Advanced General Machinist - Heart of Georgia Technical College

Advanced General Machinist from Heart of Georgia Technical College is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Machinists use machine tools , such as lathes, milling machines, and machining centers, to produce precision metal parts. Although they may produce large quantities of one part, precision machinists often produce small batches or one-of-a-kind items. They use their knowledge of the working properties of metals and their skill with machine tools to plan and carry out the operations needed to make machined products that meet precise specifications. Typical Coursework Includes: Milling Lathe Operations Grinding Why Study Machine Tool Technology: Machinists held about 397,000 jobs in 2006. Most machinists work in small machining shops or in manufacturing industries, such as machinery manufacturing and transportation equipment manufacturing (motor vehicle parts and aerospace products and parts). Maintenance machinists work in most industries that use production machinery. View more details on Heart of Georgia Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.