MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, www tstc edu MET graduates have an array of responsibilities often playing vital roles in the design development testing and manufacturing of machinery mechanical parts and other equipment Graduates design products create prototypes test materials and program computers for Computer Numerical Controlled CNC machines and operations Graduates hold job titles such as mechanical engineering technician engineering technician CAD/CAM technician or materials research and development technician Machining Program A specialization of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Texas State Technical College The skills todays machinists must have— and the salaries they earn for those skills—might surprise you Todays machinist must know precision machine tools and techniques for using them computer aided manufacturing geometric design and computer numerical control programming for starters With those skills todays machinists can earn entry level salaries of $25000 $28000 per year and look ahead at highly skilled tool and die makers salaries—in the $85000 per year range Texas State Technical College s Machining program has a proven track record for helping students acquire the skills to manufacture world class ultra precision machined components the skills needed in the manufacturing sector to fill thousands of high paying secure positions The Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Texas State Technical College Waco offers hundreds of opportunities to obtain practical marketable skills with real applications in industry—from the details of creating your toothbrush to the machining of your vehicles transmission The MET curriculum covers manufacturing processes and materials engineering mechanics and machine and tool design MET graduates learn to design develop and build working prototypes of new products using the latest tools and techniques The courses offer intense real world applications in Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing referred to as CAD/CAM in industry and instruction in state of the art computer applications on some of the Colleges most powerful computer systems Through a unique partnership with HAAS Automation MET has established a regional training facility that enhances the learning experience In this facility you can learn Computer Numerical Controlled programming and operations