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Adapting the Old School to Meet the Modern Skills DemandTransforming a small community college from Tool & Die machining to a modern CNC production Machining focus.
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The Groundwork
› Presenter's Background
› Starting Conditions
› Curriculum
› College’s Desires
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Let’s Begin with my Background
› I caught on fire and fell in love.– Small town Ag class 1996
› Serendipity led to “How can I make that?”– U.S. Army, 2000-2005, Machinist (44E)– CNC Student, Texas State Technical College 2005-2006– CNC Machinist Longview, TX area 2006-2008
› I knew there was more and wanted it– The University of Texas at Tyler
› Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology› Master of Science, Industrial Management › Work Study, Environmental Health and Safety
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BRCC Lab Conditions
› 30 plus Years of Tool & Die– Started as way for local industry to gain employees– Mostly Manual Machines– Seven (7) Total CNC Machines
› Manual Machine Conditions– Newest Manual Machine circa 1991– Lacked modern convenience– Lacked safety features
› CNC Machines– Most were purchased with a grant
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Established Curriculum› No Identifiable Logic in selection
– Classes where chosen to increase lab time– No prerequisites – Confused Students– Took as many as four (4) years to complete
› Five (5) Manual Machining Classes– All skill levels attended class at the same time– Each class had fourteen (14) contact hours
› Five (5) CNC Classes– Students learned from worksheets– Very few practical exercises– All classes where the same class
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What the College Wanted› Change the Relationship with Local Industry
– Industry interest had waned – Industry needs were different than the college program– Students were subpar employees
› Modernize the program– Strategic purchasing with grant funds– Create a new program of study– Third Party Credentialing
› Increase Enrollment– Twelve active students, first year through final year– No high school participation
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Identifying Where Change is Most Needed
› A typical Student
› State Standards
› Local Industry
› Acquiring Resources
› Local Partnerships
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What’s a typical Student for Me› Likely came from the construction or tourism industry
– Retirement was the largest economy in Henderson county› $235 million hits the banks in Henderson County monthly› Ahead of Tourism (2) and Manufacturing (3)
– Large numbers of unemployed directly related to the recession› Especially hard on construction› Services i.e. Wait Staff, Bed and Breakfast, Outdoor sports› Likely came from the construction or tourism industry
› Likely needed some developmental math– May not have graduated high school
› Due to high construction demand
– Likely it had been many years since using complex math skills like algebra and trigonometry
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What’s a typical Student for Me, continued
› Little, if any, income– Odd Jobs– Financial Aid– Minimum Wage employment (Fast Food)
› Few study skills– Many had never attended college – Lots of years since they last went to school
› A Little Salty– Strong construction industry for 15 plus Years– Can be a little opinionated
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State Standards
› Associates Degree– Minimum 64 credit hours– Maximum 76 credit hours
› Diploma– Minimum 36 credit hours– Maximum 48 credit hours
› Certificates– Minimum 12 credit hours– Maximum 18 credit hours
Source: http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/academic-programs/curriculum-standards
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Finding our what Industry wanted
› Conduct an advisory committee meeting– Required to hold two (2) per year– Contact as many representatives as possible
› Ask “Why are you not hiring our students?”– Tool knowledge– Set up– CNC Skills
› Ask “What are you projecting to be your needs?”– Rate of growth– Technology advances
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Where was I lacking?
› Good Instructors vs. Good Teachers– I can tell people how to do something.– Can I teaching people how to do something?
› What new skills did I need?– Class structure– Class control– Adapting to different personality/learning types
› What did I need to maintain these skills?– Professional development – Periodicals
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Acquiring Resources
› Grant Funding– Golden Leaf Grant ($485,000)
› Purchased CNC machines› Some strings attached
› Educational Foundation Funding – Purchased manual equipment and tools ($185,000)
› Only needed outcome was growth› Be good stewards of the funds
› State Budget– Purchased material software and consumables
› Volatile funding› Large purchase had to go out to bid
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Partnerships
› Development of custom Certificates– Had to be Con Ed to Curriculum– Needed to be adapted to meet the unique work schedule– Be a foundation for promotion and/or hiring
› Enormous pool of Information– Advises on growth or contraction– Newest implemented equipment, processes, and skills
› BRCC being the “Go To” – If they need it, we can give it– Resource for hiring– Apprenticeships
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The Current State of Things
› Shop Renovations
› New Program
› Success Stories
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Shop Renovations
› Tearing down walls– Designed to look more like an industrial floor
› Open spaces › Clean paths of egress
– Increased visibility for instructors and students› Instructors and students are visible from almost
anywhere on the floor
– Greater margin of safety› Power safety mechanisms› Fire extinguishers, first Aid and spill kits within 50 feet
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Placing of machines
› Laid out much the same way an industry floor would look– Room for fork truck to move freely– Positioned in work cells– Minimized flat surfaces
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Tool Organization and Security› Reduced flat surfaces
– One (1) table with vises on the floor
› Required student tool purchases– Basic measuring tool kit
› Mounting of pegboards – A place for everything and everything its
place
› Dedicated tool crib– Locked at all times– Instructor is the attendant
› MSC vending– Two (2) year process– First to utilize MSC Vending in North Carolina
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New Program› Certificates (up to 4)
– Obtained in thirty two (32) weeks– Eighteen (18) credit hours– Encompass basic machining to CNC Operations
› Diploma (1)– Obtained in forty two (42) weeks– Thirty eight (38) credit hours– CNC Programming focus
› Associate in Applied Science Degree (1)– Obtained in fifty eight (58) weeks– Sixty six (66) credit hours– Customizable– Design and production skills focus
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New Program, continued.› If possible, courses are hybrid
– Tooling U SME– Assignments are on one (1) week rotation.
› Practical exercises are NIMS based– New prints that teach fundamentals– Implementation of a grading rubric.
› CNC course are broken down for ease of learning– CNC set up class that meets local industry skills– CNC programing class that focuses on programing and
trouble shooting
› Implementation of a “Capstone” course.– Students make parts of a whole.
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Student and College Success
› Students are better prepared– No longer timid with tooling and machines– Know how production affects cost of manufacturing
› Employability has increased– Utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills– Responsible– Phone calls start in September/October
› Met or meeting the college desires– Increased enrollment– Close ties to Industry– Starting NIMS self assessment in September
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
@BagleyBryan
Bryan A. Bagley
Blue Ridge Community College Computer Integrated Machining
828-694-1842