MassBay’s Computer-aided Design (CAD) and Advanced Manufacturing Certificate programs are hands-on and provide students with the skills necessary to get jobs as drafters, designers, and technicians in the emerging advanced manufacturing industry.
Master the essentials of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and learn to use industry-standard software like AutoCAD®, Revit®, and SolidWorks® to create precise technical drawings and 3D models. Enhance your skills in mechanical or architectural design, preparing you for a successful career as a CAD drafter.
If you enjoy operating equipment and solving problems with technology. If you have always been hands-on, figured things out for yourself, and made it work, then this may be the field for you!
Learn hands-on and work on state-of-the-art equipment you’ll use in the field. Graduates from the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Certificate program may select to open their own small manufacturing business or seek operational positions in a manufacturing company.
If you are technically minded and interested in positions as CNC operator/programmer assembler or a QA/QC Technician then this program may be for you!
Learn hands-on and work on state-of-the-art equipment you’ll use in the field.
MassBay is proud to partner with MassMakes, a statewide initiative designed to recruit talented students like you into the exciting field of Advanced Manufacturing. Learn more about this program: https://massmakes.org/
MassBay is a MassBridge School. Funded by a U.S. Department of Defense grant with a goal of creating a manufacturing technician training program that will serve as a national model, MassBridge is being led by the Massachusetts Center for Advanced Manufacturing along with a team of experts from MIT, industry, community colleges, vocational high schools, and federal and state agencies. More info about the MassBridge Project can be found here: https://cam.masstech.org/massbridge.
Credits earned while in MassBay’s CAD and Advanced Manufacturing Certificate programs will count toward other programs and academic pathways.