MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY

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.

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.

Machine Set-up Operator

Maintenance Machinist

Machinist I

2 trimesters

3 trimesters

4.5 trimesters

Certificate

Diploma

Diploma

100%

66.67%

$10.00-15.00/hour