CNC Production Specialist
Program Start Date: July 22, 2025
The CNC Production Specialist program acquaints students with the basic manufacturing operations, such as safety, shop math, blueprint reading, basic Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and metrology. Students will transition into performing tasks encountered in a manufacturing environment including selecting tools, raw materials, work holding, and the steps involved in preparing CNC equipment for operation. Students will also learn how to utilize CAD/CAM software to assist in performing tasks associated with running production on a CNC machine such as quality measurement and tool compensation.
The following table illustrates the program structure:
CNC Production Technician I
Course #:PMT0026
OCP: A
Hours: 300
CNC Production Technician II
Course #:PMT0027
OCP: B
Hours: 300
TOTAL HOURS 600
Hours
600 hours. Approximately 5 months
Monday – Friday, 8am – 2:30pm
Cost
Approximately $3,861
CNC Production Specialist Fee Sheet 2526
Employment Opportunities
Students who complete this course can expect to earn a starting salary of $23+ per hour (Actual wages vary according to education, experience, and certifications.)
What You’ll Learn
- Shop & personal safety, accident prevention
- Shop math and GD&T for turning and milling
- Understanding set-up sheets & using them to select proper fixturing & tooling
- Tooling and mounting plans
- Presetting tools
- Programming zero points, working cycles, and start-up routines
- Test runs
Industry Certifications
- National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS)
Career Ready Skills
- Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee.
- Apply appropriate academic and technical skills.
- Attend to personal health and financial well-being.
- Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason.
- Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions.
- Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- Employ valid and reliable research strategies.
- Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
- Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management.
- Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals.
- Use technology to enhance productivity.
- Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence.
Steps to Enroll
- Attend a Virtual Information Session
- Take the CASAS test, if applicable
- Obtain official transcripts, if applicable (high school, GED, college, etc.)
- Apply for financial aid (official transcripts required)
- Provide appropriate residency documents
- Complete application packet
- Pay application fee
Instructors
- Joshua Enns
- JoshuaEn@LeeSchools.net
- Ext. 261
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