# Making with the 3D Printer (Certificate of Completion)

College of Alameda · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Maker Space

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**Making withe the 3D Printer - Certificate of Completion**

The Making with the 3D Printer Certificate demonstrates that an individual has completed three areas of instruction in working with the 3D printer and associated materials: safety, project design, and project completion. Making with the 3D Printer is intended to support individuals in completing course work, expressing creativity, exploring entrepreneurship, and extending employment skills.

A student completing this program will have a grounding in the safe use of the 3D printer and associated materials, design equipment, and preliminary manufacturing in the Maker environment to develop and complete a project, have a deeper understanding of team work and peer instruction, and gain additional skills that can be useful in transferring to a university and advancing in jobs in any field requiring the use of a dye sublimation printer and associated materials, as well as communication, and critical thinking.

Career Opportunities

Entry level skills for any career that requires the safe use of a 3D printer in the design and completion of projects. The program suits entry-level workers in any of the industries in the Manufacturing Sector as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the skill set spans all listed sub-sectors (https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag31-33.htm).

Learning Outcome(s)

1.  Safely use the 3D printer and associated tools to design and complete a project.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Complete all three courses with a "Pass" grade:** | | 0 |
| MAKR 570A | 3D Printer - Introduction and Safety | 0 |
| MAKR 570B | 3D Printer - Design and Testing | 0 |
| MAKR 570C | 3D Printer - Production | 0 |