Woodworking Manufacturing Technologies: Cabinetmaking (A.S.)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/woodworking/
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
The Cabinetmaking program option prepares students for employment in the woodworking industry, primarily in cabinet shops. Through courses focusing on different forms of cabinetmaking, including face frame, frameless, and CNC, students learn how to use traditional woodworking machinery, hand tools, and CNC machines. Core topics include CNC and cabinetmaking, as well as design. Electives include wood finishing, veneering, and running a woodworking business. Graduates are employed as cabinetmakers, general woodworkers, CNC operators, or are self-employed. Spatial intelligence, cognitive ability, and hand-eye coordination are recommended for those entering the program.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students build a face frame or frameless cabinet project to meet the requirements of specified planning documents.
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Students design and construct a cabinet using traditional woodworking and CNC machines.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| WMT 101 | Introduction to Woodworking | 3.0 |
| WMT 151 | Introduction to Faceframe Cabinetmaking | 4.0-6.5 |
| or WMT 153 | Introduction to Frameless Cabinetmaking | |
| or WMT 171B | Topics in Cabinetmaking | |
| WMT 154 | Introduction to Cabinet Installation | 4.0 |
| or WMT 155 | Architectural Millwork | |
| WMT 181 | Introduction to Cabinet Vision | 3.0-4.0 |
| or WMT 182 | Alphacam and the CNC Router | |
| WMT 251 | Intermediate Cabinetmaking | 4.0 |
| Subtotal | 18-21.5 | |
| Select a minimum of 4-6.5 units of the following: | 4.0-6.5 | |
| Introduction to Solid Wood Casegoods (4) | ||
| Wood Finishing (3) | ||
| Jigs and Fixtures (2) | ||
| Running A Woodworking Business | ||
| Introduction To Digital Fabrication (4) | ||
or WMT 171C | Woodworking Design and Fabrication | |
| Woodworking Machine Maintenance and Repair | ||
| Woodworking with Hand Tools (4) | ||
or WMT 171A | Introduction to Tables and Woodworking Hand Tools | |
| Intermediate Alphacam and the CNC Router (4) | ||
| Production Cabinetmaking (4) | ||
| Production-Special Projects (4) | ||
| Total Units | 22-28 | |
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Complete a minimum of 60 units to include (1) the above major requirements, (2) the General Education requirements, and (3) electives as needed.
Recommended Courses
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| WMT 107 | Wood Finishing | 3.0 |
| WMT 180 | Running A Woodworking Business | 3.0 |
| WMT 187 | Woodworking Machine Maintenance and Repair | 2.0 |