Recent Community College Graduates Matrix
From Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Programs
This tool is meant to make hiring easier for Washington’s aerospace and advanced manufacturing companies.
This is an ongoing list of Washington’s community and technical colleges that have aerospace and advanced manufacturing programs. Each listing details credits, program descriptions, skill sets (as taught in each program), contact information, and graduation dates.
Aerospace and advanced manufacturing industry companies can contact the community and technical college nearest to them and speak directly to an instructor about graduating students.
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Composites Technology CNC Machining & Programming
Award Type
Short Term Certificate
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Description
Peninsula College’s CNC Machining and Programming Short Term Certificate Program prepares students for a variety of jobs related to computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Occupational fields includes CNC machine tool operators and CNC machine tool programmers. Industries that utilize these occupations include, but are not limited to, aerospace, marine, automotive, sports-equipment fabrication, and many others. Students that successfully complete the
program will be equipped with skills to safely load, unload, operate, and maintain CNC equipment. Further, students will receive training in appropriate tooling, fixturing, and programming. Finally, students will complete a course that explores current challenges in CNC machining as they relate to composite materials manufacturing.
Skill Sets
At completion of certificate, student will successfully:
- Demonstrate knowledge of composites, machining, and software terminology.
- Demonstrate introductory knowledge of CAD/CAM Software: -Geometry creation -Geometry manipulation -Tool path creation -Tool path application
- Demonstrate knowledge of WinCNC, and the safe operation of a CNC machine
- Demonstrate ability to set up and operate CNC router, and change tools manually and with automatic tool changer.
- Demonstrate ability to select tooling for appropriate materials.
- Solve applicable mathematical problems.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of G-Code programming language.
- Program repeatable operations using sub-programs.
- Configure and use canned cycles, and troubleshoot and correct program’s appropriate feed rates and spindle speeds.
- Demonstrate knowledge of fixturing and cutting small parts, and fixture parts for multi-axis machines using vacuum, magnetic vises and interchangeable/multi-function fixturing.
- Identify and program for difficult part geometries.
- Demonstrate ability to calculate correct speeds and feeds for cutting tools.
- Reconfigure existing processes to reduce cycle time.
- Demonstrate ability to follow CNC set-up sheets.
- Program parametric macro functions.
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Adv. Manufacturing - Composites Technology AAS
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Description
The Advanced Manufacturing - Composites Technology Degrees prepare students for the wide ranging field of composite structure fabrication and repair. Composites training is coupled with an Advanced Manufacturing core curriculum that includes instruction in non-destructive testing, metrology, computer aided design, and machining.
Occupational fields include, aerospace part manufacturing and repair, yacht and boat construction and repair, sport-related equipment fabrication, the construction of specialized automobile parts, the fabrication of construction materials, and many others. Students are prepared for these fields by learning the physical properties of advanced materials and becoming proficient in composite processing skills that include vacuum bagging, resin infusion, composite oven curing, material use data entry, material resource procurement, and clean room techniques.
Skill Sets
In this program, students will successfully acquire all knowledge and skills outlined in the certificates above. These include but are not limited to:
- Operate tools and equipment safely
- Handle, store, and use advanced composite materials safely
- Understand physical properties of various composite materials
- Produce various types of composite structures
- Demonstrate ability to critically assess damage and successfully repair composite structures
- Machine composite parts and core materials
- Non-destructively test composite parts
- Precisely measure and document quality and fabrication process of finished composite parts
- Program and operate CNC machinery in a composite workplace environment
Composites Technology Recycling
Award Type
Short Term Certificate
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Description
Peninsula College’s Composites Technology Recycling Short Term Certificate prepares students for jobs related to the recycling of composites materials and manufacturing. Students will learn the basics of composite materials, including thermoplastics and thermoset chemistries. Industries that utilize these occupations include composites manufacturing. Students that successfully complete the program will be equipped with skills to recycle composites waste and repurpose.
Skill Sets
At completion of certificate, student will successfully:
- Identify common composite products.
- Demonstrate knowledge of composites terminology.
- Demonstrate an understanding of composite materials; their purpose, storage, lay-up, and curing cycle .
- Solve technical mathematical problems.
- Document technical abilities in written and verbal reports.
- Describe the current state of recycling, with an emphasis on advanced composites recycling.
- Identify thermoplastic and thermoset chemistries, and the methods and challenges faced in recycling each .
- Utilize the sources of scrap in composites recycling, from raw materials to product end-of-life.
- Differentiate the concepts of down cycling, design for recycling, scrap minimization, and life cycle analysis.
- Analyze and utilize the processes of sorting, quantifying and using composite scrap materials to create new goods.
Peninsula College
Peninsula College
1502 E Lauridsen Blvd
Port Angeles, WA 98362
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