Central Community College offers several short-term training courses related to subtractive manufacturing. These courses will prepare you to enter many high-paying jobs in the machining industry or help you advance in your current career. These classes are hands-on in our Advanced Manufacturing Machining lab and are based on real-world applications taught by industry experts.
You’ll find the classes we offer listed below, and you can expand the tabs to see course descriptions. You can find upcoming courses we offer, and remember that we can also customize classes to meet your specific needs.
This three-day workshop covers the reading and interpretation of blueprints for machining. This includes becoming familiar with concepts such as multi-view drawings, angles of projection, section views, thread callouts and much more.
This two-day workshop will teach the proper use of common precision measuring tools, including calipers and micrometers. Through precision measuring theory and hands-on practice, attendees will learn the proper use of various measuring tools and basic shop math and terminology.
This five-day workshop covers the basic usage and operation of a vertical manual mill. Attendees will learn the different functions of the mill controls, how to properly align the machine, tool selection, speeds and feeds and how to safely conduct themselves around the equipment, and then apply all these concepts through hands-on machining exercises.
Prerequisite: Blueprint Reading and Precision Measuring workshop completion OR an equivalent skillset derived from occupational experience.
This five-day workshop covers the basic usage and operation of a horizontal manual lathe. Attendees will learn the functions of the lathe controls, proper lathe setup, tool selection, speeds and feeds, and how to operate the equipment safely, and then apply these concepts through hands-on machining exercises.
Prerequisites: Blueprint Reading and Precision Measuring workshop completion OR an equivalent skillset derived from occupational experience.
This nine-day workshop covers several types of CNC programming, proper machine setup and operation, and safe conduct around the equipment. It provides attendees with the opportunity to gain confidence with CNC equipment through many hands-on machining exercises.
Prerequisites: Blueprint Reading, Precision Measuring, Manual Mill and Manual Lathe workshop completion OR an equivalent skillset derived from occupational experience.
