Career Opportunities
The program is designed to give students the necessary skills to enter the labor market as a machine operator, machinist, or a tool and die or mold-maker apprentice. Graduates can expand to areas such as tool making, multi-axis CNC programmer precision machining, setup specialist, CNC applications/sales, machining technician, CNC machining including Swiss CNC turning technology.
Suggested Technical Studies Semester I
Suggested Technical Studies Semester II
Suggested Technical Studies Semester III
| Number | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MACH1525 | Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing | 1 Credits |
| MACH1528 | Jigs and Fixtures | 1 Credits |
| MACH2504 | CNC Milling/Turning | 4 Credits |
| MACH2510 | Cutting Tool Technology | 1 Credits |
| MACH2514 | Metallurgy | 1 Credits |
| MACH2523 | High Performance Manufacturing | 1 Credits |
| MACH2528 | Introduction to Electrical Discharge Machining | 2 Credits |
| MACH2540 | Advanced Swiss CNC Turning | 2 Credits |
Suggested Technical Studies Semester IV
Advanced CNC/CAM Machinist Concentration
General Education -MinnState policy requires AAS degrees to contain at least 15 MnTC credits in at least 3 different Goal Areas
| Number | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MATH1360 | College Algebra | 3 Credits |
| MATH1370 | College Trigonometry | 3 Credits |
| MnTC Goal Area 1 | Communications Written (ENGL) | 3 Credits |
| MnTC Goal Area 1 | Communications Oral (CMST) | 3 Credits |
| MnTC Goal Area 5 | History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 Credits |