The Production Technician Certificate of Proficiency is designed to prepare production operators for industries using high technology equipment and processes. Producers of coated steel, biofuels, energy, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, food, and dimensional lumber are some of the industries that use automation to control production processes.
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 (Fall)
- MATH 106: Industrial Mathematics (5 credits)
- MATH 079 or TECH 079 with a C or better or instructor permission*
- MFG 140: Applied Hydraulics (4 credits)
- MATH 091 or higher or instructor permission*
- PMFG 150 Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals (6 credits)
- MATH 087 OR MATH 088 or higher or instructor permission*
- COLL 101: College Success 101 (2 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Second Quarter (Winter)
- CS 110: Introduction to Microcomputer Applications (3 credits)
- Ability to use keyboard*
- PMFG 110: Industrial and Predictive Maintenance Fundamentals (5 credits)
- PMFG 204 Electric Motors and Control Equipment (5 credits)
- PMFG 150 or instructor permission*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Third Quarter (Spring)
- PMFG 210: Advanced Industrial Maintenance (5 credits)
- PMFG 110 or instructor permission*
- IMIN 215 Programmable Logic Controllers (5 credits)
- PMFG 204 or instructor permission*
- Diversity / Human Relations / Social Science:
- BUS 144 Management of Human Relations OR
SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology: DIV (SOC& 101 required for OLTM) (5 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fourth Quarter (Summer)
- HLTH 105: First Aid, CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens (1 credit)
- MFG 105: Industrial Safety (3 credits)
- ENGL& 101 English Composition I OR ENGL 110 Industrial Communications OR ENGL& 235 Technical Writing (ENGL& 101 required for OLTM) (5 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fifth Quarter (Fall)
- IMIN 230 Process Technology Equipment (5 credits)
- IMIN 240 Instrumentation Fundamentals (5 credits)
1. Industrial Mathematics
MATH 106 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 079 or TECH 079 with a C or better or instructor
permission
2. Applied Hydraulics
MFG 140 (4 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 091 or higher or instructor permission
3. Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals
PMFG 150 (6 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 087 OR MATH 088 or higher or instructor permission
4. College Success 101
COLL 101 (2 credits)
5. Introduction to Microcomputer Applications
CS 110 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Ability to use keyboard
6. Industrial and Predictive Maintenance Fundamentals
PMFG 110 (5 credits)
7. PMFG 204 Electric Motors and Control Equipment
PMFG 204 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 150 or instructor permission
8. Management of Human Relations: DIV
BUS 144 (5 credits)
9. Programmable Logic Controllers
IMIN 215 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 204 or instructor permission
10. Advanced Industrial Maintenance
PMFG 210 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 110 or instructor permission
11. Industrial Communication
ENGL 110 (5 credits)
12. Industrial Safety
MFG 105 (3 credits)
13. First Aid, CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens
HLTH 105 (1 credit)
14. Process Technology Equipment
IMIN 230 (5 credits)
15. Instrumentation Fundamentals
IMIN 240 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 087 OR MATH 088 or higher or instructor permission
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