Precision Manufacturing and Maintenance, Associate of Applied Science

Overview

Offered at the Thomson campus

Entrance Dates:	Fall
Length of Program:	Five Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:	60

Program Description: The Precision Manufacturing and Maintenance degree program is designed to develop versatile skills required for a variety of manufacturing positions. This planned sequence of courses prepares students to install, program, operate, maintain, service, and diagnose electromechanical equipment used in manufacturing applications.

Employment Opportunities: Advanced manufacturing offers a wide variety of career opportunities, including industrial/mechanical maintenance technicians, machinists, millwrights, robotics technicians, and production supervisors in a variety of industrial settings that require automated manufacturing skills. Modern industry relies on complex productions systems to produce high-quality, economical products. Graduates of a precision manufacturing and maintenance program will be prepared for highly skilled positions employing machine operations, production line operations, engineering analysis, system analysis, instrumentation, physical controls, automation, manufacturing planning, quality control, and informational infrastructure.

Curriculum Outline

General Core Courses, 15 credits

ENGL 1101	COMPOSITION & RHETORIC	3

MATH 1111	COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
	OR
MATH 1103	QUANTITATIVE SKILLS & REASONING	3
	OR
MATH 1101	MATHEMATICAL MODELING	3

XXXX XXXX	SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II*	3
XXXX XXXX	HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV*	3
XXXX XXXX	General Education Elective	3

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Occupational Courses, 26 credits

AUMF 1110	FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS I	5
AUMF 1560	MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS	1
IDSY 1101	DC Circuit Analysis	3
IDSY 1105	AC Circuit Analysis	3
IDSY 1170	INDUSTRIAL MECHANICS	4
IDSY 1240	MAINTENANCE FOR RELIABILITY	4
XXXX XXXX	Guided Electives	6

Guided Electives, 6 credits

AUMF 1130	APPLIED HYDRAULICS, PNEUMATICS, AND MECHANICS	2
	OR
ELCR 2150	FLUID POWER	2
	OR
IDSY 1190	FLUID POWER SYSTEMS	4

AUMF 1210	FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS II	5
AUMF 1580	AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SKILLS	3
ELCR 1280	INTRODUCTION TO EMBEDDED SYSTEMS	3
ELCR 2110	PROCESS CONTROL	3
IDSY 1110	INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROLS I	4
IDSY 1120	BASIC INDUSTRIAL PLCs	4
IDSY 1130	INDUSTRIAL WIRING	4
IDSY 1220	ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL PLCs	4
IDSY 1230	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION	4
IDSY 1260	Machine Tool for Industrial Repairs	4
MCHT 1011	INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE TOOL	4
MEGT 1010	Manufacturing Processes	3

(Completion of one of the following specializations is required)

Customized Training Specialization

Specific Occupational Courses, 20 credits

AUMF 1130	APPLIED HYDRAULICS, PNEUMATICS, AND MECHANICS	2
IDSY 1110	INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROLS I	4
IDSY 1120	BASIC INDUSTRIAL PLCs	4
IDSY 1160	Mechanical Laws and Principles	4
IDSY 1220	ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL PLCs	4
WELD 1330	METAL WELDING AND CUTTING TECH	2

Industrial Mechanical Specialization

Specific Occupational Courses, 26 credits

AMCA 2110	CNC FUNDAMENTALS	4
AUMF 1210	FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS II	5
IDSY 1160	Mechanical Laws and Principles	4
MCHT 1020	Heat Treatment & Surface Grinding	4
MEGT 2100	MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL	3
XXXX XXXX	OCCUPATIONAL GUIDED ELECTIVE*	3

Occupational Electives (Industrial Mechanical Specialization)

(A minimum of 3 credit hours from the following list is required.)

AMCA XXXX	Any AMCA class in which prerequisites are met
AUMF XXXX	Any AUMF class in which prerequisites are met
ELCR XXXX	Any ELCR class in which prerequisites are met
IDSY XXXX	Any IDSY class in which prerequisites are met
MCHT XXXX	Any MCHT class in which prerequisites are met
MEGT XXXX	Any MEGT class in which prerequisites are met

Mechatronics Training Specialization

Specific Occupational Courses, 19 credits

IDSY 1120	BASIC INDUSTRIAL PLCs	4
	OR
AUMF 1120	PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS	5

AUMF 1150	INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS	3
IDSY 1005	INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS	4
IDSY 1230	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION	4
IDSY 2830	NETWORKING INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT	4

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Augusta Day Program, Fall Start

PROGRAM NAME: Precision Manufacturing and Machining

AWARD: Diploma

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

ENGL 1010	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I	3
MATH 1012	FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS	3
MCHT 1011	INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE TOOL	4
MCHT 1012	BLUEPRINT FOR MACHINE TOOL	3
MCHT 1119	LATHE OPERATIONS I	4

Year 1 Spring Semester

EMPL 1000	INTERPERSONAL REL & PROF DEV	2
MCHT 1013	Machine Tool Math	3
MCHT 1020	Heat Treatment & Surface Grinding	4
MCHT 1120	MILL OPERATIONS I	4
MCHT 1520	INDUSTRIAL MACHINE APPL	3

Year 1 Summer Semester

COMP 1000	INTRO TO COMPUTER LITERACY	3
MCHT 1219	LATHE OPERATIONS II	4
MCHT 1220	MILL OPERATIONS II	4
AMCA 2110	CNC FUNDAMENTALS	4

Augusta Day Program, Summer Start