Industrial Technology Machining CNC Programming - Northwest State Community College

Industrial Technology Machining CNC Programming from Northwest State Community College is a Campus Associate Computer Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. This program has a diversified audience. It is naturally intended for related trades students who have completed a four-year apprenticeship program leading to a journeyman?s card. It provides them the opportunity to count apprentice coursework toward an associate degree in Industrial Technology. The degree/certificate program can be used by anyone as a springboard into a career as a journeyman by using the certificate as leverage into a company that has an apprenticeship/training program, since it contains more than the contact hours required for related classroom hours in an apprenticeship program. The Machining CNC Programmer creates machine parts. This person has a broad knowledge of tooling and its uses. Not only does he/she use mills, drills, and lathes, but may also be trained in the use of non-traditional machining techniques, such as Electron Discharge Machining . Career Outlook Based on a highly technological global market the demand for machinists has fallen prey to a need to modernize the machinist vocation. Implementing up-to-date technology involving Computer- Numerical-Controls has become the only salvation for the trade. Contact with several regional machine shops has indicated a strong desire to bring jobs back which had already made their way to other countries. Program Learning Outcomes Students earning an Associate degree from this program should demonstrate: 1. Knowledge of basic print reading skills including dimensioning practices, and calculations, sketching including orthographic, isometric, sectional and auxiliary views. 2. Knowledge of basic machining principles using lathes, mills, drills, band saw, and various handtools. 3. Proficiency in machining and fabricating projects with an emphasis on safety, fixturing, feeds and speeds, tooling, precision, and accuracy. 4. Proficiency in welding with an emphasis on shielded metal arc (stick), oxy-acetylene, gas metal (MIG) and gas tungsten (TIG). 5. Knowledge of the physics of fluids, components, troubleshooting and design applications for hydraulic and pneumatic systems. View more details on Northwest State Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Computer Engineering courses.