Joliet Junior College Academic Programs
About JJC
Joliet Junior College, the nation’s
first public community college,
is the college of choice for lifechanging learning opportunities.
For more than 100 years, JJC has
been an institution of affordable,
accessible and quality education,
enriching lives through high-quality
programs and services. JJC is a
place to grow as a person, to share
in a community of learning, and
to be inspired by new ideas. With
an average class size of 17, JJC
students experience a stimulating
learning environment where they
are taught by the best. JJC has the
second largest number of full-time
instructors in community colleges in
Illinois, and more than 80 percent
of professors have a master’s
degree or higher.
Admissions Office
Main Campus, A-1020
1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, Illinois 60431
Phone: (815) 280-2493
Fax: (815) 280-6740
E-mail: admission@jjc.edu
www.jjc.edu
Mechanical Production
Technology
Dave Szumowski
Assistant Professor,
MPT Program Coordinator
Phone: (815) 280-2204
Email: dszumows@jjc.edu
Fax: (815) 280-6862
Joliet Junior College Academic Programs
Machine Tool Metalworking
Mechanical
Production
Technology
Certificate of Completion (CCO)
General Education Requirements Select any MATH course from Group IV Math/Sciences
Major Core Requirements
MFG
MFG
MFG
MFG
MFG
3.0
101
102
107
115 150 Precision Machine Tool Technology I Precision Machine Tool Technology II
Dimension Metrology I Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing and Welding
Manufacturing Work Experience Select any Welding course
Total Required Hours
20.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
23.0
Dimensional Metrology
The Mechanical Production Technology program at JJC
Certificate of Completion (CCO)
MFG
MFG
MFG
MFG
MFG
MFG
101 107
109 115 120 200
Precision Machine Tool Technology I Dimension Metrology I
Metric Measurement Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing and Welding
Physical Metallurgy
Advanced Blueprint Reading/
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Total Required Hours
4.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
17.0
Certificate of Completion (CCO)
Must include the following:
MATH 107 Technical Mathematics I
(or higher MATH course. Will accept MATH 098)
Major Core Requirements
MFG 101 MFG 115 MFG 200 Precision Machine Tool Technology I Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing and Welding
Advanced Blueprint Reading/
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Total Required Hours 3.0
3.0
10.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
13.0
Computer Numerical Control
Certificate of Completion (CCO)
MFG 101 MFG 111 MFG 112 MFG 113
CADD 101 Precision Machine Tool Technology I Numerical Control
Advanced Numerical Control CNC Machine Set-Up and Operation
2D Computer Aided Design and Drafting I Total Required Hours Associate in
Applied Science (AAS)
Mechanical Production Technology
Precision Machine Technology
Blueprint Reading
General Education Requirements provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals
of manufacturing, through both hands-on experience and study
of theory. Areas of study include precision machining practices,
maintenance machining, CNC/CAM/EDM, stamping dies, plastic
injection mold making and CAD.
4.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
16.0
For the most up-to-date information about the Mechanical Production Technology program at JJC,
visit www.jjc.edu/info/mechanical.
Information subject to change. 0613-MCS-sm
Certificate of
Achievement (CAC)
Mechanical Production Technology
There are many career options for MPT students, which
include: production machining, maintenance machining, CNC/CAM/
EDM, precision machinist, die making and mold making. Graduates
would be qualified for jobs with starting salaries of approximately
$35,000 per year with benefits, and be in demand nationwide
because of thousands of unfilled, high-paying, secure jobs in the high
tech world of manufacturing.
Certificate of Completion
(CCO)
Machine Tool Metalworking
Dimensional Metrology
Blueprint Reading
Computer Numerical Control
Fast Fact
Many JJC mechanical production
technology students obtain
employment before graduation.
Mechanical Production Technology
Precision Machine Technology
Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
General Education Requirements Must include the following:
ENG 130 Technical Writing and Communication Or ENG 101 Rhetoric ENG 230 Advanced Technical Writing and Communication
Or ENG 102
Rhetoric MATH 107 Technical Mathematics I Or MATH 108 Technical Mathematics II Social Science Elective
Groups I-V General Education course
Major Core Requirements Applied Learning
Whether pursing an AAS degree
or certificate, our students study
a range of manufacturing-related
disciplines which will prepare them
for employment in manufacturing. As
new technologies are incorporated
into the industry, it becomes more
crucial for workers to possess a
comprehensive knowledge of the
business. For students who don’t
have time for an AAS degree but
desire to pursue further education in
a specific area, earning a certificate
in blueprint reading or computer
numerical control, for example, may
be the ideal solution.
MFG 115 CADD 101 MFG 101 MFG 102 MFG 103 MFG 104 MFG 107 MFG 111 MFG 112 MFG 120 MFG 200
IMT 121 Or PHYS 103 Blueprint Reading for Welding & Metalworking 2D Computer Aided Design and Drafting Precision Machine Tool Technology I Precision Machine Tool Technology II
Precision Machine Tool Technology III
Manufacturing Processes
Dimensional Metrology I Numerical Control Advanced Numerical Control Physical Metallurgy
Advanced Blueprint Reading/
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Industrial Fluid Power
Technical Physics
Select any Welding course
Department Elective 15.0
Must include the following:
ENG 130 Technical Writing and Communication Or ENG 101 Rhetoric ENG 230 Advanced Technical Writing and Communication
Or ENG 102
Rhetoric MATH 119
Technical Mathematics Social Science Elective
Groups I-V General Education course
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Major Core Requirements 45.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Select any Technical Department course from prefixes:
AB, AS, AEC, ARCH, CADD, CM, EEAS, EET, HVAC, IMT, MFG, OPT, PCIT, WLDG.
Total Required Hours
General Education Requirements 63.0
Continuing Education
For students who plan to continue their
education in Mechanical Production
Technology, JJC offers an articulation
agreement with Purdue University –
Calumet Campus. Through the
agreement, students may receive a
scholarship to reduce their tuition to the
in-state tuition level to pursue Purdue’s
Mechanical Engineering Technology
degree. The transfer agreement requires
that students complete either the
Mechanical Production Technology
AAS degree or the Precision Machine
Technology AAS degree at JJC. Once one
of the AAS degrees is completed, the
student can attend both JJC and Purdue
simultaneously to complete the required
coursework for Purdue’s Mechanical
Engineering Technology Bachelor of
Science degree.
MFG 115 MFG 200
CADD 101
CADD 120 CADD 250 MFG 120
MFG 101
MFG 102
MFG 103
MFG 104
MFG 107
MFG 109
MFG 111
MFG 112
MFG 113
Blueprint Reading for Welding & Metalworking Advanced Blueprint Reading/
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
2D Computer Aided Design and Drafting I 3D Computer Aided Design and Drafting II CREO Parametric 3D Solid Modeling
Physical Metallurgy Precision Machine Tool Technology I Precision Machine Tool Technology II Precision Machine Tool Technology III Manufacturing Processes Dimensional Metrology I Metric Measurement Numerical Control Advanced Numerical Control
CNC Machine Set-Up and Operation
Select any Welding course
Total Required Hours
17.0
3.0
3.0
5.0
3.0
3.0
52.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
69.0
Mechanical Production Technology
Certificate of Achievement (CAC)
General Education Requirements
MATH Elective (Placement by adviser interview)
(MATH 098 or higher)
General Education Elective Major Core Requirements
CADD 101 or EGR 101 MFG 101 MFG 102
MFG 103 MFG 104
MFG 107
MFG 111
MFG 112
MFG 115
MFG 120 MFG 150
2-D Computer Aided Design and Drafting I
Engineering Graphical Communications Precision Machine Tool Technology I Precision Machine Tool Technology II Precision Machine Tool Technology III
Manufacturing Processes Dimensional Metrology I Numerical Control Advanced Numerical Control
Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing and Welding Physical Metallurgy Manufacturing Work Experience or Technical Elective Select any Welding course
Total Required Hours 6.0
3.0
3.0
42.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
48.0