NewsCNC machine technology program sees graduate hiring success,
A Gallatin College Montana State University workforce program that trains students to operate computer numerically controlled machines saw success last year in the hiring rates of its first graduating class. Now in its second year, enrollment in the program has increased by nearly 50 percent.
The Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machine Technology Certificate of Applied Science program had some interesting statistics in its inaugural year, said Aubrin Heinrichs, CNC program director.
“Last year we had 12 students, 11 who were full-time,” Heinrichs said. “We had nine who graduated and eight of those are employed full-time, all in Gallatin Valley. One student was taking the class as a hobbyist.”
Heinrichs added that most of the students were non-traditional, including a veteran and a student who had dropped out of high school, and all but two of the students were inexperienced in machining.
The 32-credit program, which is designed to be completed in two 16-credit semesters, prepares students to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate CNC machines such as lathes, mills and precision measuring tools, and to perform machining functions, such as cutting, drilling, shaping and finishing products and component parts cnc bending machine. Graduates of the program earn a certificate of applied science and industry-recognized credentials from the National Institute for Metalworking Skills.
During the first semester, students learn the basics, with classes in technical math, machine shop, blueprint reading and computer-aided manufacturing. In the second semester, students take more advanced machining courses.
New this year are courses geared toward workplace communication and interpersonal skills that will be taught by Gallatin College MSU Workforce Navigator Charlynn Malcom, after feedback from industry professionals.
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