Machine Shop Certificate

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ACADEMIC PLAN: 959

CIP CODE: 48.0599

AWARD: Certificate

LENGTH: 1 Year

Purpose:

This program is designed for the student who desires to use many of the complex tools and devices found in modern machine shops. Upon completion of the program, the student will be prepared for full-time employment as a machinist trainee. This program is G3 Eligible.

Admissions Requirements:

Individuals are eligible for admission to CVCC if they are high school graduates or the equivalent, or if they are eighteen years of age or older and able to benefit academically from study at the community college, as demonstrated by assessment in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Program Requirements:

All students expected to complete the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or career studies certificate must complete an Application for Graduation.

Courses:

The Program Pathway for Machine Shop Certificate is a resource for students that lists the following items:

The recommended order in which to take the program courses
Suggested course when more than one option exists
If the course has a prerequisite
Courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)

Please Complete Program Requirements in the Order Listed:

SDV 100 - College Success Skills Credits: 1
MAC 161 - Machine Shop Practices I Credits: 3
MAC 162 - Machine Shop Practices II Credits: 3
MAC 181 - Machine Blueprint Reading I Credits: 3
MTH 111 - Basic Technical Mathematics Credits: 3 ¹
MAC 163 - Machine Shop Practices III Credits: 3
MAC 164 - Machine Shop Practices IV Credits: 3
Machine Technology Fundamentals Career Studies Certificate Completed
MAC 146 - Metals/Heat Treatment Credits: 2
DRF 128 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Credits: 2
ENG 100 - Basic Occupational Communication Credits: 3 ²
SAF 126 - Principles of Industrial Safety Credits: 3
OSHA 30-Hour Card Completed
MAC 121 - Numerical Control I Credits: 3
MAC 241 - Advanced Machinery Procedures I Credits: 3
MAC 242 - Advanced Machinery Procedures II Credits: 3
Machine Technology Career Studies Certificate Completed
Machine Shop Certificate Completed

Total Program Credits: 38

¹ Students whose placement scores qualify for placement in MTH 131 , MTH 154 or MTH 161 are encouraged to take these higher sequences in lieu of MTH 111 .
² Students whose placement scores qualify for placement in ENG 111 are encouraged to take ENG 111 in lieu of ENG 100 .