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The Manufacturing career area programs focus on conducting or managing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities, such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering.

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CNC Machining Retraining
Local Certificate
This 12 credit certificate is designed to provide retraining instruction for dislocated machinists or provide update training for current machinists needing experience with CNC…
Manufacturing
CNC Operator
Local Certificate
Explore machining and Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) manufacturing by learning the basics of machine tool operations, CNC fundamentals, blueprint reading skills and related…
Manufacturing
CNC Production Technician
Technical Diploma
If a fast-paced, high-volume production environment really gets your gears turning, consider dialing yourself into Gateway’s two-semester CNC Production Technician technical diploma…
Manufacturing
CNC Programmer
Technical Diploma
If you’re a goal-oriented problem solver, consider a career programming computer-aided machines for a high-volume machine shop! Hands-on training with Gateway’s CNC Programmer…
Manufacturing
CNC Router
Local Certificate
This certificate allows the learner to obtain the knowledge of how to program and operate a CNC Wood Router that is utilized in secondary wood manufacturing.
Manufacturing
CNC Set-Up/Operator Certificate
Local Certificate
In a manufacturing environment where machines do much of the labor, the human touch is needed to ensure consistent productivity and high quality of goods. Computer numerical controlled…
Manufacturing
CNC Setup and Operations Certificate
Pathway Certificate
This is an accelerated, stand-alone short-term certificate to help students get into the workforce faster in a specific part of the machining field. Workplace opportunities will depend…
Manufacturing
CNC Setup Technician
Technical Diploma
Develop an understanding of blueprint reading and learn how to produce parts to accepted tolerances from drawings. Learn basic skills needed to program, set up and operate a computer…
Manufacturing
CNC Technician
Technical Diploma
Machining is the foundation of all manufacturing. If you have never heard of machine tool or machining it is an essential part of your life. Any product you own, use or even touch has…
Manufacturing
Computer Aided Design (CAD) Technician
Technical Diploma
Students work on acquiring high-level drafting skills and utilize computer-aided drafting (CAD) software. They learn to construct and revise engineering working drawings to ASME…
Manufacturing
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) / Tool ...
Technical Diploma
Graduates of the Computer Numerical Control (CNC) / Tool and Die Technologies program can enter the industry as a CNC machinist apprentice gaining credit towards apprenticeship…
Manufacturing
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Technic...
Technical Diploma
This program is designed to provide students with a broad technical background in both job-shop and production machining. This program was designed using the National Institute for…
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Jacob Allender, a Double Graduate

Jacob Allender graduated from Waterford High School -- after graduating from Gateway Technical College with a welding diploma.

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Getting to Experience Both Sides of the Classroom

“When I went through school, I always thought it would be neat to be an instructor,” says Jason Robbins, a graduate of Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. So in 2010, he returned to his alma mater as an instructor to see for himself. Six years later, he knows he made the right choice.

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Wisconsin Technical College System

The Wisconsin Technical College System offers more than 500 programs awarding two-year associate degrees, one- and two-year technical diplomas, short-term technical diplomas and certificates. The System is the major provider of customized instruction and technical assistance for Wisconsin employers. More than 270,000 people enroll at a technical college each year.

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