Training for today's high-tech manufacturing careers
High-tech manufacturing jobs require training not just in running and maintaining
machinery, but also computer aided design, programming, and using data for quality
assurance. This evolving and expanding trade requires attention to detail, adaptability
and communication skills.
The Manufacturing Technology program at Harper College offers you the opportunity
to learn advanced manufacturing techniques using the latest equipment and software.
Harper also offers CNC Precision Machining apprenticeship program, which will allow you to graduate debt free with guaranteed employment.
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Earn an advanced manufacturing degree
The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree is designed to prepare you for job opportunities in automated manufacturing,
precision machining, fabrication and supply chain management. This is one degree with
different areas of specialization. Course in the AAS may also prepare you for to transfer
to a four-year college or university. To learn more, visit our Transfer Information page or see your advisor.
Jumpstart your career by learning new skills through a certificate program. Many of
Harper's certificates are stackable to a degree program through additional coursework.
Learn more about career outcomes for Harper's Manufacturing Technology degree/certificate
programs. Each career profile offers a complete picture on the local job market, including
salaries, open positions, top local employers and more. To learn more, visit our Manufacturing Technology Careers page.
Develop programs to control machining or processing of materials by automatic machine
tools, equipment, or systems. May also set up, operate, or maintain equipment.
Core tasks:
Determine the sequence of machine operations, and select the proper cutting tools
needed to machine workpieces into the desired shapes.
Write programs in the language of a machine's controller and store programs on media,
such as punch tapes, magnetic tapes, or disks.
Revise programs or tapes to eliminate errors, and retest programs to check that problems
have been solved.
Analyze job orders, drawings, blueprints, specifications, printed circuit board pattern
films, and design data to calculate dimensions, tool selection, machine speeds, and
feed rates.
Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts,
tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials.
May also set up and maintain equipment.
Core tasks:
Measure dimensions of finished workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications,
using precision measuring instruments, templates, and fixtures.
Set up and operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine
functions on metal or plastic workpieces.
Mount, install, align, and secure tools, attachments, fixtures, and workpieces on
machines, using hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
Review program specifications or blueprints to determine and set machine operations
and sequencing, finished workpiece dimensions, or numerical control sequences.
