Nov 03, 2024

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Tool and Die Making, A.A.S.

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The Tool and Die Making curriculum meets the standards of the United States Bureau of Apprenticeship which requires a minimum of 144 contact hours of related classroom instruction per year for an apprenticeship. The program is coordinated with area firms.

I. General Education Core (19-20)

Area A: Communication (6 credits)

ENG 101 Composition I 3 hrs transfer credit - with a grade of C or better
COMM 101 Principles of Communication 3 hrs transfer credit

Area B: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credits)

Select one course from Area B

Area C: Mathematics (4)

AMATH 112 Applied Mathematics for the Skilled Trades 4 hrs credit

Area D: Physical and Life Sciences (3-4 credits)

Select one course from Area D

Area E: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)

Select one course from Area E

II. Program Requirements (40)

CADMD 141 Technical Drafting I 3 hrs credit
CADMD 243 Introduction to AutoCAD 3 hrs transfer credit
CADMD 244 Intermediate AutoCAD 3 hrs credit
HYDR 101 Fundamentals of Hydraulics 2 hrs credit
HYDR 106 Pneumatics 2 hrs credit
MILL 101 Industrial Maintenance Techniques I 2 hrs credit
MT 101 Machining Basics – Measurement, Materials, and Safety 3 hrs credit
MT 102 Machining Job Planning, Benchwork, and Layout 3 hrs credit
MT 105 Metal Working Processes III 3 hrs credit
MT 210 CNC Milling Level I 3 hrs credit
MT 220 Metallurgy – Ferrous 2 hrs credit
TECH 109 Technical Mathematics I 4 hrs credit
TOOL 101 Tool and Die Processes 2 hrs credit
TOOL 102 Tool and Die Maintenance 2 hrs credit
WELD 115 Basic Arc Welding/Oxyfuel Welding 3 hrs credit

Electives (3)

CADMD 245 Computer Aided Design 3 hrs transfer credit
CADMD 248 Introduction to Inventor 2 hrs credit
CADMD 249 Solidworks - 3D Solid Modeling 3 hrs credit
MT 211 CNC Turning Level I 3 hrs credit
MT 214 CAD/CAM Systems 3 hrs credit
MT 290 Special Topics in Manufacturing Technology 1-3 variable hrs credit
ELEC 288 Special Topics in Electricity - Introduction 1 hr credit
ELEC 289 Special Topics in Electricity - Fundamentals 2 hrs credit
ELEC 290 Special Topics in Electricity 1-3 variable hrs credit
WELD 290 Special Topics in Welding 1-3 variable hrs credit

Program Total: 62-63 credits

Gainful Employment

Prairie State College provides Gainful Employment information to comply with the U.S. Department of Education.

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