Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Computer Aided Machining Operator, One-Year Technical Certificate

Curriculum Code #6112

Effective May 2024

Division of Engineering, Business and Information Technologies

Computer aided machining (CAM) operator is a one-year certificate program designed to provide students with knowledge, skills and competencies in programming, set-up and operating CNC machines, in a manufacturing setting. Lorain County Community College has articulation agreements with colleges and universities including programs offered by Lorain County Community College’s University Partnership.

Plan of Study Grid
Preferred Sequence
Fall SemesterHours
CADD 111 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING 1 2
MTHM 155 TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS I 4
SDEV 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY 3 1
TECN 111 TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING 3
TECN 115 INDUSTRIAL BLUEPRINT READING 2
TECN 131 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES I 1 3
Arts and Humanities Elective 4 3
 Hours18
Spring Semester
CAMM 111 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL 2 2
ENGL 161 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I 3
TECN 121 FLUID POWER SYSTEMS 1 3
TECN 132 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES II 2 3
TECN 245 GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING 2 2
Social Sciences Elective 5 3
 Hours16
Summer Semester
CAMM 215
or CAMM 225
 ADVANCED CNC MILLING MACHINES 2
or ADVANCED CNC LATHES
 3
 Hours3
 Total Hours37
1

Indicates that this course has a prerequisite or may be taken concurrently.

2

Indicates that this course has a prerequisite.

3

A student must register for the orientation course when enrolling for more than six credit hours per semester or any course that would result in an accumulation of 13 or more credit hours.

4

Select any Arts and Humanities Ohio Transfer 36 course.

5

Select any Social Science Ohio Transfer 36 course.

Program Contact(s):

Phil Hashier
440-366-7018
phashier@lorainccc.edu

For information about admissions, enrollment, transfer, graduation and other general questions, please contact your advising team.

More program information can be found on our website.

Credit for Prior Learning (PLA) options may be available for your program.  For more information, please visit our website:  www.lorainccc.edu/PLA

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate the ability to write CNC programs for appropriate ET/mechanical design applications.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to problem solve and make recommendations for improvement, both orally and through written technical reports.