clock Hours: 300)
| PMT0510 | Machinist Setup Operator 3 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0260 | Machinist Setup Operator 4 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
Term One - Fall (Year Two) (Clock Hours: 300)
| PMT0258 | Machinist 1(CCP) | 150 clock hours |
| PMT0259 | Machinist 2 (CCP) | 150 clock hours |
Total Clock Hours: 1500