Precision Machining and Manufacturing
Precision Machining is SCC's machine tool program. Students learn to set up and operate all standard machine tools. Students acquire knowledge and skills in mathematics, blueprint reading, computer aided drafting, precision measuring equipment including CMM training, and computer numerical control (CNC) as well as CAD/CAM training. The Precision Machining and Manufacturing Program is accredited by the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS). Each student will have the opportunity to earn Level I Credentials with NIMS.
How do I complete this program?
Program Start Date: Fall Term
Minimum Program Length: 84 academic weeks; 6 terms day; 78 credits
Program ID: AAS.AUT-G
Curriculum Code: 35306
Program Description
Students learn to diagnose, service, repair and maintain automotive systems, products and components. They learn to use recommended procedures, service publications, special service tools and equipment to properly repair customer vehicles.
Practical Experience
Students use cooperative work experiences at approved automotive service facilities to apply what they have learned in the classroom and lab sessions. During the cooperative work experiences, students, under the direction of an automotive technician, service customer vehicles and become familiar with a repair facility's organization and environment, and learn to work as a member of a team.
Professional Opportunities
Automotive technician, fleet technician, service advisor, shop foreman, service manager.
Unique Aspects
Changes in cooperative work experience sponsors requires the department chair approval.
EEDA Career Cluster:
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate safe shop practices and hazardous material handling.
- Diagnose and repair systems associated with automotive chassis components.
- Diagnose and repair assemblies associated with automotive engine and power transmission systems.
- Diagnose and repair components associated with any electrical and electronic control systems.
- Diagnose and repair components associated with any accessory and ergonomic systems.
- Communicate clearly using written, verbal, and electronic means.
- Demonstrate their ability to speak publicly, listen actively, and respond effectively.
Course Requirements
- COL 101 - College Orientation
- (Note: Students who place into two or more developmental areas are required to take in place of .)
- ECO 201 - Economic Concepts
- ENG 165 - Professional Communications
- MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics
- PSY 103 - Human Relations
Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course: 3 Credits
- ART 101 - Art History and Appreciation
- ART 107 - History of Early Western Art
- ART 108 - History of Western Art
- ENG 102 - English Composition II
- ENG 201 - American Literature I
- ENG 202 - American Literature II
- ENG 205 - English Literature I
- ENG 206 - English Literature II
- ENG 208 - World Literature I
- ENG 209 - World Literature II
- ENG 228 - Studies in Film Genre
- ENG 235 - Southern Literature
- ENG 238 - Creative Writing
- FRE 102 - Elementary French II
- GER 102 - Elementary German II
- HSS 101 - Introduction to Humanities
- MUS 105 - Music Appreciation
- PHI 101 - Intro to Philosophy
- PHI 110 - Ethics
- REL 101 - Introduction to Religion
- REL 104 - Early Christian History and Literature
- REL 105 - Early Jewish History and Literature
- REL 201 - Religions of the World
- SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish II
- SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
- SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
- THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre
Core Requirements for Automotive
- AUT 100 - Introduction to Automotive Hazardous Materials
- AUT 107 - Advanced Engine Repair
- AUT 111 - Brakes
- AUT 115 - Manual Drive Train/Axle
- AUT 142 - Heating and Air Conditioning
- AUT 145 - Engine Performance
- AUT 160 - Introduction to Automotive Technology
- AUT 221 - Suspension & Steering Diagnosis
- AUT 231 - Automotive Electronics
- AUT 245 - Advanced Engine Performance
- AUT 251 - Automatic Transmission Overhaul
- AUT 275 - Alternate Technology Vehicle
- CWE 132 - Cooperative Work Experience III
- CWE 214 - Cooperative Work Experience IV
- CWE 224 - Cooperative Work Experience V
- CWE 232 - Cooperative Work Experience VI
Total Credits: 78
Semester Display
First Semester
Second Semester
- AUT 142 - Heating and Air Conditioning
- AUT 221 - Suspension & Steering Diagnosis
- ENG 165 - Professional Communications
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
- AUT 107 - Advanced Engine Repair
- PSY 103 - Human Relations
- Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Humanities/Fine Arts Section above). - CWE 214 - Cooperative Work Experience IV
Fifth Semester
Sixth Semester
Total Credits: 78
Program Start Date: Fall Term
Minimum Program Length: 84 academic weeks; 6 terms day; 81 credits
Program ID: AAS.AUT
Curriculum Code: 35306
Program Description
Ford ASSET (Automotive Student Service Educational Training) students learn to diagnose, service, and maintain Ford and Lincoln-Mercury automotive products and components. They learn to use recommended procedures, special service tools and equipment, and Ford service publications.
Practical Experience
Students use cooperative work experiences at sponsoring Ford or Lincoln dealerships to apply what they have learned in the classroom and lab. During the cooperative work experiences, students, under the direction of an automotive technician, service customer vehicles, become familiar with a dealership's organization and environment, and learn to work as a member of a team.
Professional Opportunities
Automotive technician, service advisor, shop foreman, service manager.
Unique Aspects
They must have a Ford Motor Company approved dealership as a sponsor. Completion of cooperative work experiences and maintaining sponsorship at the sponsoring dealership is a program requirement. The Ford ASSET program is a NATEF certified master automobile training program.
EEDA Career Cluster:
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate safe shop practices and hazardous material handling.
- Diagnose and repair systems associated with automotive chassis components.
- Diagnose and repair assemblies associated with automotive engine and power transmission systems.
- Diagnose and repair components associated with any electrical and electronic control systems.
- Diagnose and repair components associated with any accessory and ergonomic systems.
- Communicate clearly using written, verbal, and electronic means.
- Demonstrate their ability to speak publicly, listen actively, and respond effectively.
Course Requirements
- COL 101 - College Orientation
- (Note: Students who place into two or more developmental areas are required to take in place of .)
- ECO 201 - Economic Concepts
- ENG 165 - Professional Communications
- MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics
- PSY 103 - Human Relations
- AUT 130 - Automotive Electricity-Industry Certification
- CWE 114 - Cooperative Work Experience I
- CWE 124 - Cooperative Work Experience II
- DHM 105 - Diesel Engines I
Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course: 3 Credits
- ART 101 - Art History and Appreciation
- ART 107 - History of Early Western Art
- ART 108 - History of Western Art
- ENG 102 - English Composition II
- ENG 201 - American Literature I
- ENG 202 - American Literature II
- ENG 205 - English Literature I
- ENG 206 - English Literature II
- ENG 208 - World Literature I
- ENG 209 - World Literature II
- ENG 228 - Studies in Film Genre
- ENG 235 - Southern Literature
- ENG 238 - Creative Writing
- FRE 102 - Elementary French II
- GER 102 - Elementary German II
- HSS 101 - Introduction to Humanities
- MUS 105 - Music Appreciation
- PHI 101 - Intro to Philosophy
- PHI 110 - Ethics
- REL 101 - Introduction to Religion
- REL 104 - Early Christian History and Literature
- REL 105 - Early Jewish History and Literature
- REL 201 - Religions of the World
- SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish II
- SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
- SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
- THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre
Core Requirements for Automotive
- AUT 100 - Introduction to Automotive Hazardous Materials
- AUT 107 - Advanced Engine Repair
- AUT 111 - Brakes
- AUT 115 - Manual Drive Train/Axle
- AUT 142 - Heating and Air Conditioning
- AUT 145 - Engine Performance
- AUT 160 - Introduction to Automotive Technology
- AUT 221 - Suspension & Steering Diagnosis
- AUT 231 - Automotive Electronics
- AUT 245 - Advanced Engine Performance
- AUT 251 - Automatic Transmission Overhaul
- AUT 275 - Alternate Technology Vehicle
- CWE 132 - Cooperative Work Experience III
- CWE 214 - Cooperative Work Experience IV
- CWE 224 - Cooperative Work Experience V
- CWE 232 - Cooperative Work Experience VI
Total Credits: 81
Semester Display
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
- AUT 107 - Advanced Engine Repair
- AUT 145 - Engine Performance
- PSY 103 - Human Relations
- Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Humanities/Fine Arts Section above). - CWE 214 - Cooperative Work Experience IV
Fifth Semester
Sixth Semester
Total Credits: 81
Program Start Date: Fall Term
Minimum Program Length: 42 academic weeks; 3 terms day; 24 credits
Program ID: CT.FMLR
Curriculum Code: 60727
Program Description
Ford Maintenance and Light Repair students learn theory of operation and diagnosis/repair of Ford automotive brake, electrical, air conditioning, steering and suspension systems.
Practical Experience
Students gain experience and skills needed to perform regular maintenance, minor repairs, and parts installation on Ford automobiles and light trucks. Specifically, students would gain skills and earn Ford certification in brake systems, climate control systems, steering and suspension systems, and basic electrical systems.
Professional Opportunities
Ford Light Line Technician, maintenance technician, entry-level technician, Quick Lane® service technician, service advisor.
Unique Aspects
Certificate graduates may transfer into the Ford ASSET program with advanced standing. Graduates earn 25 percent of Ford STST (Service Technicians Specialty Training) credentials.
EEDA Career Cluster:
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate safe shop practices.
- Diagnose and repair systems associated with automotive chassis components.
- Diagnose and repair components associated with any electrical and electronic control systems.
- Demonstrate professionalism, ethics, and communication skills as it relates to service advisement.
Course Requirements
Total Credits: 24
Notes: Courses may only be used to fulfill one requirement. Refer to Course Descriptions for prerequisites.
Semester Display
First Semester
- AUT 130 - Automotive Electricity-Industry Certification
- AUT 160 - Introduction to Automotive Technology
Second Semester
Third Semester
Total Credits: 24
Program Start Date: Fall
Minimum Program Length: 42 academic weeks; 3 terms day or evening; 39 credits
Program ID: CT.HVAC
Curriculum Code: 70806
Program Description
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration students learn skills to repair, install and maintain domestic, commercial and industrial HVAC equipment and controls.
Practical Experience
Students gain experience repairing HVAC systems, designing heating and AC systems, servicing air conditioning systems, using test equipment and reading blueprints.
Professional Opportunities
HVAC sales representative, HVAC or electrical controls technician.
Unique Aspects
Courses from this certificate will apply towards an Associate in Applied Science Degree General Technology with a primary specialty in HVAC-R.
EEDA Career Cluster:
Architecture & Construction; Manufacturing
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate professional behavior and customer-related business skills as related to the HVAC industry.
- Compose and format business documents (e.g., customer tickets, summaries, job reports).
- Evacuate, charge and recover refrigerant from Air Conditioning and Refrigeration systems.
- Calculate residential heat loss and heat gain.
Course Requirements
- ACR 101 - Fundamentals of Refrigeration
- ACR 106 - Basic Electricity for HVAC/R
- ACR 110 - Heating Fundamentals
- ACR 118 - Air Conditioning Fundamentals
- ACR 120 - Basic Air Conditioning
- ACR 130 - Domestic Refrigeration
- ACR 140 - Automatic Controls
- ACR 175 - EPA 608 Certification
- ACR 210 - Heat Pumps
- ACR 221 - Residential Load Calculations
- ACR 224 - Codes and Ordinances
- ACR 240 - Advanced Automatic Controls
Total Credits: 39
Semester Display
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
Total Credits: 39
Program Start Date: Any Term
Minimum Program Length: 74 academic weeks; 5 terms day; 67 credits
Program ID: AAS.GHVAC
Curriculum Code: 35318
Program Description
Students will complete a primary specialty in HVAC and minor in a secondary specialty specific to their educational and career goals.
Practical Experience
Students gain experience repairing HVAC systems, designing heating and AC systems, servicing air conditioning systems, using test equipment and reading blueprints.
Professional Opportunities
HVAC sales representative, HVAC or electrical controls technician.
Unique Aspects
Students must be a graduate of an HVAC certificate or diploma program and, aided by their academic advisor, select a secondary specialty that meets their personal and professional career goals.
EEDA Career Cluster:
Architecture & Construction; Manufacturing
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate professional behavior and customer-related business skills as related to the HVAC industry.
- Compose and format business documents (e.g., customer tickets, summaries, job reports).
- Evacuate, charge and recover refrigerant from Air Conditioning and Refrigeration systems.
- Calculate residential heat loss and heat gain.
- Demonstrate the ability to speak publicly, listen actively, and respond effectively.
Course Requirements
- COL 101 - College Orientation
- (Note: Students who place into two or more developmental areas are required to take in place of .)
- ENG 165 - Professional Communications
- MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics
- MAT 170 - Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry I
- ACR 101 - Fundamentals of Refrigeration
- ACR 106 - Basic Electricity for HVAC/R
- ACR 110 - Heating Fundamentals
- ACR 120 - Basic Air Conditioning
- ACR 118 - Air Conditioning Fundamentals
- ACR 130 - Domestic Refrigeration
- ACR 140 - Automatic Controls
- ACR 175 - EPA 608 Certification
- ACR 210 - Heat Pumps
- ACR 221 - Residential Load Calculations
- ACR 224 - Codes and Ordinances
- ACR 240 - Advanced Automatic Controls
Secondary Technical Specialty: 12 Credits
- EEM 107 - Industrial Computer Techniques
- EEM 117 - AC/DC Circuits I
- EEM 118 - AC/DC Circuits II
- EEM 151 - Motor Controls I
- EEM 152 - Motor Controls II
- EEM 211 - AC Machines
- IMT 102 - Industrial Safety
- IMT 114 - Benchwork and Assembly
- IMT 131 - Hydraulics & Pneumatics
- IMT 163 - Problem Solving for Mechanical Applications
Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course: 3 Credits
- ART 101 - Art History and Appreciation
- ART 107 - History of Early Western Art
- ART 108 - History of Western Art
- ENG 102 - English Composition II
- ENG 228 - Studies in Film Genre
- HSS 101 - Introduction to Humanities
- MUS 105 - Music Appreciation
- PHI 101 - Intro to Philosophy
- PHI 105 - Introduction to Logic
- PHI 110 - Ethics
- REL 101 - Introduction to Religion
- REL 104 - Early Christian History and Literature
- REL 105 - Early Jewish History and Literature
- REL 201 - Religions of the World
- THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre
Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Course: 3 Credits
- ANT 101 - General Anthropology
- ECO 201 - Economic Concepts
- ECO 210 - Macroeconomics
- ECO 211 - Microeconomics
- GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography
- GEO 102 - World Geography
- HIS 101 - Western Civilization to 1689
- HIS 102 - Western Civilization Post 1689
- HIS 104 - World History I
- HIS 105 - World History II
- HIS 115 - African-American History
- HIS 201 - American History: Discovery to 1877
- HIS 202 - American History: 1877 to Present
- HSS 205 - Technology and Society
- PSC 201 - American Government
- PSC 215 - State and Local Government
- PSC 220 - Introduction to International Relations
- PSY 103 - Human Relations
- PSY 201 - General Psychology
- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
- SPC 209 - Interpersonal Communications
- SPC 212 - Survey of Mass Communication
Total Credits: 67
Semester Display
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
- MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics
- Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Course Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Social/Behavioral Sciences Section above). - Secondary Technical Specialty Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Secondary Technical Specialty Section above). - Secondary Technical Speciality Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Secondary Technical Speciality Section above).
Fifth Semester
- ENG 165 - Professional Communications
- MAT 170 - Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry I
- Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Humanities/Fine Arts Section above). - Secondary Technical Specialty Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Secondary Technical Specialty Section above). - Secondary Technical Specialty Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Secondary Technical Specialty Section above).
Total Credits: 67
Program Start Date: Fall or Spring
Minimum Program Length: 42 academic weeks; 27 credits
Program ID: CT.WLD
Curriculum Code: 70319
Program Description
Welding students acquire skills in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, and Oxy-Fuel Cutting, with an emphasis on Industrial Safety.
Practical Experience
Students gain experience in cutting and welding plate, mild steel pipe and stainless steel pipe.
Professional Opportunities
Welder, fitter and fabricator
Unique Aspects
Courses from this certificate will apply towards an Associate in Applied Science Degree-General Technology with a major in Welding.
EEDA Career Cluster:
Manufacturing
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in the entry level skill sets of the welding profession.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the four main processes of welding (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW and FCAW).
- Identify and select appropriate consumables based on the specific welding process used.
- Interpret basic blueprints and specifications in the welding and pipefitting field.
Course Requirements
Total Credits: 27
Semester Display
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
Total Credits: 27
Program Start Date: Any Term
Minimum Program Length: 74 academic weeks; 5 terms day; 62 credits
Program ID: AAS.G-WLD
Curriculum Code: 35318
Program Description
Students will complete a primary technical specialty in Welding and a secondary specialty specific to their educational and career goals.
Practical Experience
Students gain experience in reading blueprints, cutting and welding plate, mild steel pipe and stainless steel pipe.
Professional Opportunities
Welder, fitter and fabricator
Unique Aspects
Students will complete all welding courses required by the certificate program and being aided by their academic advisor, select a secondary specialty that meets their personal and professional career goals plus completing 15 credit hours of general education courses to fulfill degree requirements.
EEDA Career Cluster:
Manufacturing
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in the entry level skill sets of the welding profession.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the four main processes of welding (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW and FCAW).
- Identify and select appropriate consumables based on the specific welding process used.
- Interpret basic blueprints and specifications in the welding and pipefitting field.
- Demonstrate their ability to speak publicly, listen actively, and respond effectively.
Course Requirements
- COL 101 - College Orientation
- (NOTE: Students who place into two or more developmental areas are required to take in place of .)
- ENG 165 - Professional Communications
- MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics
- MAT 170 - Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry I
- WLD 103 - Print Reading I
- WLD 105 - Print Reading II
- WLD 106 - Gas and Arc Welding
- WLD 109 - Gas Metal Arc Welding II
- WLD 115 - Arc Welding III
- WLD 117 - Specialized Arc Welding
- WLD 132 - Inert Gas Weld Ferrous
- WLD 154 - Pipefitting and Welding
- WLD 208 - Advanced Pipe Welding
- WLD 212 - Destructive Testing
- WLD 228 - Inert Gas Welding Pipe I
Secondary Technical Specialties: 12 Credits
(Select 12 credits)
- ACR 101 - Fundamentals of Refrigeration
- ACR 106 - Basic Electricity for HVAC/R
- ACR 118 - Air Conditioning Fundamentals
- EGT 104 - Print Reading
- MTT 112 - Machine Tool Theory and Practice II
- MTT 152 - Precision Machining II
- MTT 153 - Precision Machining III
- MTT 250 - Principles of CNC
- WLD 110 - Welding Safety and Health
- WLD 142 - Maintenance Welding
- WLD 145 - Field Welding
- WLD 160 - Fabrication Welding
- WLD 170 - Qualification Welding
- WLD 222 - Advanced Fabrication Welding
Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course: 3 Credits
- ART 101 - Art History and Appreciation
- ART 107 - History of Early Western Art
- ART 108 - History of Western Art
- ENG 102 - English Composition II
- ENG 228 - Studies in Film Genre
- HSS 101 - Introduction to Humanities
- MUS 105 - Music Appreciation
- PHI 101 - Intro to Philosophy
- PHI 105 - Introduction to Logic
- PHI 110 - Ethics
- REL 101 - Introduction to Religion
- REL 104 - Early Christian History and Literature
- REL 105 - Early Jewish History and Literature
- REL 201 - Religions of the World
- THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre
Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Course: 3 Credits
- ANT 101 - General Anthropology
- ECO 201 - Economic Concepts
- ECO 210 - Macroeconomics
- ECO 211 - Microeconomics
- GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography
- GEO 102 - World Geography
- HIS 101 - Western Civilization to 1689
- HIS 102 - Western Civilization Post 1689
- HIS 104 - World History I
- HIS 105 - World History II
- HIS 115 - African-American History
- HIS 201 - American History: Discovery to 1877
- HIS 202 - American History: 1877 to Present
- HSS 205 - Technology and Society
- PSC 201 - American Government
- PSC 215 - State and Local Government
- PSC 220 - Introduction to International Relations
- PSY 103 - Human Relations
- PSY 201 - General Psychology
- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
- SPC 209 - Interpersonal Communications
- SPC 212 - Survey of Mass Communication
Total Credits: 62
Semester Display
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
- MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics
- ENG 165 - Professional Communications
- Secondary Technical Specialty Credits: 4
(Choose 1 course from the Secondary Technical Specialty Section above). - Secondary Technical Specialty Credits: 4
(Choose 1 course from the Secondary Technical Specialty Section above).
Fifth Semester
- WLD 109 - Gas Metal Arc Welding II
- MAT 170 - Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry I
- Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Humanities/Fine Arts Section above). - Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Course Credits: 3
(Choose 1 course from the Social/Behavioral Sciences Section above). - Secondary Technical Specialty Credits: 4
(Choose 1 course from the Secondary Technical Specialty Section above).