Numerical Control Programmer
Certificate of Achievement Machine Tool Technology · El Camino College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Design and Applied Technology Division
www.elcamino.edu/academics/divisions/design-and-applied-technology/
The machine tool technology program prepares students for employment in machine shops, tool rooms, and instrument and experimental laboratories and provides upgrade opportunities for employed industrial personnel. Students gain proficiency in the set-up and operation of drilling machines, lathes, mills, grinders, electrical discharge machines, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) lathes, CNC milling machines, and computer aided manufacturing systems. Competencies will be assessed regularly in accordance with skill standards established by the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS). Students completing the program may enter industry as an advanced apprentice machinist or machine operator and anticipate advancement to machinist, tool and die maker, experimental machinist, or numerical control programmer.
For Gainful Employment program information, please visit www.elcamino.edu/academics/areas-of-study/machine-tool-technology.php
Certificate of Achievement
A Certificate of Achievement will be granted upon completion of all program requirements. At least 50 percent of the courses required for the certificates must be completed at El Camino College.
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MTT 2 | Manufacturing Print Reading | 3 |
| MTT 10A | Introduction to CAD/CAM | 3 |
| MTT 10B | Computer Numerical Control Programming | 3 |
| MTT 10J | Numerical Control Graphics Programming | 3 |
| MTT 10K | 3D Numerical Control Graphics Programming | 3 |
| MTT 16 | General Metals | 3 |
| MTT 40 | Machine Shop Calculations | 3 |
| MTT 101 | Introduction to Conventional and CNC Machining | 4 |
| MTT 103 | Conventional and CNC Turning | 4 |
| MTT 105 | Conventional and CNC Milling | 4 |
Total Units: 33