This 36-hour (GMAW) course is for students with little or no experience in MIG welding. This course will cover shop safety, troubleshooting problems, machine settings, basic metal joints and how to weld them. Safety is covered in the first two sessions. Upon course completion, students may enroll in MIG II or TIG Welding. Students provide their own safety glasses, welding gloves, and reinforced-toe footwear. Please be sure to complete the 2-part form at this link before the first class.

Master Plumber Mike Kee demonstrates how plumbing works in a home, discusses preventative maintenance, and shows you how to tackle common problems and make simple repairs. He will reveal how to install or fix faucets, repair a toilet, clear drain clogs, sweat a pipe, determine what type of piping and fittings to use for specific projects, and when to call a professional. The class will also cover student questions and topics.

Using the free version of SketchUp 3D modeling software, you are invited to learn how to reverse engineer a finished project to create a 3D model. Review and inspect the model’s parts and components, then change and evaluate your designs, determine material needs, minimize waste, and create and update the project's drawings. Class is open to all woodworking levels. Instructions on how to create your SketchUp account are emailed to you after registration. A material fee of $15 is due to the instructor at the start of class.

This course is for beginner students. Included is basic machine shop safety, determining speeds and feeds, proper use of dial calipers and micrometers, theory, and basic set up and operations of a milling machine and lathe. Upon course completion, students may enroll in Machining Part II, offered next semester. Bring safety glasses and wear reinforced-toe shoes to class. Please be sure to complete the 2-part form at this link before the first class.

Build and operate a workshop within “Little Big Workshop'', a business simulation video game that provides you with an opportunity to be an entrepreneur and business owner. Students gain experience forming, maintaining, and expanding your business skills by exploring all facets of providing value to customers and clients. You establish milestones and work toward completion, identify opportunities to innovate through R&D, provide a thriving work environment, track inventory, build customer trust, and develop financial skills. Expand on the skills to create and implement a product production plan. Be prepared for failure (bankruptcy) and success. Checkout the video at: youtu.be/gaJEOPT8PQ0 to learn more about this fun and habit-forming game. Before the first class, students are required to download Steam at: https://store.steampowered.com/about, set up an account, purchase the game “Little Big Workshop” and try out the game. Bring your account information with you to run the game on school provided laptops that you use during class time and return at the end of each class.

This 36-hour course is for students with prior MIG welding experience, and students who have previously taken the MIG I course. The course will cover advanced machine setup, advanced weld joint setup, and multi-pass welding in hard wire and flux core MIG. Safety is covered in the first two sessions. Upon course completion students are eligible for employment through several area businesses. Students provide their own safety glasses, welding gloves, and reinforced-toe footwear. Please be sure to complete the 2-part form at this link before the first class.

In this fun woodworking class, students construct a traditional 14”L x 10”H x 11”W six-board chest out of a single board. You learn to use hand tools, power tools, and templates to make rip, cross, and curve cuts. For example, a Japanese saw, rasp, coping saw, and random orbital sander are used. Learn to plan, assemble, and glue up the components of the chest, and then prepare your chest for finishing with hand and power sanding. Take it home and paint, stain, decoupage or wood burn to create a one of a kind gift that will last for years to come. A material fee of $80 can be paid to the instructor at the start of class.

This 21-hour course introduces students to CNC (Computer Numerical Control) manufacturing. Machine functions, tooling set-up, reading machine language, part set-up and machine manipulation will be covered. Basic CNC mill operations and manual programming techniques will be used. Learn the fundamentals of using a vertical CNC milling machine and how to generate a program using G and M codes. Upon course completion, students are eligible for employment through several area businesses. Prerequisite: Completion of the Machining Part I course, employment in the industry, or enrollment in university tooling courses. Bring safety glasses and wear reinforced-toe shoes to class.