Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

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RVC competes in NJCAA Division III in football, men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, golf, baseball, softball, and men's and women's tennis. Not to brag, but we're pretty good at it. Our teams have won seven national championships and we have had more than 100 All-Americans.

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Whether your plan is to take classes and transfer to a four-year university or enter one of our career programs designed to get you into the workforce right away, Rock Valley College has what you are looking for. Select from one of our more than 60 transfer areas or more than 20 career programs.

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At Rock Valley College, you're not just a number. Our highly respected faculty have master's degrees, doctorates and real-world experience. You won't be competing for attention in a huge lecture hall. Our average class size is 21, so you'll get a chance to interact, challenge and be challenged by your instructors.

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Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Degree conferred: Associate in Applied Science – 65 credits
Program contact: Division of Engineering and Technology, (815) 921-3101

Program overview

Today’s manufacturing is impacted by global competition forcing the need to accelerate product design and development. Graduates of this program are prepared for interdisciplinary careers in high-tech manufacturing and industrial technology. The areas of emphasis are modern design methods, production, and continuous improvement techniques.

Work and employment

In addition to the areas of product design, 3D CAD modeling, process planning, production scheduling, quality technician, and CNC programming and operation, a graduate of this degree may assume responsibilities in automated production, technical sales, and problem solving in many other areas of today’s dynamic world of manufacturing.

Important Information
Graduates of this program are qualified and encouraged to pursue the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Certified Manufacturing Technologist (CMfgT) certification.

Transfer opportunities

This program provides the first two years of an engineering technology baccalaureate program. Graduates may transfer with articulated credit to universities such as Bradley University, Northern Illinois University, Illinois State University, MSOE, Southern Illinois University and UW Platteville.


Manufacturing Engineering Technology Core Course Requirements:                        (44 credits)  
*  MET 110    Manufacturing Processes I                (3)
    MET 111    CNC Machine Setup/Operation/Programming        (3)
    MET 243    Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing        (3)
    MET 100    Introductory CAD and Print Reading         (3)    
*   MET 105    Materials and Processes                (3)
     MET 133    Graphics/SolidWorks CAD I                (3)
*    MET 146    Hydraulics, Pneumatics, and PLCs            (3)
*    MET 162    Applied Physics                    (4)
*    MET 217    Statics                        (3)
*    MET 218     Strength of Materials                (3)
*    EET141        DC/AC Circuits & Electronics I            (4)
*    EET254        Robotics and Automated Systems            (3)
*    MET 102    Statistical Process Control            (3)
*    MET 106    Metrology                        (3)

Students must select one of the following areas of emphasis:                             (9 credits)
Mechanical Design
*    MET 220    Mechanisms                         (3)
*    MET 221    Machine Design                     (3)
*    MET 249     Manufacturing Capstone Project                (3)
           
OR
Automated Production
*    MET 226    CNC/CAM Operations I                 (3)
*    MET 247    Mfg. Methods, Process Planning and Systems    (3)
*    MET 249    Manufacturing Capstone Project          (3)
           
*Course has a prerequisite—refer to course description section in this catalog.

General Education Course Requirements:                (15 credits)
*    ENG    101    Composition I                        (3)
*    ENG    103    Composition II, or    
      ENG    110    Introductory Technical Writing            (3)
*    MTH    125    Plane Trigonometry, or                (3)
     MTH    132    Pre-calculus Mathematics, or            (5)
     MTH    100    Technical Mathematics                (5)
    SPH    131    Fundamentals of Communication            (3)
    MTH    xxx    Mathematics Elective                (3)