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CNC Production Specialist CCP

CNC Production Specialist Overview (5476)

Addendum 2022 (action based on curriculum minutes dated April 28, 2022)

Type of Award

CCP - Career Certificate Program

Program Website 

www.pbsc.edu/careerpathways/pathway-industry/default.aspx

Program Description

The Computer Numerical Control (CNC) program prepares students for employment or advanced training in the machining industry. This 600-hour certificate program offers a pathway to one of the most sought-after positions in today's high-tech manufacturing marketplace. In this hands-on program, students will start with the basics of CNC machining by working first with the manual machines and then progress quickly into working with some of the most advanced computer-operated CNC machines. Topics to be covered include: workplace safety and organization, job-related mathematics, basic blueprint information, metrology, primary and secondary manufacturing processes, geometric dimension and tolerance, set up and operation of drill presses. CNC control panels, CNC machine systems, CNC lathe and mill operations, and maintenance and troubleshooting. National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) competencies and topics are included, and graduates are eligible for industry credentials upon completion of additional NIMS certification examinations and requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes

For detailed information, visit www.pbsc.edu/learningoutcomes/Program-Learning-Outcomes/

Admission Requirements

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: 9; Mathematics: 10, or qualify for TABE exemption. 

Program Length

600 clock hours. Daytime program 22 weeks/ Evening program 32 weeks

Location 

The program is offered at the Lake Worth Campus

For More Information

Eligio Marquez Veray, Associate Dean, marqueze@palmbeachstate.edu, (561) 868-3540

Employment Opportunities

Production plants, precision manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, transportation, and aeronautical industry.

Career Path Notes

Student may find employment as CNC machinists, computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) operators or programmers, and CAD/CAM machine operators or programmers.

Career Center

www.pbsc.edu/careercenter/

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: 600)

PMT0028Introduction to CNC Machining (CCP)

150 Clock Hours

PMT0252CNC CAD/CAM Programming (CCP)

150 Clock Hours

PMT0220CNC Mills (CCP)

150 Clock Hours

PMT0257CNC Lathes (CCP)

150 Clock Hours

Total Credit Hours: 600

Course Sequence

Term One - Fall (Year One) (Clock Hours: 300)

PMT0028Introduction to CNC Machining (CCP)

150 Clock Hours

PMT0252CNC CAD/CAM Programming (CCP)

150 Clock Hours

Term Two - Spring (Year One) (Clock Hours: 300)

PMT0220CNC Mills (CCP)

150 Clock Hours

PMT0257CNC Lathes (CCP)

150 Clock Hours

Total Credit Hours: 600