MCCCD Program Description

Major: 1112N Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2020 Fall 1 Last Admit Term: 2022 Summer Award: CCT Total Clock Hours: 150 CIP Code: 15.0613	Initiating College: Gateway Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: Shared by: Field of Interest: Applied Technology GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as: 17-3029.09 Manufacturing Production Technicians 51-4081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tender, Metal and Plastic 51-4034 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tender, Metal and Plastic 51-4035 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender, Metal and Plastic

Description: The Certificate of Competency (CCT) in CNC Machine Operator prepares students for employment as entry-level operators and technicians in the manufacturing industry. The program provides applied skills in the operation of manual/computer numeric control (CNC) machines for current and future needs of the manufacturing industry. Certificates of completion in Machining I and Machining II and an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Manufacturing and Production Technology are also available.

Required Courses

MFC130 CNC Machine Operator 150

Clock Hours: 150

Learning Outcomes
1. Perform basic preventive maintenance checks on computer numerical control (CNC) equipment. (MFC130) 2. Safely start up, operate and power down computer numerical control (CNC) equipment. (MFC130) 3. Use a fundamental understanding of technical documentation to safely monitor CNC equipment. (MFC130) 4. Appropriately use tool and work holding devices. (MFC130) 5. Demonstrate the ability to set a tool compensation including height, length, diameter, and wear. (MFC130) 6. Use appropriate devices to confirm a part`s compliance. (MFC130) 7. Use a fundamental understanding of program code to properly operate a CNC machine. (MFC130) 8. Effectively document work. (MFC130)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. Clock Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 3-4-2020

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.