The Machine Tool curriculum prepares the student for opportunities as a machinist, tool and die maker, tool inspector, methods technician, shop foreman, manufacturing process technician, and quality control technician. Machine Tool technology includes two courses of study: machine shop and tool and die.
Machining students will work in the machine tool laboratory with milling machines, grinders, lathes, drill presses, and metal-cutting saws. The program includes study of taper and angular calculations, geometric construction, screw thread leads, pitch diameter measurements, dividing head indexing for circular segmentation, and other related manual machining skills.
Tool and Die students will learn to use precision instruments and both manual and CNC machines for building intricate mechanisms. The student will program CNC machines manually and with Computer Aided Machining software. Tool and die making encompasses the building of tools, jigs and fixtures, dies, gauges, and special production mechanisms. A knowledge of metallurgy and heat treatment is essential to a die maker and is covered in this program.
Three programs are offered: a Certificate program, a Diploma program, and a General Technology Degree program .