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The Automated Manufacturing Technician curriculum is designed to provide students experience in automation as it pertains to manufacturing and processing.
This program provides education and training in installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical, mechanical, fluid power systems, automated manufacturing, human relations, communications, and other aspects of general education.
Career opportunities offer a wide range of employment possibilities in the manufacturing, processing, production, mining, building management, hotel, hospital and service-related industries. Recent placement has been 100 percent.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECAL 100 | Introduction to Electricity | 3 |
| ECAL 111 | Electric Meters and Motors | 3 |
| ECAL 243 | Programmable Controllers | 3 |
| MFGT 101 | Robotics I | 2 |
| MFGT 107 | Introduction to CNC or | |
| MATL 205 | CNC Theory and Operation | 2-4 |
| MFGT 123 | Fabrication Methods I | 2 |
| MFGT 124 | Mechanical Drives I | 2 |
| MFGT 126 | Manufacturing Processes II | 2 |
| MFGT 137 | Print Reading I | 2 |
| MFGT 150 | Hydraulics I | 2 |
| MFGT 160 | Pneumatics | 2 |
| MFGT 202 | Robotics II | 2 |
| MFGT 208 | Electro/Mechanical Systems | 2 |
| MFGT 230 | CIM Lab | 5 |
| Suggested Technical electives | 12-14 | |
| CAD 120 | Intro to AutoCAD (3) | |
| ECAL 201 | Alternating Current Theory (5) | |
| ECAL 223 | Electronic Devices (4) | |
| MATL 101 | Machine Tool Theory I (4) | |
| MATL 111 | Machine Tool Lab I (7) | |
| MFGT 120 | Basic Welding I (1) | |
| MFGT 140 | Fabrication Methods II (2) | |
| MFGT 141 | Print Reading II (2) | |
| MFGT 225 | Intro to SPC (2) | |
| WELD 151 | Welding Theory I (3) | |
| WELD 153 | Welding Lab I (5) | |
| General Education Requirements | ||
| CIS 101 | Computer Literacy | 2 |
| English | 6 | |
| Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2 | |
| Math electives | 4 | |
| Wellness elective | 2 | |
| General Education elective | 2 | |
| TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS: | 66 | |
| Suggested sequence of study | ||
| First Semester | Second Semester | |
| ECAL 100 | MFGT 150 | |
| CIS 101 | MFGT 160 | |
| Math elective | MFGT 101 | |
| ENGL 110 | Math elective | |
| MFGT 137 | ECAL 243 | |
| MFGT 123 | Technical elective | |
| ECAL 111 | ||
| Third Semester | Fourth Semester | |
| MATL 205 or MFGT 107 | MFGT 230 | |
| MFGT 124 | MFGT 126 | |
| Technical electives | MFGT 202 | |
| MFGT 208 | ||
| ENGL 120 | ||
| Required electives |
The applicants must be high school graduates or equivalent. Helpful courses to prepare for this program are industrial shop courses, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, science, computer literacy, drafting and communications.
Applicants may be required to complete a basic skills evaluation during the admissions process.
Upon successful completion of the required courses, students will be awarded an Associate in Applied Science degree in Automated Manufacturing Technician.
