New Product Development and Fabrication Option (A.S.)
The New Product Development (NPD) program at Cerritos College addresses the competencies needed for technicians in the fields of professional, scientific, and technical service companies of Southern California. Particular emphasis is on New Product Development and Fabrication. The program goals are multiple. The first goal is to provide students with the academic preparation needed for a career in industries using similar technology. Students can do that by learning the program objectives from the set of classes that will allow them to take a virtual new product idea to market. Another goal of the program is to enable current students to get a double competency (3D inspection/NPD, Machining/
Courses
- ENGT 131 — Design Fundamentals Including 3D Modeling
- ET 102 — Electronics for Engineering Technologists
- MTT 111 — Programmable Logic Controllers In Automated Manufacturing
- MTT 112 — Variable Frequency Drives in Automated Manufacturing
- MTT 278 — Mastercam Advanced
- NPD 100 — Product Development in a Global Economy
- NPD 101 — Innovation Using Rapid Prototyping
- NPD 103 — Tooling and Materials for New Product Development
- WELD 130 — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Fundamentals
- WMT 111L — Introduction to Woodworking Lab