Technical Education in NV?

From High Technology Curriculum Initiatives Application Narrative

From High Technology Curriculum Initiatives Application Narrative (Grant funded 1/12/2004)

Nevada attracts small to mid-size companies that require employees with a wide
range of skills and abilities. Strong foundation skills are most in demand: technical math, measuring, basic electrical and mechanical, PC and industrial computer, blueprint reading, preventative maintenance concepts, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking. TMCC proposes to develop an Associate in Applied Science in Manufacturing Technology with two options in emphases that address these training needs: Industrial Controls and Computer Aided Manufacturing. In addition, the project will create two showcase labs: a computer numerical control machining lab with computers, table top mills and lathes and an industrial controls lab with conveyors, industrial robotics, and programmable logic controllers. Both labs will utilize state-of-the-art technology including 3D imaging, computer simulations, and computer-controlled manufacturing systems.


Proposed Associate of Science in Manufacturing Technology Program
With Emphasis in Industrial Controls

GeneralEducation
English I Communications 6 (units)
Human Relations 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Science 6
Social Science / Humanities 3
U.S. and Nevada Constitution 3
SUBTOTAL 24

Industrial Core
MT 110* Intro to Industrial Electricity 4
MT 115* Intro to Industrial Mechanics 4
MT 116* Industrial Safety 2
MTL 160 Blueprint and Measuring 1 2
SUBTOTAL 12

Emphasis
MT 120* Electrical Control Systems 4
MT 140* Motors, Drives 4
MT 210* Programmable Logic Controllers 4
MT 212* Advanced Troubleshooting 4
MT 215* Industrial Instrumentation 4
MT 225* Advanced Manufacturing Design Project 4

Electives
MTL 212 / 291 Welding II Welding Practice I
or other industrial courses with department approval 6

Total Degree Requirements 66 (units)

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TMCC to create manufacturing labs

Source: Northern Nevada Business WeeklyAuthor: Staff
Truckee Meadows Community College will use the largest part of a new $397,400 Congressional award to develop state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.
The trick, however, will be ensuring students stay up-to-date even as technology changes, a school official says.
About $250,000 of the grant announced by Sen. John Ensign last week will be used for new manufacturing labs, including a computer numerical control machining facility and an industrial controls lab.
The labs will be the centerpieces of a new degree program in manufacturing technology, said Rich Green, assistant dean at TMCC's technical institute.
TMCC hopes the program will draw about 50 to 75 students a semester along with currently employed workers looking to upgrade their skills. Green said TMCC officials recognize the difficulties in staying abreast of fast-moving technology.
"It's always a dilemma," he said. "But we believe that if you're teaching good fundamentals, they can learn new software."
In fact, he said, the school is paying more attention to teaching students how to effectively learn the operation of new software as it comes onto the market.
The growing emphasis on manufacturing at TMCC is welcomed by those recruiting new companies to the region.
Chuck Alvey, president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, said more than 60 percent of the companies currently looking to relocate to the area are manufacturers.
That compares with 15 percent historically. Along with the manufacturing program, the $397,400 Congressional award will be used to upgrade the skills of TMCC teachers - particularly in the use of computers in classrooms - and a new program for teaching teachers' assistants and paraprofessionals.

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