Woodworking Manufacturing Technologies (A.S.)
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
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| WMT Core Courses | ||
| WMT 101 | Introduction to Woodworking | 3.0 |
| WMT 102 | Introduction to Solid Wood Casegoods | 4.0-6.5 |
| or WMT 103 | Introduction to Tables | |
| or WMT 171A | Introduction to Tables and Woodworking Hand Tools | |
| or WMT 171B | Topics in Cabinetmaking | |
| WMT 107 | Wood Finishing | 2.0 |
| 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 | |
| Subtotal | 15-20 | |
| Choose from the following for a minimum of Four (4) units: | 4.0 | |
| Casegood Manufacturing Lab (2.5) | ||
| Table Manufacturing Lab (2.5) | ||
| Decorative Boxes (4) | ||
| Jigs and Fixtures (2) | ||
| Introduction to Cabinet Installation (4) | ||
or WMT 155 | Architectural Millwork | |
| Passage Door (4) | ||
| SketchUp for Woodworkers (3) | ||
| Woodworking Machine Maintenance and Repair (2) | ||
| Woodworking with Hand Tools (4) | ||
| The Workbench Class (4) | ||
| Intermediate Woodturning (2) | ||
| Total Units | 19-24 | |
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