Manufacturing industries are in need of skilled production operators and technicians with up-to-date, 21st century skills. Industries that make products from metal, plastics, wood and other materials, as well as those producing solar panels, biofuels, energy, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, food, semiconductors, and a host of other traditional and “green” products need employees capable of running and servicing sophisticated machinery. In addition, workers in these industries must understand and practice principles aimed at maintaining safety, improving quality, eliminating waste, and reducing or eliminating the impact of operations on the environment.
This option includes earning Production Technician and Engineering Technician certificates.
See also
- Degree Requirements for Manufacturing, Trades and Transportation programs
- Course descriptions in the LCC Catalog
- Distribution lists in the LCC Catalog
Important: Many course sequences only begin in fall quarter. Check with your program advisor.
First Quarter
- COLL 101: College Success 101 (2 credits)
- MATH 106: Industrial Mathematics (5 credits)
- CS 110: Introduction to Microcomputer Applications (3 credits)
- Ability to use a keyboard*
- MFG 105: Industrial Safety (3 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Second Quarter
- MFG 130: Materials Science (5 credits)
- BLPT 150: Machinist Blueprint Reading/BLPT 160: Blueprint Reading for Welders (5 credits)
- MATH 106 or instructor permission*
- ENGR& 121: Engineering Graphics I (3 credits)
- HLTH 105: First Aid, CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens (1 credit)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Third Quarter
- ENGR& 122: Engineering Graphics II (3 credits)
- ENGR& 121 or instructor permission*
- BTEC 131: Introduction to Spreadsheets (5 credits)
- BTEC 104 or CS 110, and BUS 104 or MATH 88 or MATH 97, with a C or higher, or instructor permission*
- MFG 230: Computer Integrated Manufacturing (4 credits)
- MASP 221 or MASP 222*
- ENGL 110: Industrial Communication (5 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fourth Quarter (Fall)
- MFG 140: Applied Hydraulics (4 credits)
- MATH 091 or higher or instructor permission*
- PMFG 150: Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals (5 credits)
- MATH 78/79 or higher or instructor permission*
- PMFG 151: Process Control Equipment (5 credits)
- MATH 087 or 088/Tech 088 or higher*
- ENGR& 123: Engineering Graphics III (3 credits)
- ENGR& 121/ENGR& 122 or Instructor permission*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fifth Quarter
- PMFG 110: Industrial and Predictive Maintenance Fundamentals (5 credits)
- PMFG 201: Electrical Control Equipment (3 credits)
- PMFG 150 or instructor permission*
- PMFG 154: Fundamentals of Instrumentation and PLCs (5 credits)
- PMFG 150/PMFG 151 or Instructor permission*
- BUS 144: Management of Human Relations: DIV (5 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Sixth Quarter
- PMFG 210: Advanced Industrial Maintenance (5 credits)
- PMFG 110 or instructor permission*
- PMFG 202: Electric Motors (2 credits)
- PMFG 201 or instructor permission*
- MFG 120: Quality Assurance (4 credits)
- COLL 289: Employment Portfolio Seminar (1 credit)
- Formal admission to a specific program*
- MFG 288: Cooperative Work Experience (2 credits)
- COLL 289 or BTEC 294 or BUS 294 or IT 294 must be taken prior to or concurrent with this course*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
1. College Success 101
COLL 101 (2 credits)
2. Industrial Mathematics
MATH 106 (5 credits)
3. Introduction to Microcomputer Applications
CS 110 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Ability to use a keyboard
4. Industrial Safety
MFG 105 (3 credits)
5. Materials Science
MFG 130 (5 credits)
6. Machinist Blueprint Reading/Blueprint Reading for Welders
BLPT 150/BLPT 160 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 106 or instructor permission
7. Engineering Graphics I
ENGR& 121 (3 credits)
8. First Aid, CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens
HLTH 105 (1 credit)
9. Engineering Graphics II
ENGR& 122 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): ENGR& 121 or instructor permission
10. Introduction to Spreadsheets
BTEC 131 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): BTEC 104 or CS 110, and BUS 104 or MATH 88 or MATH 97,
with a C or higher, or instructor permission*
11. Computer Integrated Manufacturing
MFG 230 (4 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MASP 221 or MASP 222
12. Industrial Communication
ENGL 110 (5 credits)
13. Applied Hydraulics
MFG 140 (4 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 091 or instructor permission
14. Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals
PMFG 150 (5 credits)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): MATH 087 or 088/Tech 088 or higher
15. Process Control Equipment
PMFG 151 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 087 or 088/Tech 088 or higher
16. Engineering Graphics III
ENGR& 123 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): ENGR& 121/ENGR& 122 or Instructor permission
17. Industrial and Predictive Maintenance Fundamentals
PMFG 110 (5 credits)
18. Electrical Control Equipment
PMFG 201 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 150 or instructor permission
19. Fundamentals of Instrumentation and PLCs
PMFG 154 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 150/PMFG 151 or Instructor permission
20. Management of Human Relations: DIV
BUS 144 (5 credits)
21. Advanced Industrial Maintenance
PMFG 210 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 110 or instructor permission
22. Electric Motors
PMFG 202 (2 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 201 or instructor permission
23. Quality Assurance
MFG 120 (4 credits)
24. Employment Portfolio Seminar
COLL 289 (1 credit)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): Formal admission to a specific program
25. Cooperative Work Experience
MFG 288 (2 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): COLL 289 or BTEC 294 or BUS 294 or IT 294 must be taken
prior to or concurrent with this course
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