About the Program of Study
The Machine Tool Technology program provides basic and advanced machine skills. Class time is spent in the classroom as well as working in the lab on traditional metal cutting machinery and computer-numerically-controlled machines.

If you have previous machining experience from a vocational high school program or industrial experience, you may qualify for advanced standing.

Journeymen in the machine field are able to apply previous course work and experience toward an associate's degree.

Certificate and Degree Option
When you complete the 31-credit Machine Tool Technology program, you will earn a Certificate in Industrial Technology. This allows you to enter the job market with basic, entry-level skills. Credit earned can be applied toward your associate's degree.

When you complete the 62-credit Machine Tool Technology program, you will be awarded an Associate in Industrial Technology degree. Credit earned in the Certificate program may be applied toward your associate's degree.

Degree Requirements

Scholarship Opportunities
In addition to several general scholarships that are based on academic excellence, need, and other criteria, the following scholarships are available to students enrolled in the Machine Tool Technology program:

• American Electric Power Scholarship
• Elisha Gray II Scholarship
• Lakeshore Rotary Joe Carver Memorial Scholarship
• Harry B. Ross Scholarship
  

To see if you qualify for one of these scholarship, please visit the Financial Aid section of our website.

Transfer Options
The Machine Tool Technology associate's degree program transfers to Ferris State University's Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. See your academic advisor for more information.

This program articulates with the Occupational Education Studies program at Western Michigan University to prepare certified vocational teachers for high schools, technical centers and community colleges. If you think you might be interested in teaching, please discuss the OES program with your advisor. You can learn more about the OES program by visiting www.wmich.edu/gus/occupnedn.html