New to the college this fall will be Mechanical Graphics and Design, a program of study that builds foundational design,92P1084, skills for a broad range of industrial careers. At the core of the program will be training in the latest 3-D CADD SolidWorks software program. According to Ralph Newby, instructor for the program, SolidWorks is the premier design software,ThinkPad T40 , being utilized today by industry to design and develop products and machines.
Newby explained that students can complete a one-year certificate program in Mechanical Graphics and Design by taking two classes during Fall Semester and two classes during Spring Semester. They can return for a second year to earn an Advanced Mechanical Graphics and Design,ThinkPad T20 , certificate.
“The method of instructional delivery for this program,ThinkPad X40, is going to be in a unique format that we hope will allow people who are working to have the opportunity to enroll in the program without missing too much work. Students will not attend class in a traditional setting; instead, they will have access to an open lab where they can come and go during the day with full access to the instructor. Students will also have the opportunity to load the SolidWorks software program on their home computers,02K6576, and utilize training videos at home or in our open lab,” explained Newby.
Newby stressed that the program,ThinkPad T60, is not a self-study program; rather it allows students to work at their own pace under the direction of the instructor, with specific goals and schedules that must be met.
As students complete their first semester of training and start to become proficient with the operation of SolidWorks, they will then have the opportunity to convert their computer generated designs to computer,BTY-S11, code. The code, Computer Numerical Control (CNC), is the interface that provides instructions for numerous industrial machines such as plasma cutters, routers and mills.
“Before we send the design code to our CNC mill or router for production of the actual object, we will first print out a 3-D prototype of the design on a specialized 3-D printer,” said Newby. “The resulting object will be made of a hard material that will look and function just like the final product. This will give students an opportunity to see if their design works as it was intended to work or if there are design,Aspire One, flaws that can be corrected.” Not only will students at OJC be able to enroll in the program, students from La Junta High School and Crowley County High School will also have an opportunity to enroll in the program.
Another high demand field in technology is computer networking, maintenance and security. To help train technicians in that field, OJC will be offering Intro to Networking, Computer Networking Lab, Microcomputer Hardware,90W PA-10 , and Network Security Fundamentals this fall. These courses will apply to the Computer and Network Technician Certificate.