Plastics Manufacturing (A.S.)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/plastics/
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
The Plastic Manufacturing Technology Program provides the diverse student body in the surrounding regional community with advanced education in plastic manufacturing technology and serves as a bridge between students who seek job skills, industry certifications or an Associate of Arts degree. The Program provides a high quality of instruction to achieve its objectives. The Associate of Arts in Plastics Manufacturing allows the student to learn specific techniques related to composite and plastic manufacturing. It also prepares the student to inspect the raw material and the produced parts by having a clear understanding of dimensioning, tolerancing, and designing of plastic parts in the engineering design technology department.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Student demonstrate safe work habits around plastics machinery.
- Students communicate clear technical instructions.
- Students differentiate between the various types of plastic.
- Students employ shop drawings to produce plastic parts to drawing specifications.
- Students identify the specific applications of plastic resign systems.
- Students recognize the process for manufacturing various plastic parts.
- Students use percentages to mix resigns, fillers, and colors.
- Students utilize ratios and fractions to mix materials.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ENGT 111 | Plastics Technology | 3.0 |
| ENGT 116 | Blueprint Reading and Production | 4.0 |
| ENGT 117 | Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing and Model Based Definition | 4.0 |
| ENGT 103 | Introduction to Engineering Design Using Inventor | 3.0 |
| or ENGT 131 | Design Fundamentals Including 3D Modeling | |
| ENGT 209 | Plastics Injection Molding I | 3.0 |
| ENGT 259 | Solidworks Introduction | 4.0 |
| Total Units | 21 | |
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Students must complete the required major courses, the Cerritos College Associate of Arts General Education requirements, and electives as needed. Students must earn a 2.0 grade point average and earn a grade of “C” or higher in major/emphasis courses.
Recommended Electives
In order to have a broader understanding of plastics manufacturing technology, students are encouraged to select one or more of the recommended elective classes:
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENGT 251 | Composites Fabrication and Tooling | 4.5 |
| ENGT 259 | Solidworks Introduction | 4.0 |
| ENGT 260 | Advanced Modeling Using SolidWorks | 4.0 |
| ENGT 263 | SolidWorks for Industrial Mold Tools Design | 4.0 |
| ENGT 281 | Sustainable Toy Design with Solidworks | 3.0 |
| MTT 100 | Machine Tool Introduction | 2.0 |
| MTT 131 | Geometric Tolerance Inspection using Verisurf | 3.0 |
| MTT 180 | Robotics for Computer Numerically Controlled Machines | 3.0 |
| NPD 101 | Innovation Using Rapid Prototyping | 3.0 |
| NPD 103 | Tooling and Materials for New Product Development | 3.0 |
| ET 101 | Principles of Engineering Technology | 3.0 |
| ET 103 | Industrial Process Control | 2.0 |