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Some of the most popular careers in this pathway include: automotive technician, medium/heavy-duty truck and bus technician, mobile heavy equipment technician, engineering/drafting technician, heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver, machinist, CNC machine operator, manufacturing/production technician, millwright, pulp and paper production, service manager, sheet metal worker, steel production, and fabricator welder.
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Modern automobiles are complex machines requiring service technicians who are highly skilled and knowledgeable about mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems. The Automotive Technology program provides a strong combination of classroom theory and hands-on practice, with courses based on competencies established by the National Automotive Technician Education Foundation (NATEF). The LCC Automotive Technology program is certified by NATEF, a branch of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).
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The Diesel/Heavy Equipment Technology program prepares students for careers in any industry that utilizes trucks, heavy equipment, vessels or any other industrial equipment utilizing diesel power, hydraulics or other mechanical power transmission devices. Some of the many different areas of graduate employment include trucking firms, heavy equipment dealerships, logging companies, railroads, tug boats, industrial maintenance and sales. With a strong emphasis on fluid power, LCC’s Diesel/Heavy Equipment Technology program is one of few accepted for membership in the National Fluid Power Association. Students may enter the program any quarter and may transfer to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Diesel Power at several baccalaureate institutions.
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Prepare for a job as a machinist, millwright, and tool and die maker, or another occupation related to manufacturing through LCC's Machine Trades program. Graduates may work as advanced apprentice machinists, machine operators, or programmers.
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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.
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Lower Columbia College (LCC) Multicraft Trades Certificate program is designed to prepare individuals to go to work, enter an apprenticeship training program, or enroll in one of LCC's vocational programs. This program promotes a diverse and skilled workforce and prepares participants to meet basic qualifications for entry employment in a skilled trades profession.
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Prepare for the state commercial welding examination or qualify for welding jobs in manufacturing, maintenance, or instruction through LCC's welding program. Students must successfully complete the Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) Qualification Test before earning a degree in Welding.
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