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California Regional Consortia

MasterCAM Entry Level Programmer

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Submitter's Information

Name

margie fritch

Title

CTEE Dean

Region

San Diego/Imperial

College

Palomar College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Margie Fritch

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

MasterCAM Entry Level Programmer

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Machining and Machine Tools (095630)

Projected Start Date

08/24/20

Catalog Description

The MasterCAM Entry Level Programmer Certificate of Achievement will provide students with the skill set needed to obtain employment as an Entry Level CNC Programmer. This certificate also provides an opportunity for current CNC Operators to advance their careers. Upon completion, students will have the knowledge and understanding of how to use CAM Software and to produce G-Code programs to run CNC Machines.

Enrollment Completer Projections

40 students annually

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Program Goal

This certificate will train students with the skill set needed to obtain employment as an Entry Level CNC Programmer. It will also offer current CNC Operators the opportunity to advance their careers. Upon completion, students will have the knowledge and understanding of how to use CAM Software and to produce G-Code programs to run CNC Machines.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

9 units

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

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

The MasterCAM Entry Level Programmer Certificate of Achievement will provide students with the skill set needed to obtain employment as an Entry Level CNC Programmer. This certificate also provides an opportunity for current CNC Operators to advance their careers. Upon completion, students will have the knowledge and understanding of how to use CAM Software and to produce G-Code programs to run CNC Machines.  With the rapid resurgence of the manufacturing sector, a supply gap in our workforce for skilled CNC programmers/operators has developed.

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
MACH 190CNC
Machining MasterCAM I        
3 unitsS1
MACH 191CNC
Machining MasterCAM II       
3 unitsS1
MACH 125Tooling
Concepts                             
3 unitsS1








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Submission Details

Published at

06/23/20 - 06:05 PM

Status

Recommended

Return to Drafts

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Comments, Documents, Voting

Comments

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JL

Jesse Lopez   ·  07/13/20

SD Miramar College endorses this program.

MA

Molly Ash Super User   ·  07/13/20

Southwestern recommends per Jennifer Lewis. 7/13/20

MA

Molly Ash Super User   ·  07/13/20

Imperial Valley recommends per Efrain Silva. 7/10/20

RL

Rose LaMuraglia   ·  07/10/20

Recommend

DJA

Dr. Javier Ayala   ·  07/09/20

I support.

CS

Cassandra Storey   ·  07/08/20

SDCE is supportive of the program

DB

Danene Brown   ·  07/01/20

SD Mesa College endorses this program.

DAT

Dr. Al Taccone   ·  07/01/20

MiraCosta College endorses this program.

TNB

Tina Ngo Bartel   ·  07/01/20

Palomar College submitted the appropriate LMI. Based on the labor market demand and supply gap, the COE endorses this program.