Study mechanical technology at bc体育足球
The Mechanical Technology degree with a machine tool concentration at Jamestown Community College prepares you for employment in mechanical or manufacturing technology. While at bc体育足球, you’ll learn how to program and operate machine tools to produce manufacturing products. Graduates can pursue roles such as CNC operator, CNC programmer, industrial laboratory technician, inspector, production technician, and CAD operator.
- Fully available on the Jamestown Campus
- Some courses must be completed on the Jamestown Campus
2024 median pay for machinists and tool and die makers: $57,700/year according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Courses
Mechanical technology skills
After you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Design for strength and deflection resistance the basic mechanical components of a system.
- Analyze a Thermodynamic or Fluid system using the zeroth, first, and second laws of Thermodynamics.
- Participate in and contribute to a formal design/manufacturing cycle.
- Create industrially acceptable CAD documentation of a product design.
- Generate a correct machining process for the manual production of a basic mechanical component.
- Recognize the basic manufacturing processes, and be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each process.
- Write CNC programs to machine a basic part on a mill or lathe as is appropriate.
- Use computer software to present concepts, obtain, and analyze information.