Machine Tool Technology

The mission of the Machine Tool Technology Program is to provide learning experiences that will enable each individual to successfully enter the machine shop trade, lead a purposeful life and contribute to the community in which he/she lives.

TTC-Paris’ Machine Tool Technology program is now on the “cutting edge” of the machine tool industry with an impressive 11 new machines on site consisting of two Haas CNC lathes, two Haas CNC Mills, two Bridgeport mills, two Sharpe mills, two Sharpe lathes and a vertical band saw. With the machining industry going high tech, these machines are state-of-the-line quality.

The Machine Tool Technology Program is designed to provide instruction enabling students to acquire fundamental knowledge of basic machine tool operation and setup procedures. These machines include lathe, milling machine, drill press and surface grinder. The program also provides instruction in precision measurement, bench work, blueprint reading and shop theory.

Students are exposed to computer controlled mills, lathes, coordinate measuring machine, electrical discharge, wire and sinker machines.

Cooperative work agreements are also available where you train at school and then placed in a machine shop where you receive on the job training as well. It also gives you a foot in the door for a career upon completion of the program.

Graduates of the program have careers as tool and die makers, mold makers, machinists, and CNC operators.

Exit Levels

Production Machine Operator	1 Trimester	Certificate
Machine Set-Up Operator	2 Trimesters	Certificate
Maintenance Machinist	4 Trimesters	Diploma
Machinist 1	5 Trimesters	Diploma

Statistics

2009/2010 Completion Rate	80%
2009/2010 Placement Rate	71.43%
Average Starting Pay	$10.00 - $15.00/hour

For more information contact CARLTON HOLLAND: carlton.holland@ttcparis.edu

Carlton Holland is the instructor for the Machine Tool Technology program. He brings 25 years of experience in the machine tool field to the classroom with his areas of expertise being precision tooling, industrial mathematics, and blue print reading. His prior work experience includes working in machine shops in Paris and the surrounding areas. Most recently, he worked as a CNC machinist, CNC programmer, supervisor and quality control inspector for McKenzie Valve/Union Tank Car Railroad Company based out of Chicago. He also acquired extensive experience with basic machine operations, safety practices, layout and bench work locally with Midland Brake.

Carlton is an alumni of the Technology Center at Paris, graduating in 1980 from the Small Engine Repair program. He and his wife, Becky, have been married for 27 years and reside in Springville. In his spare time, he enjoys riding motorcycles and horses, playing guitar, and restoring cars.