3D Design & Digital Manufacturing Certificate in Applied Science
Program Description
This certificate includes SolidWorks, CATIA V5, GD&T and Mastercam or CAMWorks, to enhance the student’s abilities in order to expand their employment opportunities in engineering and manufacturing, including the automotive and aerospace sectors.
This certificate allows technicians in engineering and manufacturing to add new knowledge and skills in order to bridge the gap between 3D CAD design and the fabrication of products in the digital manufacturing environment, including subtractive and additive manufacturing, 3D printing, 3D laser scanning, reverse engineering, CNC programming and metrology/CMM processes.
Mission Statement
This certificate gives technicians in engineering & manufacturing additional skills to cross over the gap between 3D CAD design and the skills of fabricating products in the digital manufacturing environment – including subtractive & additive manufacturing, CNC programming, 3D scanning, quality control and metrology.
Entrance Requirements
High school diploma or GED
Students must be a graduate from one of the following programs or have equivalent industrial knowledge/experience:
- Associate Degree in CNC Technology
- Engineering (CAD) Design Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Machine Tool Technology
- Certificate in 3D CAD Modeling Design
Type of Program
Day or evening
Employment Opportunities
Manufacturing, engineering companies, product design and machine design companies.
Visit our web page at https://www.gvltec.edu/edt/.
Listed below is the ideal grouping of courses in order by semester. This plan assumes a full-time schedule. Note, however, that many variables can affect this plan, and not every course is offered every semester. Please see your advisor to map out your own personalized progression toward graduation.
Note: Please contact your advisor for recommended evening schedules.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MTT 121 | Machine Tool Theory I | 3 |
| EGR 275 | Introduction to Engineering/Computer Graphics | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MTT 245 | Rapid Prototype Setup and Operations | 3 |
| EGT 119 | Geometrics | 3 |
| EGT 245 | Principles of Parametric CAD | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| QAT 209 | Adv Metrology & Coord Measure Machines | 3 |
| or MTT 243 | Adv Dimensional Metrology for Machinists | |
| MTT 250 | Principles of CNC | 3 |
| MTT 251 | CNC Operations | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| EGT 252 | Advanced CAD | 3 |
| MTT 254 | CNC Programming I | 3 |
| or MTT 258 | Machine Tool CAM | |
| Total Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Total Required Credit Hours | 30 | |