Machine Tool Technology 1 • Machine Tool Technology (Certificate of Achievement) (https:// MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY catalog.napavalley.edu/areas-of-study/machine-tool-technology/ machine-tool-technology-certificate-of-achievement/) Department Courses NVC’s Machine Tool Technology Program can give you the training • Machine Tool Technology (MACH) (https://catalog.napavalley.edu/ needed to set up and operate conventional machine tools and modern courses/mach/) machining and turning centers. The program provides experience in using computers to program modern computer numerical controlled (CNC) machines. Your coursework will include classes in setting up and operating basic machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, surface grinders, and CNC machines. Preparation also covers precision measuring skills, blueprint reading, cutting tool design, machine tool operation, and fundamentals of welding, drafting, shop math, photography, and physics. Career Opportunities The program can prepare you for a variety of machine tool careers including, but not limited to: • CNC operator, using CNC machinery to produce metal or plastic parts • CNC programmer, setting up and programming CNC machines • Apprentice, serving four years to become a journeyman • Journeyman machinist, reading and interpreting blueprints and specification and operating all machine tools to construct and repair metal parts • Tool and die maker, using the highest degree of skill in the machinist’s art • Automotive machinist • Moldmaker for the plastics industry • Winery maintenance mechanic • Pre-engineering Contact Information Division Career Education and Workforce Development Building 3300 Phone: (707) 256-7258 Dean Dr. Douglas Marriott Senior Dean, Career Education and Workforce Development 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA Email: [email protected] Program Coordinator Stan Hitchcock Program Coordinator, Machine Tool Technology 2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA Email: [email protected] Phone: (707) 256-7132 Degrees and Certificates Degrees • Machine Tool Technology (AS) (https://catalog.napavalley.edu/areas- of-study/machine-tool-technology/machine-tool-technology-as/) Certificates • Machine Tool Technology-One Year (Local Certificate) (https:// catalog.napavalley.edu/areas-of-study/machine-tool-technology/ machine-tool-technology-one-year-local-certificate/).