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Precision Machining

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MonctonSeptember 2025 (Blended Delivery) "Previously knows as CNC Machining" Domestic | International
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Program Overview

The Precision Machining program is designed to provide learners with the fundamentals of a machining program and continue advancing skills in manual and CNC practices. The first year will focus on the foundational skills associated with manual machining and will lay a strong framework for the second year. The second year will build upon the fundamental machining skills towards technical manual machining and CNC machining foundations.

Precision Machining graduates are prepared to play a vital role in both the manual and computerized machining industry in New Brunswick. Local manufacturers supply machined parts as well as sub-assemblies to companies throughout the world. In shops where this equipment is used, graduates fulfill a variety of critical roles as they gain experience. They may begin as machine operators but progress to programmers, machine and tooling set-up specialists, and inspectors, and often fill middle management supervisory positions.

Duration

The requirements for this diploma program may be achieved within two years of full-time study.
 

Admission Requirements

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  • High School Diploma or Adult High School Diploma or GED Diploma of High School Equivalency or Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC) or Essential Skills Achievement Pathway: Post-Secondary Entry High School Diploma

    NB Francophone High School Math Equivalencies
    International Student Admission Equivalencies

      Advanced Placement

    • Learners of this program upon successful completion of one of the following criteria: 1-year Machinist or Tool and Die training program, or Level I of the Machinist or CNC Machinist Apprenticeship program.
       
    If you are applying with advanced placement/standing please contact us at registrar.services@nbcc.ca for additional information regarding the application process.

    Career Possibilities

    Precision Machinists are valuable assets in Shipyard, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Facilities. Graduates fill vital roles in conventional machining and computerized manufacturing in New Brunswick, throughout the region, and around the world. Machinist cut metal into precision parts, and as their experience level grows, so does their value. Many Machinists transition to overseeing and setting up equipment for various production processes.

    Operators can also advance their careers by becoming programmers and code creators who tell the CNC automation systems how to make parts. Machinists can advance to leadership positions involving project management and estimating. Becoming key personnel providing technical support and services in the development of production methods, facilities and systems planning, and scheduling of work.

    Specific Considerations

    Technology Requirements
    51³Ô¹Ïapp is a connected learning environment. All programs require a minimum specification, including access to the internet and a laptop. Your computer should meet your program technology requirements to ensure the software required for your program operates effectively. Free wifi is provided on all campuses.

    Areas of Study

    • Workplace Safety Practices
    • Layout and Benchwork
    • Precision Measurement
    • Mathematics
    • Lathes
    • Taper Turning
    • Saws and Drill Presses
    • Milling Machines
    • Grinders
    • Welding
    • Heat Treatment
    • Blueprint Reading
    • CNC Software
    • Machine Tool Theory
    • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
    • Communication and Human Relations
    • Jigs and Fixtures
    • Metallurgy
    • Computerized Programming
    • Coordinate Measuring Machine
    • Machining Centre
    • Turning Centre
    • Work Practicum

    Program Courses

    Course curriculum for this program is still under development. Once the courses have been finalized, they will be posted here. Courses are subject to change.

    NOC Codes

    22302 - Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
    72100 - Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
    94105 - Metalworking and forging machine operators
    94106 - Machining tool operators

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