Precision Machining
Program Overview
CIP Code: 48.0501
Students in the Precision Machining program will spend considerable time in the study and actual operation of industrial equipment and tools. Students will develop skills used by tool and die making companies and production/manufacturing facilities. This includes emphasis on the set up and operation of computer numerical controlled (CNC) mills and lathes. Students will also be taught manual machining, basic welding and computer-aided design/computer-aided machining (CAD/CAM) software and its applications. A strong project, method-driven curriculum assures both theoretical and practical skill development. This program prepares students to enter the workforce fields of CNC, CAM, tool making, machine tool operating, fabrication, quality control, and production or manufacturing.
- High Priority Occupation
- Non-Traditional Career - Female
- Eligible to: Mifflin County / Juniata County / Other
- SOAR Eligible
- Co-Op Eligible
Tyler Fetterolf
Instructor
Enrollment Process
Instructor Biography
Graduate of the Precision Machine program at SUN Area Technical Institute with over 10 years of experience in the machining field. Throughout his career, he has held a variety of positions operating equipment such as lathes, mills, surface grinders, and CNC lathes and mills. His background has given him a strong foundation in precision machining and a broad skill set across both manual and CNC operations.
Certifications
OSHA 10
Employer Partners
Not provided.
Possible Careers
Graduates of the Precision Machining program go straight into the workforce or get further schooling. Students can become machinists, tool and die makers, CNC programmers, production managers, cost estimators, engineers, aircraft technicians, inspectors, or engineering technicians just to name a few!
Required Items
Long pants preferably jeans or work pants (no sweatpants or any kind of material that could melt)
Leather boots with some kind of toe (steel, alloy, composite)
Provided work shirt
Appropriate PPE when in the shop
Dual Enrollment Opportunities
Students in this program will have the opportunity to earn dual enrollment credits through Penn College Dual Enrollment Program by being concurrently enrolled in Penn College and The Academy.
Career & Technical Student Organization
Advanced Manufacturing Club
Schedule
Level 1 & 2 students 9:20-11:40, Level 2 & 3 Students 12:40-2:50
Task Grid
Post-Secondary Opportunities
Not provided.