LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
CAD/CAM Technician
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Curriculum Code: 0892 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2004)
This curriculum is intended for students planning to pursue a career in
mechanical computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM). Graduates often
seek employment with companies who expect their CAD operators to also be
computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tool path programmers as well as
designers. The increase in the level of sophistication of computer-aided
design systems has necessitated that the designer assist in the creation of
the tool path or support machinists engaged in this task. Responsibilities
include graphically representing engineering math data and generating the
necessary instruction for computer controlled lathes, mills, and automated
machine tools, both manually and electronically. CAD/CAM technicians are
employed by manufacturing companies, machine shops, and die design and
construction shops in many areas of the automotive, aerospace, and special
machinery manufacturing market. Not all courses in this program transfer to
all colleges. Students planning to transfer should see an academic advisor or
counselor before enrolling in any course.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the
Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment
and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General education is an important part of this program and includes a
mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency
requirement, students may need to complete specific coursework in mathematics.
For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page
22.
INFORMATION
Contact the Technology Careers Department, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center,
Room 136, telephone number (517) 483-1336.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 44 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
CNCP 110 Foundations of CNC Programming 4
CNCP 130 Machine Controls and Setup 4
CNCP 210 Mastercam 4
DTDS 101 Drafting I 4
DTDS 102 Drafting II 4
DTDS 103 Geometric Tolerancing 2
DTDS 104 Descriptive Geometry 4
MACH 100 Manufacturing Processes 4
MACH 105 Machine Tool Survey 3
MACH 110 Machine Tool Technology I 4
MACH 111 Machine Tool Technology II 4
MATH 141 Calculus with Applications 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 28 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 12 Credits
(See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above)
Writing Core Area 3
Speech Communication Core Area 3
Science/Technology Core Area 3
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area 3
Mathematics Competency (See page 22 for information on
how to fulfill this requirement)
CHOICE 2: Physics 4 Credits
PHYS 200 Applied Physics 4
PHYS 201 Introductory Physics I 4
CHOICE 3: Computer Graphics (See Note 1) 12 Credits
Subchoice 3A
DTDS 131 AutoCAD Basic 2-D 4
DTDS 132 AutoCAD Advanced 3-D 4
DTDS 233 AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop 4
Subchoice 3B
DTDS 180 Unigraphics I 4
DTDS 181 Unigraphics II 4
DTDS 182 Unigraphics III 4
MINIMUM TOTAL 72
NOTES:
1. The Computer Graphics series (Choice 3, 12 credits) may be replaced by
another approved computer graphics software package available through
the Drafting and Design Program. See a Drafting and Design advisor for
more information.
2. Some prerequisites to courses may be waived based on experience. See an
advisor for more information.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
I II III IV
DTDS 101 DTDS 102 CNCP 110 CNCP 130
MACH 100 DTDS 103 DTDS 104 CNCP 210
MACH 105 MACH 110 MACH 111 Lim.Ch.1
MATH 141 Lim.Ch.2 Lim.Ch.1 Lim.Ch.1
Lim.Ch.1 Lim.Ch.3 Lim.Ch.3 Lim.Ch.3
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