Get a cutting-edge career in Manufacturing and Automation
A high-demand program packed with marketable skills.
Ready for a program that gives you endless opportunities in CNC Machining, CAD Drafting, and Automation?
Graduates of our 20-month Manufacturing and Automation program will develop marketable skills in these great resume-building areas:
- Manufacturing: including CNC machining, 3D assembly models, milling processes, molding, and rapid prototyping (plasma cutters and 3D printers)
- Automation: including robot operations and maintenance, FANUC/UR, robotic control systems, and programmable logic controllers
- Computer-Aided Design: including engineering drawings, 3D model building, CAD SolidWorks Certificate preparation
- General Education/Business: including algebra and trigonometry, calculus, project management, operations management, and ethics
Give us a few months, we’ll give you a career.
SATs and ACTs are not required to apply.
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4 Reasons to Apply Now!
- Career-Focused: Our degree programs lead to high demand career opportunities. Most of our programs boast 80-90% job placement rates, made possible by industry partnerships and a top-notch Career Services staff.
- Affordable: Our tuition cost is less than half of the average tuition at four-year nonprofit colleges or for-profit technical schools in Massachusetts, and 97% of our students receive financial aid.
- Flexible: We offer day and evening classes to meet your schedule. Our certificates prepare you to enter the workforce in a year or less, with the option to apply (or “stack”) those college credits toward a degree later.
- Supportive: Our small, hands-on classes provide the individualized attention you need to thrive and our success coaches are with you every step of the way. That’s why most Franklin Cummings Tech students finish on time.
Gain the high-demand skills that put you in demand.
This stackable program starts with an 8-month certificate in CNC Machining, earning an Associate of Science Degree (AS) with just one additional year of study.
The AS program builds on the skills attained in the Certificate and adds courses in rapid prototyping and automation, preparing you for roles such as Robotic Assembly Technician, Machining Technician, or Mechanical Technician.
- Machining technicians, robotics technicians and those in similar roles earn an average starting salary of $62,400-$66,300 per year ($32-34 per hour).
See what program works best for you.
We work closely with industry partners to ensure our programs are designed to prepare you for a high-demand career. Click on the career you’re interested in to meet your path to job success.
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