My Academic Plans (MAPs) are designed by faculty to better guide you in retention and completion. It is highly encouraged that you complete courses in the recommended order provided below in the notes section. You should work with an academic advisor to adjust your plan based on your scheduling needs.
My Academic Plan
Program Mission & Description
Colorado companies have more high-salaried jobs for qualified machinists than they can readily fill. As a skilled machinist, you can work for a company serving the thriving aerospace, automotive, medical device or computer industry. You will set up, program and run high-tech machine tools, program parts on CAD/CAM software, figure out the most efficient way to make a part, and work in teams to solve factory and production problems. Later, you could move into management, open your own business, or study to become an engineer.
Machining could be the right career for you if:
• You like working with your hands
• You have the ability to think three-dimensionally
• You want great pay to support yourself and your family
• You enjoy creating things
• You like solving problems
Career Opportunities
A career in precision machining can open doors to many career paths. Many entry level machinists choose to spend their career making parts on Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine tools, and as they gain experience the challenges of producing those parts in the most cost effective manner become more important. These machinists learn to program and operate more advanced machines making their position more valuable to the company and hence they are more in demand and command higher salaries.
Others, especially those working in larger companies, can become CNC programmers, quality control or manufacturing supervisors and other middle management positions. Still others become process engineers, either by earning a 4-year college degree or by gaining the necessary skills on the job. Finally, most machine shop business owners started their careers as CNC machine operators.
https://www.frontrange.edu/programs-and-courses/academic-programs/machining
First Semester
Students in the Precision Machining Technology program enter as a cohort. All students must be full-time and register for all the program classes each semester. The classes in the first and second semesters are organized in 7.5 week blocks. The classes are scheduled sequentially with the competencies learned in each class building on the students' skills and preparing them for the next group of classes. Manual Machining must be completed before taking CNC Machining.
| MAC 100 | Machine Shop Safety | 1 |
| MAC 101 | Introduction to Machine Shop | 3 |
| MAC 102 | Print Reading for Machinists | 3 |
| MAC 110 | Introduction to Engine Lathe | 3 |
| MAC 120 | Introduction to Milling Machine | 3 |
| MAT 108 | Technical Mathematics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Second Semester
Students in the Precision Machining Technology program enter as a cohort. All students must be full-time and register for all the program classes each semester. The classes in the first and second semesters are organized in 7.5 week blocks. The classes are scheduled sequentially with the competencies learned in each class building on the students' skills and preparing them for the next group of classes. Manual Machining must be completed before taking CNC Machining.
| MAC 201 | Intro to CNC Turning Operations | 3 |
| MAC 205 | Intro to CNC Milling Operations | 3 |
| MAC 202 | CNC Turning Operations II | 3 |
| MAC 206 | CNC Milling Operations II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Third Semester
Students in the Precision Machining Technology program enter as a cohort. All students must be full-time and register for all the program classes each semester. The classes in the first and second semesters are organized in 7.5 week blocks. The classes are scheduled sequentially with the competencies learned in each class building on the students' skills and preparing them for the next group of classes. Manual Machining must be completed before taking CNC Machining.