Precision Manufacturing and Machining, Diploma

Overview

Offered at the Augusta campus

Entrance Dates:	Fall, Spring, and Summer
Length of Program:	Three Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:	48

Program Description: The Precision Manufacturing and Machining Diploma program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the machine tool technology field. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes a combination of machine tool theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. Program graduates receive a Precision Manufacturing and Machining Degree/Diploma and have the qualification of a machine tool technician

Employment Opportunities: Machinists use machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders 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 products that meet precise specifications. The parts that machinists make range from bolts to automobile pistons.

Curriculum Outline

General Core Courses, 8 credits

ENGL 1010	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I	3
MATH 1012	FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS	3
EMPL 1000	INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2

Occupational Courses, 34 credits

COMP 1000	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY	3
MCHT 1011	INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE TOOL	4
MCHT 1012	BLUEPRINT FOR MACHINE TOOL	3
MCHT 1020	HEAT TRMNT & SURFACE GRINDING	4
MCHT 1119	LATHE OPERATIONS I	4
MCHT 1120	MILL OPERATIONS I	4
AMCA 2110	CNC FUNDAMENTALS	4
MCHT 1219	LATHE OPERATIONS II	4
MCHT 1220	MILL OPERATIONS II	4

MCHT 1013	MACHINE TOOL MATH	3
	OR
MATH 1015	GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY	3

Occupational Electives, 3 credits

MCHT 1520

INDUSTRIAL MACHINE APPL

AND

Select 3 credits from the following:

IDSY XXXX	ANY IDSY CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET	CREDITS VARY
MATH XXXX	ANY MATH CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET	CREDITS VARY
MEGT XXXX	ANY MEGT CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET	CREDITS VARY
MGMT XXXX	ANY MGMT CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET	CREDITS VARY
PHYS XXXX	ANY PHYS CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET	CREDITS VARY
TDSG XXXX	ANY TDSG CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET	CREDITS VARY
WELD XXXX	ANY WELD CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET	CREDITS VARY

Note:

Graduation requires a grade of “C” or higher in all courses with the following prefixes: MCHT and MATH. More specifically, a grade of “B” is required for MCHT 1012 Blueprint Reading.

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Augusta Day Program, Fall Start

PROGRAM NAME: Precision Manufacturing and Machining

AWARD: Diploma

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

ENGL 1010	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I	3
MATH 1012	FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS	3
MCHT 1011	INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE TOOL	4
MCHT 1012	BLUEPRINT FOR MACHINE TOOL	3
MCHT 1119	LATHE OPERATIONS I	4

Year 1 Spring Semester

EMPL 1000	INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2
MCHT 1013	MACHINE TOOL MATH	3
MCHT 1020	HEAT TRMNT & SURFACE GRINDING	4
MCHT 1120	MILL OPERATIONS I	4
MCHT 1520	INDUSTRIAL MACHINE APPL	3

Year 1 Summer Semester

COMP 1000	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY	3
MCHT 1219	LATHE OPERATIONS II	4
MCHT 1220	MILL OPERATIONS II	4
AMCA 2110	CNC FUNDAMENTALS	4

Augusta Day Program, Summer Start