Manufacturing Training at Greenville Technical College
Manufacturing is hiring - Get Qualified!
The U.S. is the world’s largest manufacturing economy. According to The Manufacturing Institute, manufacturing job gains in South Carolina are up 8.6% - the highest in the Southeast - and there has been a 19% increase in manufacturing's contribution to the state's economy. Yet there’s a shortage of people qualified to fill the openings.
Greenville Technical College offers the training you need to qualify, and in many cases, you can work for leading area companies while you complete an education these employers have designed to fit their needs.
We offer training for these and other positions needed by manufacturers.
Applied Bachelor's Degree in Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Active, engaging, and hands-on learning. Join us for an information session and tour!
What you'll do:
Operate, test, and maintain unmanned, automated, servo-mechanical, or electro-mechanical equipment.
What you'll earn:
Average wage: $21.97/hour
Greenville Technical College programs that get you there:
- Mechatronics Technology
Mechatronics Technology Associate Degree – two years
Industrial Electricity Certificate – one year
Mechatronics I Certificate – one year
Mechatronics II Certificate – one year
What you'll do:
Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces.
What you'll earn:
Average wage: $18.78/hour
Greenville Technical College programs that get you there:
- CNC Program
CNC Associate Degree - two years
CNC Programmer Certificate – one year
Advanced CNC Programmer Certificate – one year
CNC Machine Operator Certificate – one year
- Continuing education options
CNC Machine Operator - short-term job training course
South Carolina Manufacturing Certification - Quick Jobs with a Future course
What you'll do:
Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
What you'll earn:
Average wage: $18.10/hour
Greenville Technical College programs that get you there:
- Welding
Welding Certificate – one year
Robotic Welding Fundamentals Certificate – two semesters
Specialized Welding Certificate – one semester
- Continuing education options
Welding Bootcamp – short-term job training course
Pipe Welding Bootcamp – short-term job training course
Intro to Welding and Metal Sculpting - Quick Jobs with a Future course
Blueprint Reading for Welders - short-term job training course
Weld Quality – short-term job training course
What you'll do:
Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, and test machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
What you'll earn:
Average wage: $24.56/hour
Greenville Technical College program that gets you there:
- Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree – two years
What you'll do:
Lay out, build, test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify developmental and production electronic components, parts, equipment, and systems, applying principles and theories of electronics, electrical circuitry, engineering mathematics, electronic and electrical testing, and physics.
What you'll earn:
Average wage: $25.93/hour
Greenville Technical College programs that get you there:
- Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree – two years
What you’ll do:
Use your CAD Design skills to work with engineers and technical professionals to assist in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of industrial equipment, machinery, processes and consumer products. Graduates of the program learn modern 2D and 3D CAD, and related technical skills in order to support quality design and manufacturing at companies all across the Upstate region.
What you’ll earn:
Average wage: $27.64/hour
Greenville Technical College program that gets you there:
- Engineering Design Technology Associate Degree – two years
- 3D Modeling CAD Design Certificate – two semesters
NOT SURE WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
- If you're a numbers person and you enjoy any project that requires precision, the CNC Machine Operator program, which covers basic machine tool operations and moves on to more advanced computer numerical control tools may be the career path for you. Learn more about our CNC Machine Operator certificate and other options in our CNC Program.
- If you've never met a problem you couldn't solve and you love the idea of being the fixer, consider a career as a high-tech problem solver with our Mechatronic Systems certification. You'll learn to recognize maintenance and safety issues and to apply troubleshooting strategies. Learn more in our Mechatronics program or continuing education options.
Advanced courses in CNC, Machine Tool and Mechatronics are taught at Greenville Technical College’s Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI), located on the Millennium Campus adjacent to CU-ICAR at I-85 and Laurens Road.
For more information, directions and upcoming tour dates, go to CMIgreenville.com.
