Central Community College offers an extensive list of courses related to quality and process Improvement. These courses can be offered at the college or on-site. We can customize our training programs to meet your organization’s unique needs and culture.
Our courses offer convenience, flexibility and relevance because they’re based on real-world applications and taught by industry experts. In addition, our flexible training ensures that you get exactly what you need, when you need it. Individuals can also apply these classes toward a certificate, diploma or degree in the Quality Technology program.
You can find upcoming courses with our Community & Industry Class Search. Please remember that we can also customize classes to meet your specific needs.
Course Length: Can be designed from 1 day (basic understanding) to 6 days (advanced training)
An Introduction to blueprint reading through basic skills and concepts in reading and interpreting drawings, including orthographic and pictorial visualization, dimensional systems and nomenclature and geometric form control. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret basic blueprints and visualize a part’s features.
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Course Length: Can be designed from 3 to 6 days based on students’ skills.
Presents the methods used to set up and run an experiment. The course covers the types of experiments commonly conducted in industrial settings. The class will complete an experiment with 2 factors, then one with 3 factors. The experiments will then be analyzed to determine if a correlation exists.
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Course Length: Can be designed from 1 day (basic understanding) to 6 days (advanced training)
This course builds on basic knowledge of dimensioning mechanical drawings by adding form and feature controls to define parts clearly. Review of basic dimensioning and tolerancing. Topics, as defined in ANSI Y14.5M-2009 Standard, include geometric tolerancing symbols and terms, rules of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, datums, material condition symbols, tolerances of form and profile, tolerances of orientation and runout, location tolerances and virtual condition.
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Course Length: Can be designed from 1 day (basic understanding) to 6 days (advanced training)
This class will provide the student with an application of Lean in both manufacturing and service areas. Lean manufacturing is a generic process management philosophy derived from the Toyota Production System (TPS). The main focus of this philosophy is reducing waste, improving quality and reducing production time and costs to improve overall customer value. Focusing on implementing a smooth flow of work through the system is also a key aspect of Lean.
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Course Length: Can be designed from 1 day (basic understanding) to 6 days (advanced training)
This course will provide the student with the skills and knowledge of effective inspection methods. This will include the proper use and application of mechanical inspection equipment, such as micrometers, calipers, surface plates and other inspection gauges. Accurate inspection data will be gathered and analyzed. Method improvement skills are developed through the use of analytical tools, systems design and the application of quality principles.
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Course Length: Can be designed from 1 day (basic understanding) to 6 days (advanced training)
Metrology is the science of measurement. This class will analyze the process of verifying the capability and performance of measuring and test equipment by comparison to traceable measurement standards. This will include the requirements and standards used by industry today.
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Course Length: Can be designed from 1 day (basic understanding) to 6 days (advanced training)
This course will cover the purpose and philosophy of quality audits. The types of audits covered are: product audit, process audit and system audit. The proper reporting of audit results is covered in detail. The class is designed to align with the ASQ Certified Quality Auditor criteria.
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Course Length: Can be designed from 1 day (basic understanding) to 6 days (advanced training)
Root cause analysis is the process of identifying and eliminating the root causes of performance variation. The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) methodology for problem-solving. Several tools for determining root cause will be presented in the class.
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Course Length: Can be designed from 16 hours (basic understanding) to 45 hours, depending on student skills.
Six Sigma is a business- and data-driven, disciplined approach to minimizing defects in any process (manufacturing or services). Popularized in the mid-90s by companies such as Motorola and GE, Six Sigma has gained widespread acceptance among thousands of companies. It has proven to be both a time and money saver when implemented properly. This course provides students with an overview of Six Sigma and the DMAIC methodology.
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