MEC - Mechanical Engineering Technology A.A.S.

CR Applied Associate of Science

Program Description

This program prepares students to transfer to a four-year college or university offering a bachelors degree in technology or to obtain entry-level employment in industry. The program provides students with knowledge and experiences in the areas of computer-aided drafting (CAD), robotics, and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). A student wishing to transfer should confer with the four-year college or university to ensure that the necessary transfer requirements are being met. Students who wish to obtain employment directly upon graduation are expected to be qualified for jobs as a detail and design draftsperson, product designer, machine designer, tool designer, as well as to be involved in industrial planning, manufacturing, and sales.

Program Objectives

Program Objective
use common standards and symbols to make detail and assembly drawings according to accepted industrial practice
adapt to the various special areas of drafting, such as drafting of electronic schematics, piping, welding, and structural
understand the differences between various common manufacturing materials and possess the knowledge of the processes available to transform these materials into finished products
understand and apply the basic principles of fluid power
operate a typical computer drafting system
organize and write a technical report indicating the data that was determined for the selection of a machine component
determine by calculation the various operational values related to machine components, such as force, speed, and power

Advisor Notes

Students enrolling in this program must have completed high school Algebra III or its equivalent (MAT 160).