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Basic Math Foundations
For entry level employees, production personnel, apprentices, quality inspectors
This course will prepare students who need a review of basic math and arithmetic. Workshop applies basic math in an industrial setting for improved transfer of learning. Content includes the four basic math operations involving whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Place value, proper math procedures and checking methodology are included. Students will engage in numerous problem-solving sessions that are manufacturing related.
Time Commitment: 42 hours over 14 weekly sessions / Cost: $325
Industrial Math I
For entry level employees, production personnel, apprentices, quality inspectors
This course is for students who need a review of basic algebra to process formulas, apply ratio and proportion, percentage, central tendency and signed number operations. Other content includes formula evaluation, formula rearrangement to isolate variables and metric conversion. Students will engage in numerous problem-solving sessions applied to manufacturing.
Time Commitment: 42 hours over 14 weekly sessions / Cost: $325
Industrial Math II
For entry level employees, production personnel, apprentices, quality inspectors
An entry level course in geometry for the beginning apprentice. This course is a study of geometry including angles, lines, polygons, area, perimeter, triangles and circles. Numerous problem-solving sessions are formatted to industry settings. This course is oriented toward trigonometric readiness and taken by all first-year students during the first semester.
Time Commitment: 42 hours over 14 weekly sessions / Cost: $375
Industrial Math III
For entry level employees, quality inspectors, apprentices, office personnel, estimators, sales engineers
A continuation of industrial mathematics with emphasis on right angle trigonometry, solid geometry, oblique triangles, applied math for inspection, math applied to setup and practical problem solving. Students will also engage solving problems involving compound angles and tooling ball application for difficult measurements. This course embraces numerous problem-solving sessions directly related to manufacturing applications. This course is taken during the second semester by all first-year students.
Time Commitment: 42 hours over 14 weekly sessions / Cost: $375
Industrial Print Reading
For entry level employees, quality inspectors, apprentices, office personnel, estimators, sales engineers
An entry level course is a study of print reading for beginning apprentices, including orthographic theory, pictorial representation, and various types of drawings, sections, auxiliaries, line convention and introduction to GD&T. This course is taken during first semester by all first-year students.
Time Commitment: 42 hours over 14 weekly sessions / Cost: $375
Machine Tool Technology I
For junior machinists, entry level employees, apprentices, inspectors
This course is for the entry level apprentice taken during the second semester. Content includes the use and applications of machining equipment relative to precision machining and fabrication. This course includes the study of basic safety, materials, elementary metallurgy, materials, GD&T, fundamental process planning, process control, layout and measurement. Other areas of instruction include a study of carbide tooling, math applications related to machining and metal cutting mechanics. This course is taken by all first year students during the second semester.
Time Commitment: 42 hours over 14 weekly sessions / Cost: $375
Machine Tool Technology II
For machinists, apprentices, entry level employees, apprentices, CNC operators, engineers
This is a second year course. All students must successfully pass all four first-year courses to enroll in this course. Course content includes a continuation in the study of GD&T to the current standard, process planning and process control. Major emphasis is given on basic CNC programming and operation, fixturing and work holding, heat treating and advanced turning and milling operations. Other content includes machinability of metals, cutting tool materials, preventive maintenance, introduction to lean tools, gauging and grinding technology. This course is taken by all second year students both semesters. Students will be prepared for NIMS credentialing in CNC Operation Level I. Students must pass all first year courses to enroll in this course.
Time Commitment: 162 hours over 54 sessions/2 nights per week / Cost: $1,300
Basic Die Making
For machinists, apprentices, entry level employees, CNC operators, engineers, die makers, die repair personnel
Third year students choosing the die-making path will attend this course. Students will acquire knowledge involving the principles of cutting and forming sheet metal and coil stock. Other content includes the primary components of a die, press setup and operation, strip layout and material utilization, bend allowance, forming and pre-bending, compound dies, four slide tooling and the basics of QDC. Instruction will also include flat blank layouts, progressive dies, inverted dies, heat treatment and the basic theories of die protection. Other areas included are factors that affect die life, draw dies, and fine blanking theory. Students completing this course are eligible for NIMS credentialing in Die Making Level II. Students must pass all first year courses, second year coursework and have a NIMS credential in CNC Operation Level I to enroll in this course.
Time Commitment: 162 hours over 54 sessions/ meets 2 nights per week for 2 consecutive semesters
Cost: $1,300
CNC Programming
For die makers, mold makers, machinists, apprentices, engineers, CNC operators
This is a third year course for students choosing the CNC machining path. To enroll in course, the student must have successfully achieved a NIMS credential in CNC Operation Level I. Content includes basic tool management, process planning for CNC operations, work instructions, continuous improvement, cutting tool dynamics, modular fixturing and work holding. Other instruction includes CNC fixed cycles and sub-routines, CNC mirror imaging, preventive maintenance, thread milling, part off procedures and helical milling theory. Students completing this course will be prepared for NIMS credentialing in CNC Programming Level I. Students must pass all first year courses, second year coursework and have a NIMS credential in CNC Operation Level I to enroll in this course.
Time Commitment: 162 hours over 54 sessions/ meets 2 nights per week for 2 consecutive semesters
Cost: $1,300
Basic Mold Making
For mold makers, machinists, apprentices, engineers, CNC operators
Students choosing the mold making path will attend this third-year course. Content includes a study of the mold cavity and core, runners, gates, fitting details, shutoffs, methods of construction, clearances, mold base technology and materials as well as locking devices. Instruction will also include overflows, venting, side cores, mold finishes and polishing techniques. Students will also learn about types of molds, materials, water lines, cooling strategies, limit switches, pressure testing, plastic resins and shrink rates. Students must pass all first year courses, second year coursework and have a NIMS credential in CNC Operation Level I to enroll in this course. Students completing this course will be prepared for NIMS credentialing in Mold Making Level II.
Time Commitment: 162 hours over 54 sessions / meets 2 nights per week for 2 consecutive semesters
Cost: $1,300