Advanced Manufacturing

 

Advanced Manufacturing Programs at EAC

Advanced manufacturing is considered the high-tech career of the future. Through our association with the Arizona Regional Advanced Manufacturing Professional Upgrade Project, Eastern Arizona College provides state-of-the-art training for the next generation of advanced manufacturing workers. AZ RAMP UP is a collaborative effort involving Eastern Arizona College, Central Arizona College, Estrella Mountain Community College Southwest Skill Center, and Gateway Community College Maricopa Skill Center. In our programs, students focus on design and engineering by engaging in hands-on experience at our well-equipped fab lab. Come visit campus to learn more about our associate degree and certificates in advance manufacturing. We’re here to help you find the right program to achieve your career goals.

Which Advanced Manufacturing Path Interests You?

    • The Advanced Manufacturing Technology Associate of Applied Science degree provides skill-based training in design and advanced manufacturing with an emphasis on fabrication processes. The fabrication laboratory concept of sharing ideas and producing innovative products using manual equipment and automated machines is core to this degree.
    • The Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technician Certificate is for those interested in learning how to manufacture almost anything, developing skills to use fabrication equipment and automated machines to produce first run products.
    • The Advanced Manufacturing Technician Certificate is for those interested in learning more about engineering as a career while learning how to manufacture almost anything.

 

More About Our Fab Lab

EAC’s fab lab is your technical prototyping platform for learning and innovation: a place to play, to create, to learn, to mentor, and to invent! Here, you explore advanced machining concepts working on lathes, mills, CNC machines, 3D scanners and printers, robotic plasma cutters, and engraving and cutting lasers. You’ll build skill in parts and project production, manufacturing operations, computer aided manufacturing using parametric solid modeling software, and team-oriented design concepts — sharing ideas to improve products and reverse engineering of products. Come take a tour!

 

Advanced Manufacturing Career Paths
Machinist
Engineering
Fabrication
Tool and Die Making
Robotics
Welding
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Advanced Manufacturing Technology Associate of Arts in Science (AAS)
Preparation for workforce in design and advanced manufacturing; transfer possible.
4 full-time semesters
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Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technician Certificate
Preparation for workforce utilizing fabrication equipment and automated machines.
2 full-time semesters
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Advanced Manufacturing Technician Certificate
Preparation for workforce in manufacturing with an engineering foundation.
2 full-time semesters
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Program Contact
Dorian Nelson
Dorian R. Nelson
Associate Professor
(928) 428-8432
dorianr.nelson@eac.edu
 
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