The Career
Machine shops play an integral role in all manufacturing and research
applications, but present day machine shops and tool rooms look entirely
different from those of the past. Today’s machine shops are well lit and airconditioned
because of the exacting nature of the work. Much of the tooling
required by today’s technology is being built with Computer Numeric
Control (CNC) machinery in order to meet the production standards
for complex parts. These machines are controlled by programs written
manually, or using Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing
(CAD/CAM) software. Graduates may start at an advanced apprentice
level in general machining or in tool, die or mold-making.
The Program
The Machining Technology program content covers all current industry
practices and standards for the fundamentals of general machine
work, tool making, die design, die making, mold design, mold making,
and CNC programming and machining. As a leading Haas Technical
Education Center (HTEC), Dunwoody’s machine program changes out
CNC machines every two years so that students are being trained on the
latest technologies. Due to high demand, most machine students can find
full-time employment in the field long before graduation and many will be
working in a shop within just a few quarters.
Program Length
Graduates of this six-quarter program earn a diploma or an Associate of
Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree, depending on Arts and Sciences courses
completed. Students with previous training or experience in the occupation
may arrange to take selected courses of the program.
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