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Precision Machining & Programming

  • Technical Diploma
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Program Number: 

314441

Program Credits: 

32.00

Estimated Total Cost: 

$5,600.00
Financial Aid Eligible

Combine your mechanical aptitude and attention to detail with computer-based design. As a machine tool operator, you will create precision-machined parts that are used in industrial applications from aerospace to consumer product manufacturing. You’ll develop hands-on skills in computer aided drafting (CAD), computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software, and the machining equipment it controls. You’ll be involved in every phase of part production, working from blueprints and CAD drawings, programming the equipment, machining the parts to exact specifications, and inspecting them to tolerances of 1/30th the diameter of a hair using precision instruments. Skilled machinists are in great demand for specialized tool-making operations and most types of manufacturing. Opportunities for career advancement grow with your experience.

Career Opportunities

CNC Machine Operator
CNC Machinist
Manual Machinist
Injection Molding Techincian
Machine Tool Operator
Tool and Die Maker

Program Outcomes

  • Living responsibly
  • Refining professionalism
  • Cultivating passion
  • Apply basic safety practices in the machine shop
  • Interpret industrial/engineering drawings
  • Apply precision measuring methods to part inspection
  • Perform basic machine tool equipment set-up and operation
  • Perform programming, set-up and operation of CNC Machine Tools

Admission Requirements:

College Requirements

Application: 

Yes

Application Fee: 

$30 Application Fee

Career Pathways: 

Precision Machining & Programming

Prior Learning: 

Previous education and work experience could qualify for Credit for Prior Learning, saving you time and money. Find out more [1] about what may apply to this program.

Certificates: 

CNC Operator

Technical Diploma: 

Precision Machining & Programming
Basic Machining

Courses

The following list is not the official course list for this program. It is intended to give students an idea of what coursework will be required.

Current students should use the MyWestern [2] self-service portal when registering for class.

First Term

Blueprint Reading
Course Number: 31420302
Credits: 1.00
CNC Production Lathe-Operation
Course Number: 31444300
Credits: 1.00
CNC Production Mill-Operation
Course Number: 31444301
Credits: 1.00
Lathe Turning Operations
Course Number: 31420342
Credits: 2.00
Machining: Intro to Machining
Course Number: 31420314
Credits: 1.00
Machining: Surface Grinding Processes
Course Number: 31420327
Credits: 2.00
Manufacturing Math 1
Course Number: 31804334
Credits: 1.00
Measurement & Inspection
Course Number: 31420372
Credits: 1.00
Vertical Milling Operations
Course Number: 31420341
Credits: 2.00

Second Term

Geom Dimen & Tol
Course Number: 31420350
Credits: 1.00
Machine Setup for CNC Milling
Course Number: 31444302
Credits: 2.00
Machine Setup for CNC Turning
Course Number: 31444303
Credits: 2.00
Machining Practicum
Course Number: 31420343
Credits: 2.00
Manufacturing Math 2
Course Number: 31804335
Credits: 1.00
Manufacturing Math 3
Course Number: 31804338
Credits: 1.00
Solid Model Use for Manufacturing
Course Number: 31606320
Credits: 2.00
Tooling & Work Holding for CNC Machining
Course Number: 31444304
Credits: 1.00

Third Term

Precision Machining Capstone
Course Number: 31420349
Credits: 4.00
Programming/CAM for CNC Milling
Course Number: 31444305
Credits: 2.00
Programming/CAM for CNC Turning
Course Number: 31444306
Credits: 2.00

Western Technical College
400 7th Street North
La Crosse, Wisconsin
54601

608-785-9200
800-322-9982


Links
[1] https://www.westerntc.edu/credit-prior-learning
[2] https://mywestern.westerntc.edu/