Dallas College Precision Machining Technology Program

The Dallas College Precision Machining Program is growing with the addition of multiple new Precision Machining Programs. Two examples are the first Uniquely Abled Academy in Texas (training for Level 1 High Functioning Autism Students as production machinists) and the new Apprenticeship Program for the General Motors Arlington Assembly plant, which will include 38 of its employees.

In the Precision Machining Technology Program, students learn to run Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machining centers that manufacture actual parts from aluminum and steel in the state-of-the-art machining lab. "Upon completion, they will be qualified for a high-paying job as a precision machinist at a high-tech company serving industries such as aerospace, defense, medical equipment or digital imaging," said a spokesperson.

These companies continue to develop state-of-the-art products from various metal alloys that require increasingly tighter tolerances and higher levels of precision in machining processes. Because many senior employees in these jobs have retired over the last decade, there is a shortage of precision machinists in the industry, and entry-level employees with machining skills are now highly sought after.

Precision machinists, manufacturing engineering technicians and machined parts quality control inspectors work in large machine shops at companies such as Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Halliburton. There are many small, privately owned machine shops across the country that employ Machining Technology graduates as well. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is home to both large and small machine shops as hundreds of companies in the area take part in the precision machining business.

For more information contact:

Dallas College-Richland Campus

Precision Machining Technology Program

12800 Abrams Road

Dallas, TX 75243

214-378-1560

askmit@dallascollege.edu

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