The New Castle Trade Schools serve students in the Ohio-Pennsylvania area, specifically in Pittsburgh and Akron. The 60-week Machinist Technology program teaches students to become skilled machinists, qualified for entry-level machining positions. Instructors use both hands-on experience and classroom teaching to make the graduates well-rounded. The lab classrooms have milling machines, band saws, lathes, shapers, hydraulic presses, fixturing jigs and pedestal grinders. Students also learn the basic skills of tool programmers, CNC operators and CAD operators. The training school awards graduates with an Associate of Specialized Technology degree.
Asnuntuck Community College, in Enfield, Connecticut, offers a certificate program in Machine Technology Level I. In more than 700 hours of instruction, students gain a basic understanding of the skills and knowledge required to obtain a machine technology job. Students must first complete some Machine Technology Developmental courses. From the Machine Technology Level 1 program, students can continue onto Level II, which feeds students into the Asnuntuck Technological Studies Associate in Science degree program.
Students in San Juan College's Machine Shop Technology program, in Farmington, New Mexico, are qualified to work in entry-level positions such as tool and die makers, junior machinists, moldmakers, machine operators, quality control analysts, and industrial repairmen. The program begins with an introduction to machine tools, measuring tools and hand tools. Students have access to the modern equipment including punches, precision toolmakers vice, setup hammers, "V" blocks, C-Clamps, wrenches, and T-Taps. The ability to read blueprints and understand metallurgy is also stressed.
Portland Community College, in Portland, Oregon, has a machine manufacturing program. The College says the program has evolved to meet the changing demands of the industry. There is a focus on computer-aided manufacturing software, which is regularly used in the field. Students learn the necessary skills to start a career in the machining field. PCC offers several certification options including an Associate of Applied Science in Machine Manufacturing Technology, certificates in Machine Manufacturing, CNC Turning and CNC Milling. The course schedule is flexible and many students go on to four-year institutions.