CNC Technology - Gwinnett Technical College

CNC Technology from Gwinnett Technical College is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Program Description The CNC technology diploma contains a sequence of courses that prepares the student for employment in the modern world machine shop environment. This program emphasizes a combination of hands-on skills training with manually operated equipment and computer numerically controlled equipment. Graduates from this program are ready to enter the work force as CNC operators with fixture design and programming skills under their belt. Beginning with drill presses and saws, the student will progress through the training by learning safe set-up and operation of all the basic manual machine tools in the shop. This equipment includes the vertical milling machine , engine lathe, surface grinders and cylindrical grinder. The student then moves onto the CNC equipment with set-up skills on both the CNC machining center and CNC turning center. The student learns safe set-up, operation and programming of these machines. Along with manual programming of the CNC machines , the student learns basic computer skills and CAD/CAM programming ability. Areas of blueprint reading, metallurgy/heat treatment, applied shop math, and fixture design are also focused upon. Employment Opportunities Lathe operator, milling machine operator, grinder operator, drill press operator, CNC lathe operator, CNC mill operator, (entry level) CNC programmer, and machinist apprentice View more details on Gwinnett Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.