Manufacturing Technology
Explore the fundamentals of manufacturing and study the principles for developing, implementing, and improving integrated systems involving people, materials, equipment and information in our Manufacturing Technology program. With the skills learned in this program, you'll be ready to take the lead in an industrial or manufacturing setting and qualify for employment as a manufacturing technician, quality assurance technician, CAD/CAM technician, team leader, or research and development technician.
Course work focuses on preparing students to use basic engineering principles and technical skills to identify and resolve production problems in the manufacturing of products through machine operations and CNC principles, production line operations, instrumentation, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and other computerized production techniques, manufacturing planning, quality control, quality assurance, and informational infrastructure.
Courses for this A.A.S. degree program are offered day, evening, online and/or hybrid.
First Year: Summer Semester (4 Semester Hours Credit)
First Year: Fall Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
First Year: Spring Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
Second Year: Summer Semester (3 Semester Hours Credit)
- MEC 145 - Mfg. Materials I
Second Year: Fall Semester (6 Semester Hours Credit)
- --- Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
- MAC 112AB -Machining Technology II
Second Year: Spring Semester (6 Semester Hours Credit)
Third Year: Summer Semester (4 Semester Hours Credit)
Third Year: Fall Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
Third Year: Spring Semester (7 Semester Hours Credit)
- ENG 114 - Prof Research & Reporting OR ENG 116 - Technical Report Writing
- MAC 124 - CNC Milling
- MAC 152 - Adv Machining Calc
Fourth Year: Summer Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
Fourth Year: Fall Semester (6/7 Semester Hours Credit)
Fourth Year: Spring Semester (7 Semester Hours Credit)
Fifth Year: Summer Semester (4 Semester Hours Credit)
Total Semester Hours Credit: 67/68
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives
Social/Behavioral Science Electives
Courses for this A.A.S. degree program are offered day, evening, online and/or hybrid.
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Courses for this A.A.S. degree program are offered day, evening, online and/or hybrid.
First Year: Summer Semester (4 Semester Hours Credit)
First Year: Fall Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
First Year: Spring Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
Second Year: Summer Semester (3 Semester Hours Credit)
- MEC 145 - Mfg. Materials I
Second Year: Fall Semester (8 Semester Hours Credit)
Second Year: Spring Semester (7 Semester Hours Credit)
Third Year: Summer Semester (4 Semester Hours Credit)
Third Year: Fall Semester (6 Semester Hours Credit)
Third Year: Spring Semester (7 Semester Hours Credit)
- ELC 117 - Motors & Controls
- ENG 114 - Prof Research & Reporting OR ENG 116 - Technical Report Writing
Fourth Year: Summer Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
Fourth Year: Fall Semester (6/7 Semester Hours Credit)
Fourth Year: Spring Semester (7 Semester Hours Credit)
- ATR 219 - Automation Troubleshooting
- MNT 160 - Industrial Fabrication
- --- Social/Behavioral Science Elective
Fifth Year: Summer Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
Total Semester Hours Credit: 72/73
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives
Social/Behavioral Science Electives
Courses for this certificate program are offered day, evening, online and/or hybrid.
First Year: Summer Semester - Pre-Apprenticeship (4 Semester Hours Credit)
First Year: Fall Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
First Year: Spring Semester (5 Semester Hours Credit)
Second Year: Summer Semester (3 Semester Hours Credit)
- MEC 145 - Mfg. Materials I
Total Semester Hours Credit: 17
Upon successful completion of the manufacturing Technology program, the student should be
able to:
- Apply basic industrial safety concepts including basic electrical and fire safety, PPE
(personal protective equipment) and hazardous communication requirements. - Demonstrate efficiency in computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and other computerized
production techniques. - Demonstrate competency with manufacturing techniques and processes.
- Identify and resolve production problems in the manufacture of products.
The Manufacturing Technology curriculum is designed to prepare students through the study and application of the principles for developing, implementing and improving integrated system involving people, materials, equipment and information as leaders in an industrial or manufacturing setting. To effectively train Manufacturing Technology professionals, the performance of certain functions is incorporated throughout the program. Faculty and students are required to demonstrate proficiency of these functions in the Manufacturing Technology program. The essential functions include:
- Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. Example is using a wrench.
- Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. Example is scheduled preventive maintenance.
- Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. Example is examining and finding the cause of the problem.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Example is to determine the necessary steps to solving the problem.
- Equipment Selection: Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. Example is when do you use a screw driver and when do you use a hammer.
- Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. Example is observing the operation of a machine during a normal operation.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Example is reading a technical manual.
- Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. Example is to be able to watch and monitor the working of a proximity switch in a PLC.
- Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. Example is being able to align a shift to where it needs to be at the start of an operation.
- Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Example is to be able to rebuild a solenoid valve.
- Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. Example is the ability to change bearings in a piece equipment.
- Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. Example is to be able to start a nut on a screw.
- Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Example is watching the Input/Output numbers on a PLC.
- Hearing Sensitivity: The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. Example is to be able to listen to a motor and determine if it is running properly.
- Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). Example is reading a set of blueprints.
- Multi-Limb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. Example is the ability to change out a motor that has been determined to be bad.
- Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. Example is to be able to determine is a problem is present in an operation of a machine.
EXAMPLES ARE NOT ALL INCLUSIVE.
Randolph Community College is an ADA compliant institution. The College does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions process or in access to its programs, services and/or activities for qualified individuals who meet essential eligibility requirements. The College will provide reasonable accommodations for documented disabilities of individuals who are eligible to receive or participate in college programs, services and/or activities. Student Services provides a disability counselor to assist students in requesting disability related accommodations. If a student believes that he/she cannot meet one or more of the essential functions without accommodations, the student is encouraged to disclose the disability to the disability counselor as soon as possible. Students must certify the ability to meet essential functions of the curriculum by a signed statement when they begin the program.
Contact Us!
Have more questions about the Manufacturing Technology Program? We're here to help.
David Dauer
Instructor, Manufacturing Technology
dwdauer@randolph.edu
336-318-0496