Associate in Applied Science in Manufacturing Production Technology

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The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Manufacturing Production Technology program prepares students for employment as operators, technicians, and managers in the manufacturing industry. The program provides applied skills in process design, quality control, Computer Numeric Control (CNC), and Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) programming for current and future needs of the manufacturing industry. Embedded Certificates of Completion (CCLs) in CNC Machine Operator, CNC Machining I, and CNC Machining II are also available.

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Academic Career: Credit
Degree/Certificate Type: Career and Technical Associate Degree
Academic Plan: Manufacturing Production Technology (AAS)
Academic Plan Code: 3192
Total Credits Required: 65-73
Catalog Year: 2020-2021

What You’ll Learn

This pathway map will help you gain the expertise needed to:

Practice safety rules and regulations applicable to a manufacturing environment.
Apply mathematical reasoning to the manufacturing process.
Analyze technical documentation and materials to make informed decisions in manufacturing processes.
Evaluate compliance using standardized industry inspection techniques.
Demonstrate personal and professional accountability.
Effectively communicate with diverse audiences orally, visually, and in writing in the manufacturing environment.
Effectively work within a cross-disciplinary team structure.
Use the appropriate hand, measuring and cutting tool for a given task according to industry standards.
Program, set up, operate, and adjust manual and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) manufacturing machinery or equipment using a combination of diverse materials and technologies.
Analyze processes and problems within manufacturing to make appropriate decisions.
Design mechanical components and assemblies to industry standards for additive and subtractive manufacturing processes.

Career Opportunities

Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Maricopa County-based annual median wages* for this degree. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.

Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators

$32,656 Show expanded career information for Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators

Lathe and Turning Machine Operators

$48,834 Show expanded career information for Lathe and Turning Machine Operators

Machinists

$47,120 Show expanded career information for Machinists

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Typical Education Level

a certificate

Hourly Median Wage

$22.65

Annual Median Wage

$47,120

Annual Job Openings

439

Number of People Employed

3,113

4-Year Employment Growth

Increase by 13.4%

Manufacturing Production Technicians

$55,819 Show expanded career information for Manufacturing Production Technicians

Milling and Planing Machine Operators

$48,709 Show expanded career information for Milling and Planing Machine Operators

Multiple Machine Tool Operators

$34,148 Show expanded career information for Multiple Machine Tool Operators

Programmers of Computer and Numerically Controlled Machine Tools

$56,154 Show expanded career information for Programmers of Computer and Numerically Controlled Machine Tools

Tool and Die Makers

$52,227 Show expanded career information for Tool and Die Makers

* Career and wage information provided by Emsi using data, reports, and forecasts which are generated using government data sources and Emsi’s proprietary analytical processes. Emsi’s data covers multiple classes of workers including QCEW, non-QCEW, and those who are self-employed. Disclaimer

Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Pathway Planner tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include AAA/CPD150, AAA/CPD150AC, CPD104, and AAA115/CPD115. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
Consult with your faculty mentor or academic advisor to determine educational requirements, including possible university transfer options, for your chosen career field.

Pathway Map Options

There are multiple options available for this pathway map. These options vary depending on the locations, partners, and available tracks of the program.

These pathway map options may share some common coursework. To explore what additional coursework may be required, select your desired option from the list below. Once selected, the list of courses and any associated details will be automatically updated.

Additional courses that are specific to your selected option will be highlighted with a blue border.

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Manufacturing Production Technology
Gateway Community College
Mesa Community College

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Full-time Sequence

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A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 1) Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
MPT101	Technical Documentation		Critical course First 8 weeks of term.		3
MPT110	Inspection Techniques		Critical course Gateway course First 8 weeks of term.		3
AAA/CPD115 or AAA/CPD150 or AAA/CPD150AC or CPD104	Creating College Success or Strategies for College Success or Educational and Career Planning or Career and Personal Development		First 8 weeks of term.		1–3
MPT120	Introduction to Manual Machining		Second 8 weeks of term.		4
MPT111	Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GDT)		Second 8 weeks of term		3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Appropriate district placement, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or a grade of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101 OR (Prerequisites: ALT100. Corequisites: ENG100A or ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101). or Prerequisites: Appropriate district placement, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or a grade of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101 OR (Prerequisites: ALT100. Corequisites: ENG100A or ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101).	Critical course Second 8 weeks of term	FYC	3
MPT101MP	Technical Documentation				3
MPT110MP	Inspection Techniques		Critical course Gateway course		3
MPT150	Introduction to SolidWorks				3
MPT130MP or MPT131MP	CNC Machine Operator or CNC Machining Level I		Students who have successfully completed the microcertification in CNC Machine Operator (MPT130MP) do not need to take MPT131MP.		6
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Appropriate district placement, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or a grade of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101 OR (Prerequisites: ALT100. Corequisites: ENG100A or ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101). or Prerequisites: Appropriate district placement, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or a grade of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101 OR (Prerequisites: ALT100. Corequisites: ENG100A or ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101).	Critical course	FYC	3
AAA/CPD115 or AAA/CPD150 or AAA/CPD150AC or CPD104	Creating College Success or Strategies for College Success or Educational and Career Planning or Career and Personal Development				1–3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 2) Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
MPT131	CNC Machining Level I		First 8 weeks of term. Students who have successfully completed the microcertification in CNC Machine Operator do not need to take MPT131.		6
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	First 8 weeks of term.	L	0–3
MPT132	CNC Machining Level II		Second 8 weeks of term.		3
MPT113	Coordinate Measuring Machines I (CMM)		Second 8 weeks of term.		3
MAT14+ or MAT15+	College Mathematics or College Algebra/Functions		Critical course Second 8 weeks of term.	MA	3–6
MPT140	Manual CNC Programming				3
MPT120MP	Introduction to Manual Machining				4
RE	Restricted Electives		Recommended: MFG220/MFG221		3
MPT132MP	CNC Machining Level II				3
MAT14+ or MAT15+	College Mathematics or College Algebra/Functions		Critical course	MA	3–6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 3) Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
MPT260	Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) I		First 8 weeks of term.		3
RE	Restricted Electives		First 8 weeks of term. Only 3D printing can be taken alongside Solid Works all others must be second 8 weeks of spring.		3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.	First 8 weeks of term.	FYC	3
MPT262	Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) II		Second 8 weeks of term.		3
SB	Social & Behavioral Sciences		Second 8 weeks of term.	SB	3
MPT111MP	Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GDT)				3
MPT260MP	Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) I				3
MPT270	Tooling, Fixtures, and Gauges				3
RE	Restricted Electives		Recommended: MFG220/MFG221		3–4
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).		L	0–3
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or L	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 4) Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
MPT151	Solid Design I: SolidWorks		First 8 weeks of term.		3
RE	Restricted Electives		First 8 weeks of term. Only 3D printing can be taken alongside Solid Works all others must be second 8 weeks of spring.		3–4
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites	First 8 weeks of term. Strongly recommend COM230.	SB or L	3
MPT270	Tooling, Fixtures, and Gauges		Second 8 weeks of term.		3
SQ or SG	Natural Sciences		Second 8 weeks of term.	SQ	4–5
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design		Second 8 weeks of term.	HU	3
MPT262MP	Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) II				3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC	3
SB	Social & Behavioral Sciences			SB	3
SQ or SG	Natural Sciences			SQ	4–5
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design			HU	3

Part-time Sequence

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A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 1) Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
MPT101	Technical Documentation		Critical course First 8 weeks of term.		3
AAA/CPD115 or AAA/CPD150 or AAA/CPD150AC or CPD104	Creating College Success or Strategies for College Success or Educational and Career Planning or Career and Personal Development		First 8 weeks of term.		1–3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Appropriate district placement, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or a grade of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101 OR (Prerequisites: ALT100. Corequisites: ENG100A or ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101). or Prerequisites: Appropriate district placement, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or a grade of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101 OR (Prerequisites: ALT100. Corequisites: ENG100A or ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101).	Critical course Second 8 weeks of term	FYC	3
MPT101MP	Technical Documentation		Critical course		3
MPT110MP	Inspection Techniques		Critical course Gateway course		3
AAA/CPD115 or AAA/CPD150 or AAA/CPD150AC or CPD104	Creating College Success or Strategies for College Success or Educational and Career Planning or Career and Personal Development				1–3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 2) Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
MPT110	Inspection Techniques		Critical course Gateway course First 8 weeks of term.		3
MPT111	Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GDT)		Second 8 weeks of term		3
MPT150	Introduction to SolidWorks				3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Appropriate district placement, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or a grade of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101 OR (Prerequisites: ALT100. Corequisites: ENG100A or ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101). or Prerequisites: Appropriate district placement, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or a grade of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101 OR (Prerequisites: ALT100. Corequisites: ENG100A or ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101).	Critical course	FYC	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 3) Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG100LL or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113)] or a grade of B or better in ALT100 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	First 8 weeks of term.	L	3
MAT14+ or MAT15+	College Mathematics or College Algebra/Functions		Critical course First 8 weeks of term.	MA	3–6
MPT120	Introduction to Manual Machining		Second 8 weeks of term.		4
MPT120MP	Introduction to Manual Machining				4
MPT111MP	Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GDT)				3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 6) Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
SB	Social & Behavioral Sciences		First 8 weeks of term.	SB	3
MPT132	CNC Machining Level II		Second 8 weeks of term.		3
RE	Restricted Electives		Recommended: MFG220/MFG221		3
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or L	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 7) Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites	First 8 weeks of term. Strongly recommend COM230.	SB or L	3
MPT262	Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) II		Second 8 weeks of term.		3
MPT270	Tooling, Fixtures, and Gauges				3
RE	Restricted Electives				3–4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 8) Term 8
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
MPT151	Solid Design I: SolidWorks		First 8 weeks of term.		3
MPT113	Coordinate Measuring Machines I (CMM)		Second 8 weeks of term.		3
MPT262MP	Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) II				3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 9) Term 9
Course Number	Course Name	Notes	Area	Credits
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design	First 8 weeks of term.	HU	3
SQ or SG	Natural Sciences	Second 8 weeks of term.	SQ	4–5
SB	Social & Behavioral Sciences		SB	3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design		HU	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 10) Term 10
Course Number	Course Name	Notes	Area	Credits
RE	Restricted Electives	First 8 weeks of term. Only 3D printing can be taken alongside Solid Works all others must be second 8 weeks of spring.		3–4
MPT270	Tooling, Fixtures, and Gauges	Second 8 weeks of term.		3
SQ or SG	Natural Sciences		SQ	4–5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 11)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
RE	Restricted Electives		First 8 weeks of term. Only 3D printing can be taken alongside Solid Works all others must be second 8 weeks of spring.		3

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Restricted Electives:

Students should complete 6-7 credits from the category below that best aligns with their academic and professional goals.

Quality and Inspection:
MPT215 Workplace Quality Systems 3
+ MPT216 Applied Statistical Process Control Methods 3
+ MPT217 Lean and Six Sigma Applied Concepts 3

Industrial Design:
+ MPT152 Solid Design: Certified SolidWorks Associate/Certified SolidWorks Professional Test Preparation 1
+ MPT250 Solid Design II: Advanced Part Modeling: SolidWorks 3
+ MPT255 Solid Design 3D Printing: Techniques in Additive Manufacturing 4
+ MPT261 MasterCam Certified Programmer Mill Level I: Test Preparation: CPgM1 1

Manual Machining:
MPT220 Manual Machining: NIMS Level I Certification 3
MPT221 Manual Machining: NIMS Level II Certification 3

Related Experience:
AIT100 Industrial Safety 1
AIT105 Maintenance Operations 3
+ MPT282 Volunteerism for Manufacturing: A Service Learning Experience 1-3
+ MPT290 Manufacturing Production Internship 1-3
+ MPT296 Cooperative Education 1-4
WLD101 Welding I 3

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Course Area Key

Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.

Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.

FYC = First Year Composition
HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design
L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry

MA = Mathematics
SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses required within the program.

Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.

At Maricopa, we strive to provide you with accurate and current information about our degree and certificate offerings. Due to the dynamic nature of the curriculum process, course and program information is subject to change. As a result, the course list associated with this degree or certificate on this site does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If you are interested in pursuing this degree or certificate, we encourage you to meet with an advisor to discuss the requirements at your college for the appropriate catalog year.

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