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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Engineering Technology AAS

Award Type

AAS

Credits

132

Ends

06/19, 06/20

Anticipated Graduates

Contact

Mike Mitchell, Doug Beck, Ron Raty, Petre Sanchez
mmitchell@olympic.edu

Categories

CNC Machining
Composites
Computer-Aided Drafting/Technical Design

Description

Successful completion of this program will help prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, and ability, to function effectively, either singly or as a member of a team developing a technical project which might involve design, construction, installation, manufacturing, testing, evaluation, research, data, or maintenance. Credits range from 132-138.

Skill Sets

Email contacts: rraty@olympic.edu, psanchez@olympic.edu Upon completion of this program, successful students will have demonstrated the ability to apply their skills and knowledge in the following ways:

Apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of the discipline to narrowly defined technological activities;
Apply their knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to engineering technology problems that require limited application of principles but extensive practical knowledge;
Conduct standard tests and measurements, collect data, and conduct, analyze, and interpret data and/or experiments;
Function effectively as a member of a technical team;
Identify, analyze, and solve narrowly defined engineering technology problems;
Apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments;
Identify and use appropriate technical literature such as blueprints and specifications.
Engage in, and understand the need for, self-directed continuing professional development;
Address professional and ethical responsibilities, including a respect for diversity; and a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.
Research, plan, and complete a project, including consideration for processes, budgets, material, and time.

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Advanced Composites Manufacturing Technology

Award Type

Certificate

Credits

Ends

06/20

Anticipated Graduates

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Contact

Michael Mitchell
360-475-2828
mmitchell@olympic.edu

Categories

Composites

Description

This certificate builds upon the Certificate of Completion and is designed to provide students with advanced level manufacturing, inspection, and repair skills in composites and a foundation to pursue other certificates and two-year degrees in manufacturing in this specialty.

Skill Sets

Upon completion of this program, successful students will have demonstrated the ability to apply their skills and knowledge in the following ways:

Practice in and contribute to the effectiveness of teams.
Use basic communication skills (writing, reading, speaking, listening and computing) to meet the needs of the workplace.
Demonstrate the ability to apply mathematical computation skills necessary to plan and execute a composite materials fabrication project using fabrics, wet resins, and pre-pregs.
Apply advanced composite materials terminology in the analysis of real world manufacturing, inspection, and repair scenarios.
Demonstrate an understanding of the proper conduct and procedures necessary to effectively and safely work in a composites shop.
Employ the proper techniques and procedures to use hand tools and precision measuring devises commonly found in a composites fabrication, inspection, and repair shop.
Demonstrate the correct method in the assembly of a vacuum bag capable of autoclave part fabrication.
Demonstrate the correct method in the assembly of a vacuum bag used in the repair of composite materials.
Apply learned skills in a “hands on” setting while completing real life fabrication scenarios.
Practice common fastener and bonded assembly techniques commonly used in the repair and manufacturing of advanced composite material parts and assemblies.
Apply learned skills in a “hands on” setting while completing real life fabrication, inspection, and repair scenarios.
Describe matrix materials, resins and fiber reinforcements and their design considerations for advanced composite material structures with an emphasis on mechanical, physical, and manufacturing properties.
Evaluate a real world design/ manufacturing problems and compute materials usage, physical properties and mechanical properties.
Interpret an advanced composite engineering drawings, layup schedules, ply drop offs, and tolerancing used for fabrication and quality control.
Analyze the benefits and drawbacks of different core materials used in industry for laminated sandwich panels, and demonstrate the fabrication techniques specific to foam and Honeycomb cores.

Composites Manufacturing Technology

Award Type

Certificate of Completion

Credits

Ends

03/19, 09/19, 03/20, 09/20

Anticipated Graduates

Contact

Michael Mitchell
360-475-2828
mmitchell@olympic.edu

Categories

Composites

Description

Designed to provide students with entry level manufacturing skills in composites and a foundation to pursue other certificates and degrees within the manufacturing industry.

Skill Sets

Demonstrate an understanding of composite terminology with the ability to define, utilize and explain composite terminology.
Demonstrate an understanding of safety rules for equipment in composites laboratory.
Demonstrate an understanding of composite builds by evaluating composite builds completed in class, recognizing basic materials used for vacuum bagging by identification, identify machining pugs and molds by evaluating lab built tools.
Demonstrate an understanding/ability to schedule a project over 5 weeks.
Understand and perform common assembly techniques and bonded assembly manufacturing techniques.
Demonstrate an understanding of machining plugs and molds by evaluating a tool built in lab.
Understand matrix materials, resins and fiber reinforcements; basic design considerations for composite structures and the unique properties of composite reinforcement fibers.
Understand and identify cure profiles and demonstrate the ability to build a composite project.
Participate in and contribute to the effectiveness of teams.
Use basic communication skills (writing, reading, speaking, listening and computing) to meet the needs of the workplace.
Gather, interpret, and use data consistently and accurately to make decisions and take actions.

Olympic College

Olympic College
1600 Chester Ave
Bremerton, WA 98337

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