The Academy of Engineering & Technical Sciences
Manufacturing Production Career Pathway

Manufacturing 1
STEM
Course Code: 7735
Credits: 0.5
Grade: All (WCA Grade 11)
Weight: General
Schools: C, WCA
Students will learn to safely operate a wide variety of machinery and tools. Some of the equipment will include: milling machines, metal lathes, CNC laser engravers, CNC routers and CNC plasma cutters.  Students will also learn to make production parts and hold tolerances up to .001”. Current manufacturing philosophies such as LEAN, JIT, 5S, and Kaizen will be discussed and implemented in the classroom. This course is recommended for any student interested in mechanical engineering or a career in manufacturing.

Manufacturing 2
STEM
Course Code: 7736
Credits: 0.5
Grade: All (WCA Grade 11)
Weight: General
Schools: C, WCA
Prerequisite: Manufacturing 1
This half-year course is offered to students interested in expanding the skills learned in Manufacturing I. Manufacturing I requires students to operate a variety of machines. In Manufacturing II students will operate many of the same machines but will use computers to program the machines. The course starts by using basic G-code to program the machines. Students progress to 3-D modeling software that will program the machines to make what is modeled on the screen. This is the basics of CAM-Computer Aided Machining. This course is a must for students interested in today’s cutting-edge manufacturing processes or any student pursuing engineering in college.

Manufacturing 3
STEM
Course Code: 7737
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 10-12 (WCA Grade 12)
Weight: General
Schools: C, WCA
Prerequisite: Manufacturing 2
Students will engage with topics in automation, manufacturing processes, computer modeling, and various CNC (Computer Numerical Control) manufacturing equipment. Students will work in teams to apply the engineering design process to research, design, justify, and produce a finished product.

Manufacturing 4
STEM
Course Code: 7738
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 11-12
Weight: General
Schools: C
Prerequisite: Manufacturing 3
Using the Crosby High School state-of-the-art new manufacturing facility, students will research, design, produce, validate, and problem-solve a custom, or improvement to, a current product of their own interest.  The student teams may present their findings to a panel that will have the ability to provide suggestions for improvements to the student-developed custom project. 

Foundations of Manufacturing
STEM
Course Code: 713
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 10
Weight: General
Schools: WCA
This course is part of the Manufacturing Academy core and is designed to engage students in various foundational Manufacturing topics including a career unit overview, Manufacturing Math, and Measurement, including machinist scales, dial calipers, and micrometers. Students will also learn about blueprint reading, industry prints, hand sketching, CAD, 3D printing, apprenticeship opportunities, hand tools, shop machinery, thread introduction, and components.

Advanced Manufacturing 1
STEM
Course Code: 714N
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 11
Weight: AP/Post Secondary
Schools: WCA
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, students will be able to explain and use machine and shop safety protocols. Students will also select and use precision measuring devices to reliably and accurately measure parts. Students will read, interpret and produce blueprints and technical drawings, including the use of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, apply machine shop math to set up manufacturing and inspection machines. Students will create the process plan and tool list required to machine and create parts for assembly using hand tools, manual machines, and/or CNC machines. Students will select materials and set up and operate drill presses, saws, surface grinders, lathes, millers, CNC millers, and/or CNC lathes to manufacture parts while using G and M code language, along with conversational machine programming, to check, modify and/or develop programs for CNC machinery.

Advanced Manufacturing 2
STEM
Course Code: 733N
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 12
Weight: AP/Post Secondary
Schools: WCA
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, students will be able to explain and use machine and shop safety protocols. Students will also select and use precision measuring devices to reliably and accurately measure parts. Students will read, interpret, and produce blueprints and technical drawings, including the use of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and apply machine shop math to set up manufacturing and inspection machines. Students will create the process plan and tool list required to machine and create parts for assembly using hand tools, manual machines, and/or CNC machines. Students will select materials and set up and operate drill presses, saws, surface grinders, lathes, millers, CNC millers, and/or CNC lathes to manufacture parts while using G and M code language, along with conversational machine programming, to check, and modify and/or develop programs for CNC machinery.  After this course, students will have cumulatively earned Naugatuck Valley Community College credits toward their Advanced Manufacturing Machine Technology certificate.