2022 - 2023 Catalog
Course Descriptions for MCHN
Course Number: MCHN 1200 (2 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC, RLC
Course Description: Fundamental machine shop safety, math, and measurement. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC, RLC
Course Title: Beginning Machine Shop
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Fundamental machine shop safety, math, and measurement. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Course Number: MCHN 1343 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC
Course Description: Designed to prepare the student with technical, applied mathematics that will be necessary in future machine shop-related courses. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC
Course Title: Machine Shop Mathematics
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Designed to prepare the student with technical, applied mathematics that will be necessary in future machine shop-related courses. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Course Number: MCHN 1454 (4 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC
Course Description: Development of job process plan to include operation of lathes, milling machines, drill press machines, and power saws. Set-up, layout, and tool maintenance is included. Emphasis on shop safety and preventative maintenance. (2 Lec., 6 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC
Course Title: Intermediate Machining II
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Development of job process plan to include operation of lathes, milling machines, drill press machines, and power saws. Set-up, layout, and tool maintenance is included. Emphasis on shop safety and preventative maintenance. (2 Lec., 6 Lab.)
Course Number: MCHN 2338 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC
Prerequisite Recommended: INMT 1343.
Course Description: A study of advanced techniques in Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). (1 Lec., 6 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC
Course Title: Advanced Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
This is a WECM Course Number.Prerequisite Recommended: INMT 1343.
Course Description: A study of advanced techniques in Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). (1 Lec., 6 Lab.)
Course Number: MCHN 2431 (4 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC
(This course is Single-Course Delivery within Dallas College. Single-Course Delivery courses do not qualify for Financial Aid.)
Course Description: CNC operations with an emphasis on turning centers. This course is cross-listed as MCHN 2331. The student may register for either MCHN 2331 or MCHN 2431 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC
(This course is Single-Course Delivery within Dallas College. Single-Course Delivery courses do not qualify for Financial Aid.)
Course Title: Operation of CNC Turning Centers
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: CNC operations with an emphasis on turning centers. This course is cross-listed as MCHN 2331. The student may register for either MCHN 2331 or MCHN 2431 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Course Number: MCHN 2434 (4 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC
(This course is Single-Course Delivery within Dallas College. Single-Course Delivery courses do not qualify for Financial Aid.)
Course Description: A study of CNC operations with an emphasis on vertical machining centers. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC
(This course is Single-Course Delivery within Dallas College. Single-Course Delivery courses do not qualify for Financial Aid.)
Course Title: Operation of CNC Machining Centers
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: A study of CNC operations with an emphasis on vertical machining centers. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Course Number: MCHN 2441 (4 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC
Course Description: A study of advanced lathe and milling operations. Emphasis on advanced cutting operations of the lathe and milling machines, including the use of special tooling, bench assembly, and materials identification. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC
Course Title: Advanced Machining I
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: A study of advanced lathe and milling operations. Emphasis on advanced cutting operations of the lathe and milling machines, including the use of special tooling, bench assembly, and materials identification. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
ACGM (Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual) Courses
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for general academic transfer among community, state, and technical colleges in Texas; and state public four-year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.