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, applied 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 and laboratory activities are integral to the program and provide instruction in the various machine tools, machine accessories and programming techniques related to current industry standards 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) diploma, or have complete homeschooling)
- Complete an Application for Admission, located at www.palmbeachstate.edu/admissions/Admissions-Applications
- Take the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) exam if not exempt from TABE testing. To determine if you are exempt, please go to this link and view TABE Standards.
- Attend a program information session and meet with the Trade and Industry advisor.
- For additional information regarding admission requirements refer to the Admissions section of this catalog.
Completion Requirements
- Students must successfully complete all courses listed in the catalog for this program.
- Students must pass the TABE with the following minimum TABE test scores: Reading: 8; Language: 8; Mathematics: 9 or qualify for TABE exemption.
- For more details about graduation requirements please refer to the Graduation section of this catalog.
Program Length
1500 clock hours. Daytime program length 54 weeks. Evening program length 76 weeks.
Location
The program is offered at the Lake Worth campus.
For More Information
Carmen Modock, Program Director, modockc@palmbeachstate.edu, (561) 868-3547
Employment Opportunities
Essential to manufacturing, machinists are highly skilled individuals who produce precision parts used in all types of machines for all types of industries, including aerospace, computer, medical device and automotive. Students may find entry-level employment as machinists, machinists 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
PMT0028 | Introduction to CNC Machining (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0202 | Fundamentals of Manual Machining (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
Group B Machine Operator
PMT0211 | Fundamentals of Machine Shop Practices (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0201 | Blueprint Reading for Machinist (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
Group C Machine Set-up Operator
PMT0252 | CNC CAD/CAM Programming (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0511 | Advance Manual Lathe Operations (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0510 | Advance Manual Milling Operations (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0257 | CNC Lathes (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
Group D Machinist
PMT0220 | CNC Mills (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0290L | Machining Work-Based Learning Experience (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
Total Credit Hours: 1500
Course Sequence
Term One - Fall (Year One) (Clock Hours: 450)
PMT0028 | Introduction to CNC Machining (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0252 | CNC CAD/CAM Programming (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0220 | CNC Mills (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
Term Two - Spring (Year One) (Clock Hours: 450)
PMT0201 | Blueprint Reading for Machinist (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0202 | Fundamentals of Manual Machining (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0257 | CNC Lathes (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
Term Three - Summer (Year One) (Clock Hours: 300)
PMT0211 | Fundamentals of Machine Shop Practices (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0511 | Advance Manual Lathe Operations (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
Term Four - Fall (Year Two) (Clock Hours: 300)
PMT0510 | Advance Manual Milling Operations (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
PMT0290L | Machining Work-Based Learning Experience (CCP) | 150 Clock Hours |
Total Credit Hours: 1500