2023-2024 College Catalog

Tool and Die/Precision Machinist Apprenticeship Certificate #9919

Program Website: RockValleyCollege.edu/Machinist

The tool and die maker/precision machinist apprentice makes the devices used by machinists for mass-produced parts. Tool and die makers are among the most skilled of all machinery workers.

Apprentices learn to make the gauges and measuring devices in manufacturing precision metal parts. They are also taught to construct metal forms used to shape metal stamping and forging operations. This is a four-year program.

Requirements

Course Requirements

Year One

APT-190Mathematics for Machine Technology I

3

APT-194Blueprint Interpretation

3

Year Two

APT-289Metal Cutting Applications

3

MET-106Metrology

3

MET-105Materials and Processes

3

Year Three

MET-111CNC Machine Setup/Operation/Programming

3

MET-226CNC/CAM Operations I

3

Year Four

MET-108Computer Drafting Using AutoCAD

3

WLD-100Introduction to Welding

3

MET-133Graphics/SolidWorks CAD I

3

Total Credit Hours: 30

A prerequisite or corequisite may be required for some courses.

Refer to the course descriptions section in this catalog for more information.