Front Range Community CollegePrecision Machining Technology

Nationwide and

shortageof skilled manufacturing workers

JOBS

WHY ARE MACHINISTS IN DEMAND?

“I tell machine suppliers I will purchase a new machine from

them… if they can find me three machinists to run it.” --- Bob

Bergstrom- President, St. Vrain Manufacturing

Guess how much????

Senior machinist:$80,000 to

$100,000 per year

Entry level machinist:

$28,000+ per year

By the numbers

College degree needed?

What do machinists do??

NOT your grandfather’s machine shop…

Our facility at Front Range Community College

Trainers and manual machines

Students in our shop on the CNC lathe

Typical Jobs

Machine Operator: Pushes buttons/monitors CNC

machine operation-$14-16/hour

CNC Programmer: Programs and sets up CNC

machine-$16-22/hour

Engineer: Designs parts and/or improves machine

efficiency-$25-30/hour

Prototype Machinist/Tool and Die Maker: Designs and produces the most complex and difficult

parts-$30+/hour

Classes: Daytime, Nights &Weekends

Two Machining Programs

Advanced Technology Center-Longmont

Credit and Non-Credit

Classes Nights &Weekends

Finish a course in as little as 10weeks

The Non-Credit Program

Tuition: $1,995 per course + $100 lab fee

Scholarships and WIA Funding Available

For unemployed and those with day jobs

Five Non-credit Courses

1. Introduction to Machining*

2. Intermediate Machining*

3. Advanced Machining**

4. Quality for the Machine Shop**

5. Specialized & Multi-Axis Mach.**

* For Entry Level Students ** For Experienced Students

Daytime Classes- Normal FRCC Semester Schedule

35-Credit Program Starts Fall 2014

The Credit Program

Community College Tuition and Financial Aid

For Traditional Students

35-Credit Precision Machining Technology Certificate

• 17-Credit Manual Machining Certificate

• 12-Credit CAD/CAM Certificate (CNC Operations)

• 6-Credit Quality Control Certificate

• Two Full Semesters + Summer

• National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Certificates Available

Four Certificates

What do you think?

Questions:www.FrontRange.edu/Machining