This program can prepare you to be a precision machinist--creating metal parts for a wide array of businesses--or to be skilled at using computer aided/drafting and design (CADD) equipment. Using state of the art equipment can prepare you for a lucrative career utilizing:
- The understanding of engineering drawings
- Milling machine operation
- Lathes, routers and milling machines
- Programming for computerized machines
- Computer numeric control (CNC) operation
- Assembly and inspection
- Structural concepts
- Mechanical CAD
- Machine CAD
- Electromechanical CAD
- Plumbing applications
Facilities
A well-equipped area with modern milling machines, lathes and computers; areas for grinding, heat treating, inspection and CNC operations, adjoining a spacious and modern computer laboratory with up-to-the-minute software and hardware, including the latest versions of AutoCAD, Solid Works and Office Suite.
Recipe for Success
A detail oriented person who enjoys applying mathematical knowledge and who is able to visualize a manufactured project from a design, or a person who has curiosity about engineering technology along with some mechanical ability and dexterity can benefit from this program.
Career Highlights
Whether you seek to be a skilled drafting technician or a trained machinist, the employment prospects for graduates are excellent. Companies often invest in entry-level workers to upgrade skills. Some graduates choose to go on to four year colleges and programs at post-secondary institutions such as Wentworth Institute, University of Massachusetts, Bridgewater State College, and other schools utilizing their B-P training to study engineering and other subjects.
Career Opportunities
- Precision machinist
- Machine tool salesperson
- CNC operator
- Tool inspector
- Experimental machinist
- Tool and die maker
- Mechanical engineer
- Manufacturing engineer
- Machine Tool Technology Department
- Design draftsperson
- CAD operator
- Mechanical Engineer
Machine Tool Technology Department
Mr. Rose
Mr. Palmer
Mr. Borges
