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Submitter's Information

Name

Angela Bustos

Title

Curriculum Analyst

Region

Central/Mother Lode

College

Reedley College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

David Clark

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Advanced Manufacturing Technician

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Manufacturing and Industrial Technology (095600)

Projected Start Date

08/11/25

Catalog Description

Completion of the Advanced Manufacturing Technician Associate in Science Degree prepares students for entrance into the manufacturing workforce or transfer to a four-year college.

Enrollment Completer Projections

Completer projection for the Advanced Manufacturing Technician Associate in Science Degree is 12-15 completers per cohort cycle.

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • A.S. Degree (S)
Program Goal

The Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program is designed to equip students with the technical skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to succeed in the modern manufacturing industry. The Program supports local industries by supplying a skilled workforce to address labor shortages, prepares students for high-wage, high-skill jobs, helps students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and technical skills that apply to higher-level STEM and engineering programs, enhances communication and teamwork skills, which are critical in professional manufacturing settings, and prepares students to be informed, responsible citizens who contribute to the local workforce and economy.

Program learning outcomes:

A. Demonstarte shop safety.

B. Demonstrate proficiency in electrical wiring and troubleshooting.

C. Describe hydraulic system operation.

D. Demonstrate basic precision measurement.

E. Interpret blueprints and shop drawings.

F. Demonstarte proffiency in program, download, and operation a PLC.

G. Differentiate industrial materials.

H. Differentiate between acceptable and non-acceptable tolerance limits and overall work quality.

I. Apply proper fusion welding techniques on plate with the SMAW & GMAW processes in the flat & horizontal positions.

J. Demonstrate profficiency with use a teach pendant to teach robot position points.

K. Align electric motor shafts with a gearbox shaft, identify if a shaft is worn, and correctly install a woodruff key to ensure shaft connection.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

29-42

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

60

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative
MFGT 19
Work Experience Education, Manufacturing Technology
1.0-14.0
MFGT 21
Blueprint Reading
2.0
MFGT 23
Electricity
2.0
MFGT 24
Hydraulics
2.0
MFGT 60
Introduction to Welding
5.0
MFGT 80
Introduction to Machine Shop
5.0
MFGT 93
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
2.0
MFGT 95
Motor Control
4.0
MFGT 96
Power Transmission
4.0
MFGT 97
Industrial Robots
2.0
Total: 29.0-42.0
Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
MFGT 19Work Experience , Manufacturing Technology1.0-14.0S4
MFGT 21Blueprint Reading2.0S1
MFGT 23Electricity2.0S1
MFGT 24 Hydraulics2.0S2
MFGT 60Introduction to Welding5.0S2
MFGT 80Introduction to Machine Shop5.0S3
MFGT 93Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)2.0S2
MFGT 95Motor Control4.0S3
MFGT 96Power Transmission4.0S4
MFGT 97Industrial Robots2.0S4

Supporting Documents

Central/Mother Lode Regional Questions

Submission Details

Published at

05/14/25 - 01:23 PM

Status

Recommended

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JL

Jaime Lopez   ·  08/20/25

No recommendation recorded in the minutes.

LH

Laura Hill   ·  06/03/25

I don't see committee recommendation of curriculum for Advanced Manufacturing Technician on the minutes (unless I missed it).