Our academic programs in Precision Machining Technology offer you two flexible levels of training experience to prepare you for many types of employment in the precision manufacturing industry.
This full two-year program is the most complete training you can have so that you may enter the field at the highest level possible. You’ll have opportunities to operate a variety of machine tools and computer numerical control (CNC) machines, read and analyze engineering drawings, and use precision measuring and inspection instruments.
Among the opportunities you’ll have in this rigorous program: produce a part that meets specifications utilizing the appropriate instruments to ensure quality control; learn and apply a wide range of occupational health and safety standards; and integrate all learning experiences gained from general education courses to the practice of the precision manufacturing machine tool trade.
Graduates of the Precision Machining A.A.S. Program are employed as general machinists, CNC machinists, tool and die makers, process quality control technicians, quality control inspectors, machine assemblers, machine tool designers, CNC programmers or field service representatives.
In this focused two-semester program, you’ll learn the skills needed to earn the Mastercam Certification and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Certificate which demonstrates to employers that you have a particular aptitude and breadth of knowledge in machining.
The program provides you instruction in the theory and operation of mills and lathes, both manual and CNC, other tools related to the machinist trade, and associated programming.
The CAS in Machining Technology can also be combined with the CAS in Welding Technology, giving you an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Metals Fabrication.
These industry specific certifications demonstrate to employers that students have a particular aptitude and breadth of knowledge in machining. This CAS is a 39-credit hour certificate. The structure of the program allows students to complete the required 39 credits by attending a Fall and Spring semesters, making this a program that students can expeditiously complete and enter the workforce with a valuable and legitimate college credential. The CAS in Machining Technology will provide students the opportunity to learn the important aspects of the science and art of machining.
Graduates of the Precision Machining Program are employed as machinists, CNC machinists, tool and die makers, process quality control technicians, quality control inspectors, machine assemblers, machine tool designers, CNC programmers or field service representatives.
You’ll benefit by working in our new computer automated manufacturing (CAM) lab which uses industry-leading Mastercam software to program the CNC equipment.
Why Pursue a Machining Technology Degree or Certificate at Montana Tech?
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