ORANGE COAST COLLEGE

Employment• About78percentofmachinistsworkinmanufacturing

industries,suchasmachineshopsandmachinery,motorvehicleandparts,aerospaceproductsandparts,andothertransportationequipmentmanufacturing.

Job Outlook• Jobopportunitiesformachinistsshouldcontinuetobe

goodasemployersvaluethewide-rangingskillsoftheseworkers.Therefore,thenumberofworkerslearningtobemachinistsisexpectedtobelessthanthenumberofjobopeningsarisingeachyearfromtheneedtoreplaceexperiencedmachinistswhoretireortransfertootheroccupations.

California Employment Outlook• Jobavailabilityforanyoccupationcanchangewith

nationalandglobaleconomics,unexpectedpoliticaleventsandnaturaldisasters.Currenteventscanchangedemandforjobsquickly.Checkwebsites,localnewspapers,magazinesandinternationalnewstohelpyoumakeinformedcareerdecisions.

Earnings• AccordingtotheCaliforniaLaborMarketInformation,

theaverageannualsalaryforrelatedoccupationsinOrangeCountyis:

• Machinists:$37,510

• CNCMachineToolOperators:$33,100

• CNCToolProgrammers:$47,200

Forfurtherinformationandcareerexplorationresources,pleasevisittheOrangeCoastCollegeCareerServicesDepartmentlocatedinWatsonHall.

Formoreinformationaboutourgraduationrates,themediandebtofstudentswhocompletedtheprograms,andotherimportantinformation,pleasevisitourwebsiteat:gedd.cccd.edu

Manufacturing technology

Office: Tech124

AlCervantesProgramCoordinator714-432-5671acervantes@occ.cccd.edu

AnapplicationforadmissionintoOrangeCoastCollegeisrequiredforallstudents.

ApplicationformsareavailableontheOCCwebsite,attheOCCAdmissionsOffice,orbywritingtotheaddressbelow.

Forentrancerequirements,pleaserefertothemostrecentOrangeCoastCollegeCatalog,availableonlineattheOCCwebsite.

InformationcontainedinthisbrochurereflectsthatoftheOrangeCoastCollegeCatalogfor2012-2013.

orangecoastcollege.edu

Orange Coast CollegeOffice of Admissions & Records2701 Fairview Rd., P.O. Box 5005Costa Mesa, CA 92628-5005714-432-5072

Dennis Harkins, Ph.D., President

Orange Coast College is accredited by Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), part of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

The District is committed to the concept and principles of providing equal opportunity in education and employment for all persons, and does not discriminate unlawfully in provid-ing educational or employment opportunities to any person on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or vet-eran status, or genetic information. This commitment applies to every aspect of education and personnel actions and practices in employment, development, advancement, and treatment of employees, students and the general public.

OCC is part of the Coast Community College District

District Board of TrusteesDavid A. Grant, Mary L. Hornbuckle, Jim Moreno, Jerry Patterson, Lorraine Prinsky, Ph.D., Student Trustee

Andrew C. Jones, Ed.D., Chancellor

This publication was funded fully or in part by Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Educa-tion Act of 2006 grant #12-C01-010 for $1,187,369 awarded to Coast Community Col-lege District and administered by the Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges.

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Manufacturing TechnologyCertificates of AchievementOCC’sManufacturingTechnologyprogramisdesignedtotrainstudentsforentry-levelpositionsasmachineoperators.Additionally,bothbeginningstudentsandworkingmachinistscanbuildontheirskillandknowledgebycompletingtherequirementsforoneoftheadvancedcertificates.

TheManufacturingTechnologyprogramisdividedintofourareas:Machinist,ComputerNumericalControl(CNC)Operator,CNCProgrammer,andToolMaker.Allfourprogramsfollowsequentialplanswhichspinofffromthecoremachinistprogram.Aftercompletingthemachinistprogramintwosemesters,thestudentcantaketheclassesrequiredforoneofthemoreadvancedcertificates.ThestudentwhocompletesthemachinistprogramalsosatisfiesthemajorrequirementsfortheAssociateinSciencedegree.

Program OutcomesUponsuccessfulcompletionoftheManufacturingTechnologyProgramstudentswillbeableto:

1. Machineprecisionmanufacturedpartsusingconventionallathesandmillingmachinesandperformnecessarymeasurements.

2. Set-upandoperateCNCLathesandMillingMachines.

3. WritepartmachineprogramsforcontrollingCNClathesandmillingmachines.

4. ManufactureprecisiontoolingforDies,Molds,andPrototypetooling.

5. WriteadvancedCAD/CAMprogramsforCNCLATHEandMillingMachines.

MachinistTheMachinistcertificateprogramtrainsstudentsforpositionsasentry-leveloperators,whichoftenarethefirstmanufacturingjobsforindustrialemployees.Thiscertificateprogramprovidestheskillandknowledgenecessaryforjobcandidatestobecomesuccessfulwageearners.Thisprogramalsocomprisesthecorecoursesforthemoreadvancedcertificates.

Required Courses Course UnitsFallIntrotoMachineShop MACH A100 3Lathe MACH A105 5BlueprintReading MACH A120 3ComputationsforMachinists MACH A121 3

SpringMillingMachine MACH A110 5ProductionMachiningTech MACH A115 2IntrotoCNCProgramming MACH A130 3

Total: 24

CNC Machine OperatorTheCNCMachineOperatorcertificateenhancestheskillsofstudentswhohaveearnedtheMachinistcertificatebyprovidingthatstudentwithCNCmachineoperatingskillsandmanualprogrammingskills.ThecoursesrequiredforearningthiscertificatearedesignedtomakethemachineoperatorcapableofsettingupandmanuallyprogrammingaCNCmachinetool.TheCNCMachineOperatorProfessionalUpgradeCertificateisspecificallyforthereturningstudentwithon-the-jobmachiningexperience.

Required prerequisite:ManufacturingTechnology—

MachinistCertificateofAchievement

Subtotal: 24Required Courses

Course UnitsFallCNCMachineOperation1 MACH A125 3

SpringCNCMachineOperation2 MACH A126 2CNCProgrammingMastercam MACH A130 3

8

Total: 32

CNC Machine ProgrammerTheCNCMachineProgrammercertificateincludescoursesdesignedtoupgradetheskillsandknowledgeofthemachinistortheCNCmachineoperatortotheleveloftheCNCmachineprogrammer.IfyouareamachinistandhaveminimalexperiencewithCNCmachinesormachinelanguageprogramming,youwillfirstwanttocompletetheCNCMachineOperatorProfessionalUpgradeCertificate.IfyouhavebothmachiningexperienceandCNCexperience,thesoftwareusedfortheMachineTechnologyA133andA134coursesprovidesexcellentexperiencesincomputer-assistedCNCprogramming.Allofourprogrammingcoursesrequiretheuseofapersonal-typecomputer.Ifyouhavenocomputerexperience,westronglysuggestyouenrollinabasiccomputerusetypecoursefirst(Computer&HighTechnologyA100orComputerInformationSystemsA100).

Required prerequisite:ManufacturingTechnology—

MachinistCertificateofAchievement

Subtotal: 24

Required Courses Course UnitsFallCNCMachineOperation MACH A125 3

SpringCNCMachineOperation2 MACH A126 2MastercamSolids MACH A142 2

FallCNCProgramming-Mastercam2 MACH A134 3MastercamLathe MACH A141 1.5

11.5

Total: 35.5

ToolingEarningtheToolingcertificateupgradestheskillsofthemachinisttothepointrequiredforprofitableemploymentasanentry-leveltoolmaker,adiemaker,oramoldmaker.Aswellasothersubjectsthatmustbelearnedbythebeginningtoolmaker,theToolingcertificateprogramincludescoursesinmetallurgy,toolandcuttergrinding,andweldingtooling.

Required Courses Course UnitsIntrotoMachineShop MACH A100 3Lathe MACH A105 5MillingMachine MACH A110 5ProductionMachiningTech MACH A115 3BlueprintReading MACH A120 3ComputationsforMachinists MACH A121 3CNCMachineOperation MACH A125 3IntrotoCNC&Manual

Programming MACH A130 4Tool&CutterGrinding MACH A150 2.5Dimensioning&Tolerancing MACH A175 3ElementaryMetallurgy MACH A190 2Tooling MACH A200 2.5Arc&Oxy-acetyleneWelding WELD A100 3

Total: 42

Associate DegreeCompletetheCertificateofAchievementandAssociateinScienceGraduationRequirementsasoutlinedintheGraduationRequirementssectionofthecatalog.

Professional Upgrade Certificates Certificate of Specialization

CNC OperatorThisProfessionalUpgradeCertificateisdesignedforstudentswhoarealreadymachinists.Beforestartingonthisplanyoushouldbeabletosetupandoperatebothconventionallathesandmills.Youshouldbeabletoreadblueprintsanduseallcommonmachineshopmeasuringtools.Ifyouhaveadeficiencyintheseareas,pleasereferbacktothebasicmachiningcoursesfoundintheMachinistcertificate.

Required Courses Course UnitsFallCNCMachineOperation1 MACH A125 3IntrotoNumericalControl&ManualProgramming MACH A130 4

SpringCNCMachineOperation2 MACH A126 2

Total: 9

CNC ProgrammerThisProfessionalUpgradeCertificateisdesignedtoupgradetheskillsandknowledgeofthemachinistortheCNCmachineoperatortotheleveloftheCNCmachineprogrammer.IfyouareamachinistandhaveminimalexperiencewithCNCmachinesormachinelanguageprogramming,youwillfirstwanttocompletetheCNCoperatorupgradecertificate.IfyouhavebothmachiningexperienceandCNCexperience,thesoftwareusedfortheMachineTechnologyA133andA134coursesprovideexcellentexperiencesincomputer-assistedCNCprogramming.Allofourprogrammingcoursesrequiretheuseofapersonalcomputer.Ifyouhavenocomputerexperience,westronglysuggestyouenrollinabasiccomputerusecoursefirst(Computer&HighTechnologyA100orComputerInformationSystemsA100).

Note:Twounitcontracteducationcourserequirementsmustbedesignedincooperationwiththestudentandtheinstructor,orthestudent,instructor,andemployer.Thiscoursewillrequirethestudenttocompleteaprojectfrombeginningtoend,toincludeallnecessarypaperwork,fixturing,programming,andmachiningofthefinalpart,orthestudentmaytakeMachineTechnologyA126,AdvancedCNCMachineOperation.

Required Courses Course UnitsCNCProg-Mastercam1 MACH A133 3CNCProg-Mastercam2 MACH A134 3CNCMachOperation2 MACH A126 2MastercamLathe MACH A141 1.5MastercamSolids MACH A142 2

Total: 11.5