Machine Tool Technology Diploma

The Machine Tool Technology program prepares individuals to shape metal parts on machines such as lathes, grinders, drill presses, and milling machines. Computer numerical controlled machines are also introduced. The program includes making computations for dimensions and cutting feeds and speeds, using precision measuring instruments, laying out parts, and heat treatment of metals.

Typical Coursework Includes:

• Characteristics of metal
• Blueprint reading
• Mill operations
• Lathe operations
• Surface grinding
• and more!

Why Study Machine Tool:

Every manufacturing process in the world involves machinists.  Machinists are responsible for manufacturing the products we use everyday and making them affordable.

In 1769, Englishman James Watt sparked the Industrial Revolution. His steam engine's large cylinders posed a vexing problem. They had to be precise in interior size so that steam could not leak between cylinder and piston.   In 1798, American Eli Whitney, secured a US government contract (for $134,000) to produce 10,000 army muskets. Whitney refined and successfully applied the "Uniformity-System" of production using inter-changeable parts.   Machinists routinely break an inch of length into 10,000 equal parts and use this for measuring parts to make sure they are precise enough to work properly.

The diploma track in machine tool technology takes only 5 quarters to complete for a full-time student; part-time students take a little longer.  You can be on your way to a well-paying (average starting pay $13.00 per hour) job in very little time.

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