Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/woodworking/

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

The goal of the Woodworking Manufacturing Technologies Department is to provide students with high-quality woodworking education programs leading to certificates, degrees, and jobs; provide the industry with highly capable cabinet and furniture makers; provide the community with high-quality avocational woodworking education programs; provide the industry with material, process, and equipment training programs; and support other schools in the promotion and delivery of woodworking education.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Students build a face frame or frameless cabinet project to meet the requirements of specified planning documents.
• Students build a table project to meet the requirements of specified planning documents.
• Students convert rough lumber to a flat, straight, and square-edged piece suitable for project use.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
Basic Core Courses
WMT 101	Introduction to Woodworking	3.0
WMT 102	Introduction to Solid Wood Casegoods	4.0-6.5
or WMT 171B	Topics in Cabinetmaking
WMT 103	Introduction to Tables	4.0-6.5
or WMT 171A	Introduction to Tables and Woodworking Hand Tools
WMT 107	Wood Finishing	3.0
WMT 118	Introduction to Woodturning	2.0
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
Total Units		24-31.5

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 Electives

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
WMT 102L	Casegood Manufacturing Lab	2.5
WMT 103L	Table Manufacturing Lab	2.5
WMT 123	Decorative Boxes	4.0
WMT 144	Jigs and Fixtures	2.0
WMT 187	Woodworking Machine Maintenance and Repair	2.0
WMT 211	The Workbench Class	4.0