Additional Classes

Dates:  TBD
Schedule:  Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Cost:  $1,695
Format:  Traditional/Lab
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus 

Description:
This 40-hour course familiarizes participants with Rockwell RSLogix PLC programming and prepares students to create, transfer, test and verify working RSLogix projects.

Students also learn:

• Uses of Ladder logic
• Ladder Logic using tags and datatypes 
• How to use controllers and edit ladder routines online and offline 

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Dates: TBD
Schedule:  Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost:  $1,695
Format:  Traditional/Lab
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus 

Description:
This 40-hour course familiarizes participants with Rockwell RSLogix PLC programming and prepares students to create, transfer, test and verify working RSLogix projects.

Students also learn:

• Uses of Ladder logic
• Ladder Logic using tags and datatypes 
• How to use controllers and edit ladder routines online and offline 

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Dates:  TBD
Schedule:  Tuesday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cost:  $1,145
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus 

Description:
This 32-hour course provides beginner users an understanding and use of Autodesk’s AutoCAD program and how to become a proficient AutoCAD 2D detailer. Students will learn:

• File generation and sharing
• User interface, tools, and commands.
• Procedures and use of the Cartesian coordinate system,
• How to create basic geometry using standard object “Draw” and “Modify” commands
• Standards for dimensioning, tolerances, and scale to create detail drawings

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Dates:  TBD
Schedule:  Wednesday and Thursday; 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost:  $345
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Description: 
This six-hour training is based on guidelines set by LARA (Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) of the Consultation Education & Training Division of the State of Michigan. It is a combination lecture and performance class that enables students to obtain foundational information in safety, operation, and maneuvering procedures relative to proper lift truck operations. Students will also practice driving a hi-lo, moving skids and materials, and will complete a written test at the end of class.

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Dates: TBD
Schedule:  TBD
Cost:  $735 (includes textbook)
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Description:

This 32 hours course is designed to building foundational technical competency required for entry - level machinists and technicians, with a strong emphasis on application, accuracy, and real-world shop relevance.

Course Structure:

• Shop Math - 8 hours 
• Metrology - 8 hours 
• Print Reading - 8 hours 
• GD&T Fundamentals - 8 hours 

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Dates: TBD
Schedule:  TBD
Cost:  $1,405 (includes textbook)
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Description:

This 60-hour course is a comprehensive, hands-on manual machine training program focused on building real, usable shop skills. It is structured, project-driven machining instruction designed to develop operators who can: 

• Read prints and execute operations 
• Set up machines correctly
• Hold tolerances
• Work safely and efficiently

Course Structure:

• Shop Safety and Foundations - 4 hours 
• Bandsaw Operations - 6 hours 
• Drill Press Operations - 8 hours 
• Engine Lathe Operations - 16 hours 
• Vertical Milling Machine - 18 hours 
• Surface Grinding - 8 hours

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Dates: TBD
Schedule:  TBD
Cost:  $1,405 (includes textbook)
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Description:

This 60-hour hands on CNC course is built to move trainees from basic understanding to confident setup and operation, with emphasis on: 

• Real machine operation (not simulation-only)
• Setup, offsets, and part production
• Program understanding and editing
• Troubleshooting and process control

Course Structure:

• CNC Safety & Foundations - 4 hours 
• CNC Concepts & Coordinate Systems - 6 hours 
• HAAS Control Operation - 6 hours 
• Tooling and Offsets - 8 hours 
• Work Offsets (G54-G59) - 6 hours 
• Basic G-Code Programming - 8 hours 
• HAAS CNC Mill Operations - 10 hours 
• HAAS CNC Lathe Operations - 8 hours 
• Program Editing & Troubleshooting - 4 hours 

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Dates:  TBD
Schedule:  Tuesdays; 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Cost:  $1,435 
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Description:
This 48-hour course teaches students the fundamental skills and concepts central to the successful use of SOLIDWORKS Essentials.

Concepts include:

• How to create parts, assemblies, and drawings
• General engineering theories

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Dates:  TBD
Schedule:  TBD
Cost:  $730
Format:  Traditional
Location:   Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Prerequisites:  Foundational knowledge of SOLIDWORKS modeling creation, assembly creation, drawing creation and basic understanding of sheet metal and weldments fabrication.

Description:
Students will gain an understanding of the concepts of SOLIDWORKS sheet metal and weldments including how to:

• Create sheet metal parts such as brackets, square to rounds, guarding, etc. with flat patterns
• Leverage 3D sketching for structural profiles
• Generate drawings and other manufacturing documentation
• And more

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