Program: Basic Manufacturing, Workplace Certificate - Butler County Community College

Apr 07, 2025

BC3 Academic Catalog: 2024-2025

Basic Manufacturing (081)
Workplace Certificate

This workplace certificate is intended to provide students with the basic skills that pertain to a variety of manufacturing environments. This certificate would benefit some individuals already employed in industry as well as those seeking employment in manufacturing. Some credits earned in this certificate may be transferable into an employer-sponsored apprenticeship program.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Some courses require another course to be taken beforehand or at the same time. To check if a course has a prerequisite or corequisite, see the course description.

Minimum - 17 credits

Fall Semester (9/10)

MACH 117 - Applied Machine Shop Mathematics
or
MATH 117 - Technical Mathematics I ¹
or
MATH 101 - College Algebra ¹
DRFT 114 - Blueprint Reading
or
DRFT 120 - Technical Graphics with AutoCAD® ²
MECH 114 - Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Programming
or
National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Certifications ³

Spring Semester (9/8/9)

Note(s):

¹Students advancing on to an associate degree are encouraged to take Technical Math I (MATH 117) or College Algebra (MATH 101).

² Students advancing on to an associate degree are encouraged to take Technical Graphics with AutoCAD (DRFT120).

³ NIMS Credentials to satisfy the Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Programming (MECH 114) requirements include: Measurement, Materials and Safety (MMS), CNC Milling-Setup/Programming, and CNC Turning-Setup/Programming Level I credentials. Butler County Community College does not offer coursework that leads to NIMS certifications.

⁴ Students advancing on to an associate degree are encouraged to take College Writing (ENGL 101).