Students enrolled in Machine Technology will learn all aspects of shaping metal parts. Students will do bench-work and operate CNC lathes, power saws, CNC milling machines, grinders, drill presses, and the electrical discharge machine. Blueprint reading and the layout of machine parts will also be taught. Computer Numerically Controlled machines will be used in the instruction.

• Machine Tech students learn to make parts from the NIMS (National Institute of Metalworking Skills) blueprints and students can graduate with NIMS Level I Certification. The ability to apply mathematical formulas and to use precision measurement instruments, and to read blueprints, is critical to this course of study/ program.

• Applied math and sciences are a vital part of the Machine Technology course of study/program. Machine Technology graduates can enroll in tech prep associate degree programs such as Plastics and Polymer Technology, Toolmaking Technology, Biomedical Equipment Technology, and Manufacturing Engineering Technology and may qualify for advanced placement at Penn College of Technology, Williamsport, PA.

• Professional attitudes will be developed through the Skills USA Club and class activities

Machine Technology is a career path where you can make a difference almost everywhere. Machining impacts almost every aspect of our lives.

As you take a look around you, almost everything that you see has been machined in one way, shape or form. In the medical field, for example, things such as surgical and dental tools, heart catheters, joint replacement parts for knees, hip and elbows and even artificial hearts are produced by high tech machining operations.

Aerospace, automotive, rail transportation, motorsports racing, heavy equipment, oil and gas, rely heavily on machining and machine tools. Cars, trucks and planes required a great deal of machining. The engine, drivetrain, suspension components, wheels and gears are just a few examples. Not to mention the countless nuts and bolts that are required to assemble all of these components.

Plastics, such as phones, computers, TV’s and the many other plastics around you require molds to produce these parts. These molds are machined in a machine shop also.

Machining utilizes CNC Machines, Manual Machines, Robotics, and heat treatment of metals just to name a few. There is a large demand for skilled workers so that companies are able to continue to produce these parts for consumers. One of those highly skilled jobs could be you in the near future.

In the Machine Technology program, you have the opportunity to earn college credit and many scholarship opportunities are available through SkillsUSA. And finally, many students take advantage of the COOP program, where they work at a job within their field while still earning high school credit.

If you are interested in learning more about Machine Technology and would like an individual tour of the program, please contact Mr. Colton Black at 814-726-1260 ext.3545 or Mrs. Carrie Smaroff at 814-726-1260 ext. 3504.