Grades 11, 10, 12  

2 units

This course provides classroom instruction and lab experiences related to metalworking. It focuses on the operation of equipment such as the lathe, milling machine, grinders, drilling machines, precision measuring instruments and hand tools. Blueprint reading and math are important parts of the course. Students who register for this course should enjoy working with machines and making metal projects.

Grades 12, 11  

2 units

Prerequisite: Machine Technology 1
This course includes advanced instruction machining metal. The course focuses on milling machines, boring and drilling, the use of surface grinders, vertical and horizontal boring and drilling machines, basic study of CNC equipment, job seeking, public relations and manufacturing facilities. Students may be eligible to participate in cooperative work experiences or apprenticeships, which combine career and technology training with supervised work experience in business and industry. These school-to-career programs must have prior approval by the instructor and the district’s school-to-Career Coordinator. Students who complete this program may be eligible to exempt MTT 121 and 122 at Midlands Technical College and Aiken Technical College.