Machining Technology

Machining Technology is a high-precision field that ranges from manufacturing parts from solid metal to exacting dimensional tolerances that are one-fourth the thickness of a sheet of paper.

You’ll learn to run Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machining centers that manufacture actual parts from aluminum and steel in our state-of-the-art machining lab. When you’re finished, you’ll be qualified for a high-paying job as a precision machinist at a high-tech company serving industries such as aerospace, defense, medical equipment, or digital imaging.

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Want to be in demand? Check out a high-tech career in precision machining at Dallas College.

Alex Rendleman - Student

Holy cow, look at all these awesome machines. Look at all this crazy stuff they're making.

Larissa Garcia - Student

Seeing all the machines, I got very excited.

Alex Rendleman - Student

I want to be a part of this. This is exactly what I want to do with my life.

Brian Fleming - Instructor

You're taking a square piece of aluminum or steel, and we mold it into a part, like parts on cars, on airplanes. And you made it and chips are flying. It's cool!

Alex Rendleman - Student

Some of the tolerances were within the width of 1/60th of a human hair. Me as a student on my second semester, I was still able to nail that stuff, and that was awesome to me!

Craig Van Hamersveld - Instructor

Dallas Fort Worth is the most diverse manufacturing area in Texas. We run the gamut from aerospace to medical. Petroleum. The windmills that everybody talks about. Some of the products made here in town are for SpaceX, NASA. You name it. We have it in this area.

Larissa Garcia - Student

I think this is a good career because you have a lot of job opportunities.

Brian Fleming - Instructor

Once the student completes the program, we have employees waiting to hire them.

Craig Van Hamersveld - Instructor

We get calls all the time. Who do you have? Who do you have?

Brian Fleming - Instructor

Employers come here and interview.

Kyle Kinney - Garland Service Company

The students that we've had from Dallas College have done a great job. They come prepared. They know what to do. They get the job done, and we will take as many candidates as we have capacity for.

Cole Moorman - Graduate

Once I graduated, got this job, it totally turned my life around. My quality of life has really increased.

Cesar Perez - Student

I feel confident. I know what I'm doing. Sometimes at my job I have the opportunity to train other people and they come to me for help. I feel like I found where I'm supposed to be.

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For more information, visit our website and begin your journey at Dallas College.