Advanced Manufacturing
Pre-Trades for Advanced Manufacturing
Explore welding, machining and programmable controls in a one-term pre-trades cohort.
Schedule
Cohort admission each term; attend a required information session at least one term before the intended start. All courses are taken together.
Location
PCC OMIC Training Center · Scappoose, Oregon
Cost
College tuition and fees; confirm residency rate, tools and eligibility for financial support
Advanced Manufacturing opportunity
About the program
Build practical manufacturing foundations through PCC's 16-credit career pathway certificate. The bundled curriculum combines trade calculations, workplace safety, basic PLCs, manufacturing processes and welding practice. It prepares learners for further training and entry opportunities, not automatic apprenticeship placement.
Career Pathway Certificate upon completing the required 16-credit cohort
Plan your next step
Funding for this program
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Where to go
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Approximate program area
Scappoose, Oregon: city-level estimate, not a classroom address.
Nearby distances use this general area until a training address is verified. Locations may vary by section.
Area data: U.S. Census and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What participants will learn
- +Machining fundamentals
- +Basic welding
- +Programmable logic controllers
- +Trade calculations
- +Manufacturing safety
Who this program is for
- +Intended for learners with little trade experience
- +Reading/writing placement into RD/WR/IRW 90 or ESOL Level 8, or completion of ESOL Level 7
- +Math placement into MTH 58/60 or completion of MTH 20
- +Required information session, waitlist placement and department approval