Becoming Connecticut State Community College
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NCCC’s Manufacturing Design Certificate prepares students to operate, program, and set-up typical CNC milling/turning machines, as well as design parts in 3-dimensional software.
This certificate can be paired with other manufacturing certificates and NCCC’s Technology Studies – Manufacturing Option Associates Degree. Students are eligible to obtain several National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) credentials as part of this certificate.
PROGRAM ADVISORS
Laura McCarthy, lmccarthy@nwcc.edu, 860.738.6351
Bruce Ejzak, bejzak@nwcc.edu
OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates should be able to:
- Demonstrate ability to interpret basic OSHA requirements, MSDS information, and general shop safety;/li>
- Identify a router / job sheet and interpret information as needed to operate a CNC machine;
- Demonstrate the ability to read basic part prints as it relates to gauging, dimensioning, and tolerancing;
- Safely power up, locate and load a program, home, and shut down a CNC machine;
- Operate a number of different program types on a CNC machine;
- Complete solid models, and associated detail and assembly drawings in SolidWorks.
COURSEWORK
SEMESTER 1
MFG* 156 Manufacturing Machinery: CNC I – 2 credits
SEMESTER 2
MFG* 258 Manufacturing Machiner: CNC Operations – 3 credits
CAD* 220 3D Parametric Design (SolidWorks) – 3 credits
Total Credits 8