Machinist General - Pennsylvania College of Technology

Machinist General from Pennsylvania College of Technology is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. This curriculum offers training on machine tools commonly used in most shops. It emphasizes practical machining skills. Classroom analysis of various jobs and machine operations increases the student\\\'s capabilities as a machinist . General mathematics, science, and communications skills are included to prepare students to work with technical advances in the machining industry. Students are eligible to take the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) certification exams, which are administered at Penn College by certified faculty. Career Opportunities Machinist, machine repair mechanic, setup person for production line work, skilled toolroom mechanic, technical sales, manufacturing supervision, or machine shop ownership. Program Goals A graduate of this major should be able to: demonstrate safe work habits and be conscious of safety when working with machine tools. demonstrate working knowledge of blueprint reading; work from sketches of parts. develop and use mathematical formulas to compute coordinates and solve gearing and threading problems. apply basic knowledge of physics mechanics to machine tool problems such as power transmission, machining, etc. operate and set up basic machine tools. operate machine tools to produce gears, threads, and gages. setup and operate Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines , and both sinker and wire Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM). operate various types of abrasive cutting machines and practice heat treating (e.g., hardening, annealing, and carburizing) of metals. prepare and revise technical papers used in operating machine tools and machining procedures. View more details on Pennsylvania College of Technology . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.