MATC 2025-26 Catalog

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

and provides good background material to help the student prepare for the beginning Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification in Excel. CONSTR – Construction Trade General (Department 476) CONSTR-302 Credits: 1 OSHA Safety/CPR for the Trades First aid according to the Red Cross and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines will be covered in the construction trade courses in carpentry, masonry and cabinetmaking. Prerequisites(s): Admission into the construction trades. CONSTR-380 Credits: 1 Mathematics for Construction Trades Through practical problems of the carpentry, masonry and cabinetmaking trades, students review addition; subtraction; fundamentals of fractions and decimals; percentages, weights and measures; and the application of formulas. Along with linear and board, square root is used in practical math in the construction trades for estimating and recording materials and supplies. COSMET – Cosmetology (Department 502) COSMET-301 Credits: 2 Intermediate Haircutting Introduces the basic fundamental skills and related theory of men’s haircutting techniques including use of haircutting razor, shears and clippers. Students practice cutting combination haircuts using 0-,45- and 90-degree angles to include tapers, fades, natural afros and other haircuts on mannequins and available models. Prerequisite(s): Complete BARCOS-300, COSMET-302, COSMET-310, COSMET-314 and COSMET-306. COSMET-302 Credits: 2 Intro to Haircutting Introduces the theory of and related practical skills for cutting hair using shears and razor. Thinning techniques are presented. Students practice haircutting and thinning techniques on mannequins, available models and hair goods. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to Cosmetology program (31-502-1). COSMET-303 Credits: 2 Master Haircutting This course offers advanced haircutting techniques and methods using shear-over comb and clipper techniques. Students practice haircutting skills on available models and classmates. Prerequisite(s): Complete BARCOS-300, COSMET-301, COSMET-302, COSMET-305, COSMET-310, COSMET-314 and COSMET-306.

the directory structure in the context of CNC programs and software, and control fixed and floppy disk drives. An introduction to Mastercam software will be covered. CNC-320 Credits: 1 Tooling and Fixturing An overview of the basic types and functions of jigs and fixtures and the way these work holders are designed and built. Basic elements of supporting, locating and clamping the parts are included, as well as modular component work holders and principles of power clamping. CNC-321 Credits: 1 CNC Machine Technology Instruction is given in state-of-the-art CNC machining technologies. This course is upgraded as these technologies change. CNC-324 Credits: 3 CNC Machine Programming/Prove Out 1 This course is for those who already understand the basic concept of CNC machining center operations. Students will be taught to operate tech-specific CNC machines. Basic concepts of manual CNC programming, including linear and circular interpolation, Z-axis canned cycles, and cutter diameter compensation, are covered. All CNC programs that the student writes will then be proved out on a full-sized industrial CNC machine center. Prerequisite(s): Complete either MACHTL-320 and MACHTL-322 or MACHTL-373. CNC-325 Credits: 3 CNC Machine Programming/Prove Out 2 This course is for those who already understand the basic concepts of CNC machining center operations and CNC programming. The course will cover additional CNC programming techniques such as polar coordinates, metric programming, subroutine programming, zero shift and multiple work zero programs. Also covered are advanced CNC machining center operational procedures. Prerequisite(s): Complete CNC-324. CNC-326 Credits: 3 Machining Center CAD/CAM Programming 1 This course is for those who already understand the basic concepts of CNC machining center operations and CNC programming. The course will cover additional CNC programming techniques including an introduction to CAD/ CAM. Also covered are advanced CNC machine center operational procedures. All of the jobs that the student programs will be run on a CNC machining center. Prerequisite(s): Complete CNC-325. CNC-327 Credits: 3 Machining Center CAD/CAM Programming 2 This course is for those who already understand the basic concepts of CNC machining center operations and CNC programming. The course will cover additional CNC programming techniques including CAD/CAM, which was introduced in the previous course. This course will start with a review of the basic process of

creating a CNC program using a CAD/CAM system. Students will then advance through all of the different features of today’s CAD/CAM systems as they relate to CNC programming for machining centers. Prerequisite(s): Complete CNC-326. CNC-332 Credits: 3 CNC Turning Programming/Prove Out 1 This course is for those who already understand the basic operations of a CNC turning center. Students will be taught how to safely prove out a CNC program on the machines in the lab. Then students will be taught the basics of manual CNC programming for a turning center. All programs the student writes will be proved out on the machine with emphasis on tooling, speeds and feeds for metal cutting. Prerequisite(s): Complete either MACHTL-320 and MACHTL-322 or MACHTL-373. CNC-333 Credits: 3 CNC Turning Programming/Prove Out 2 This course will build on the concepts learned in Programming/Prove Out 1. Additional operational procedures for CNC turning centers will be covered. Also, additional programming techniques such as threading, TNR compensation and metric programming will be covered. All programs the student writes will be proved out on the machine with emphasis on tooling, speeds and feeds for metal cutting. Prerequisite(s): Complete CNC-332. CNC-334 Credits: 3 Turning Center CAD/CAM Programming 1 This course will build on the concepts learned in Programming/Prove Out 2. Additional procedures for CNC turning centers will be covered. Also, additional programming techniques such as internal boring, internal threading and canned cycles will be covered. All programs the student writes will be proved out on the machines with emphasis on tooling, speeds and feeds for metal cutting. Also, an introduction to CAD/CAM programming will be covered. Prerequisite(s): Complete CNC-333. CNC-335 Credits: 3 Turning Center CAD/CAM Programming 2 This course covers CAD/CAM programming for CNC turning centers using PC-based master CAM software. All programs the student writes will be proved out on the machine with emphasis on tooling speeds and feeds for metal cutting. Prerequisite(s): Complete CNC-334. COMPSW – Computer Software (Department 103) COMPSW-137 Credits: 1 MS Excel – Part 1 Students will cover the basics in creating and managing Excel worksheets and workbooks. This course includes creating cells, ranges, tables, charts and objects; formatting and printing reports; and applying formulas and functions. Excel Part 1 is designed for students at a beginner level in spreadsheet applications

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