Department Head Charles Wilson | charles.wilson@gvltec.edu | (864) 250-8225
With generations of industrial experience and one of the nation's strongest workforces, the Upstate has an unparalleled track record in manufacturing excellence and rewarding opportunities for people with the right skills.
Among the strongest opportunities in manufacturing are the machinist positions. In fact, recent figures show there were 370,000 of these jobs, averaging $16.33 an hour, and upward of $70,000 for graduates of associate degree programs.
The Machine Tool Technology program is designed to provide local companies with a pool of skilled Metal Working personnel and to provide training in the metal working field for local companies.
Program Curriculum
The Machine Tool Technology program meets the academic requirements of Drive Automotive, Bosch Rexroth, and National Tooling Association, all of which are BAT approved.
Basic Machine Operations Certificate
Computer Numerical Control Machine Operator Certificate
Computer Numerical Control Prep Certificate
Computer Numerical Control Programmer Certificate
Machine Tool Diploma
Machine Tool Technology Associate Degree
This associate degree program meets the academic requirements of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association Apprentice Program.
Metalworking Apprenticeship Certificate
Career Opportunities
- Employment opportunities: large and small machine shops and manufacturing distributorships
- Job titles: Machinist, Quality Control, Tool Maker, Production Operator
- Local employers include American Metric, BMW, Cryovac, Comp-x, General Electric, Kemet, Magna International, Michelin, Rockwell Automation and Treblig
Professional Organizations:
Nims (National Institute for Metalworking Standards)
Advisory Board US DOL (Apprenticeship)
Machine Tool Technology
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Links
www.pmpa.org Precision Machined Products Association
www.ntma.org National Tooling and Machining Association
www.pmaef.org Precision Metalforming Association Educational Foundation
www.scskillsusa.org SkillsUSA in South Carolina