
Machining
Machining Fundamentals
A 250-hour, no-prerequisite introduction to shop math, blueprints, GD&T, precision measurement, benchwork, layout, drill press, and basic mill operation.

Schedule
Contact Advanced Manufacturing to confirm the next MACH 110 start and weekly schedule
Location
Raritan Valley Community College · Branchburg, New Jersey
Cost
$3,592; FAFSA eligible
Machining opportunity
About the program
Raritan Valley Community College's MACH 110 builds the common foundation for its manual mill, engine lathe, manual machinist, and CNC pathways. Learners practice workplace safety, manufacturing blueprint interpretation, basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, precision measurement, shop-floor math, cutting processes and fluids, workholding, benchwork, manual layout, drill press operation, and introductory milling.
OSHA-10 safety certification and foundational projects evaluated against NIMS performance standards
What participants will learn
- +Machine-shop safety
- +Manufacturing blueprints and basic GD&T
- +Precision measurement tools
- +Shop arithmetic, fractions, conversions, and trigonometry
- +Cutting processes, fluids, and workholding
- +Benchwork, manual layout, drill press, and introductory mill operation
Who this program is for
- +No course prerequisites
- +College admission and Advanced Manufacturing program selection are required
Program highlights
- +No prerequisites
- +250 hours of foundational training
- +Hands-on projects evaluated against NIMS performance standards
- +FAFSA eligible