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
- 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*
- MFG 105: Industrial Safety (3 credits)
- COLL 101: College Success 101 (2 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Second Quarter
- CS 110: Introduction to Microcomputer Applications (3 credits)
- Ability to use keyboard*
- PMFG 110: Industrial and Predictive Maintenance Fundamentals (5 credits)
- PMFG 201: Electrical Control Equipment (3 credits)
- PMFG 150 or instructor permission*
- ENGL 110: Industrial Communication (5 credits)
- PMFG 154: Fundamentals of Instrumentation and PLCs (5 credits)
- PMFG 150 OR PMFG 151 or instructor permission*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Third Quarter
- MFG 120: Quality Assurance (4 credits)
- PMFG 210: Advanced Industrial Maintenance (5 credits)
- PMFG 110 or instructor permission*
- PMFG 202: Electric Motors (2 credits)
- PMFG 201 or instructor permission*
- HLTH 105: First Aid, CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens (1 credit)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fourth Quarter
- BUS 144: Management of Human Relations: DIV (5 credits)
- PMFG 150: Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals (6 credits)
- MATH 087 OR MATH 088 or higher or instructor permission*
- PMFG 151: Process Control Equipment (5 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
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. Industrial Safety
MFG 105 (3 credits)
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. Electrical Control Equipment
PMFG 201 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 150 or instructor permission
8. Industrial Communication
ENGL 110 (5 credits)
9. Fundamentals of Instrumentation and PLCs
PMFG 154 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 150 OR PMFG 151 or instructor permission
10. Quality Assurance
MFG 120 (4 credits)
11. Advanced Industrial Maintenance
PMFG 210 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 110 or instructor permission
12. Electric Motors
PMFG 202 (2 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PMFG 201 or instructor permission
13. First Aid, CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens
HLTH 105 (1 credit)
14. Management of Human Relations: DIV
BUS 144 (5 credits)
15. Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals
PMFG 150 (6 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 087 OR MATH 088 or higher or instructor permission
16. Process Control Equipment
PMFG 151 (5 credits)
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