- Community of interest
- Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- ADVMFGLEVELIII.CC
- Department
- ITEX Skill Builders
- CIP code
- 15.0613: Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician.
- TOP code
- 0956.00 - Manufacturing and Industrial Technology*
Program detailsAward, code, department, CIP/TOP
Program Snapshot
- Community of interest
- ITAG Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- ADVMFGLEVELIII.CC
- Department
- ITEX Skill Builders
- CIP code
- 15.0613: Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician.
- TOP code
- 0956.00 - Manufacturing and Industrial Technology*
Next Steps
Certificate — expand to learn about this award
A short-cycle credential built around a specific skill or job role. Useful as an entry point to a field, a step toward a larger credential, or a way to round out an existing degree.
Financial aid note. Courses taken solely to complete a Certificate of Completion are not eligible for financial aid.
Semester-by-Semester Map
Term 1
Class Schedules
Term 1 Prerequisites: MFG 20, MFG 22, MFG 24, MFG 26
course details
This course is designed to introduce the principals and practices of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software as it relates to advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing introductory skills to ERP software in the areas of information, production, planning development, manufacturing, customers, and quality control. Students will begin to learn the flow of products through the facility and be able to recognize ways to increase efficiencies. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
Prerequisite: MFG 20, MFG 22, MFG 24, MFG 26
course details
This course is designed to provide an introduction to production welding using a robotic welding process as it relates to advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, measuring skills, trade math, communication skills, focus on pulse spray transfer process, filler metals, shielding gases, materials, equipment operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance, drawings, work orders, quality assurance, jigs, and fixtures. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
Prerequisite: MFG 20, MFG 22, MFG 24, MFG 26
course details
This course is designed to develop skills around the cycle of advanced manufacturing from 3D modeling to production. Emphasis will be placed on developing basic safety skills, trade math, and the industry terminology, history, and future. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
Prerequisite: MFG 20, MFG 22, MFG 24, MFG 26
course details
This course is designed to develop students skills by simulations and field internship experiences required to meet industry standards and ISO 9000 (International Organization for Standardization), learn manufacturing standards and Cal OSHA standards and practices. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, troubleshooting skills, production, shop flow, and equipment operations and capabilities. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
Prerequisite: MFG 20, MFG 22, MFG 24, MFG 26
Career Connections
2-Year Degree Paths
Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.
Example roles: 2
- Machinists
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
4-Year Degree Paths
Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.
Example roles: 1
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Graduate School Paths
Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.
Local Job Market
MachinistsSOC 51-404111 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Maximus 3
- Walmart 2
- Butte County 1
- Feather River Tribal Health 1
- ManpowerGroup 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 5
- Chapmantown, Butte County 2
- Linda, Yuba County 1
- Nelson, Butte County 1
- Oroville, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticSOC 51-40318 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Feather Falls Casino 2
- Adventist Health and Rideout 1
- Care Career 1
- PG&E Corporation 1
- Pacific Coast Producers 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 2
- Linda, Yuba County 2
- Chapmantown, Butte County 1
- Las Plumas, Butte County 1
- Oroville, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-30261 nearby opening
Top employers in sample
- MilliporeSigma 1
Where the postings are
- Nelson, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last 30 days within 25 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.
Source Notes
Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.
Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.
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