Certificate Requirements

First Semester

Course #Course TitleCreditsPrerequisites/Comments

625-130MSSC - Safety2In the MSSC Safety course Students will be exposed to manufacturing concepts and actions that can produce higher quality products, increase productivity, achieve greater customer satisfaction, and assure a safe and healthy work environment. This course is broken down with definitions, examples, and exercises. Practical cases/examples are investigated and discussed. Capitalizing on a blended learning approach, students experience lectures, self-pace studies, on-line labs, and individual and group activities.

625-131MSSC - Quality2The Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) Quality and Continuous Improvement certification is built upon standards for foundational skills and knowledge in the manufacturing setting. This certification capitalizes on a blended learning approach, students experience lectures, self-paces studies, online labs, and individual and group activates. Course topics include: performing internal quality audits, calibration of data collection equipment, continues improvement, quality test documentation, and quality maintenance adjustments among others. Once the course is completed, students may take the Quality and Continuous Improvement certification exam.

625-132MSSC - Process & Production2The Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) Manufacturing Process and Production certification is built upon standards for foundational skills and knowledge in the manufacturing setting. This certification capitalizes on a blended learning approach, students experience lectures, self-paces studies, online labs, and individual and group activities. Course topics include: machine automation, electrical principles, mechanical principles, pneumatic pressure and flow, bearings and couplings among others. Once the course is completed, students may take the Manufacturing Process and Production certification exam.

625-133MSSC - Maintenance2The Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) Maintenance Awareness certification is built upon standards for foundational skills and knowledge in the manufacturing setting. This certification capitalizes on a blended learning approach, students experience lectures, self-paces studies, online labs, and individual and group activates. Course topics include: preventative maintenance and repair, indicator monitoring, housekeeping and production schedules, recognizing potential maintenance issues, electrical systems, pneumatic systems, and hydraulic systems among others. Once the course is completed, students may take the Manufacturing Process and Production certification exam.

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