Advanced Manufacturing Center

Jobs in machining, welding and computer-aided drafting and design are in demand! The average starting income is between $16-$20 per hour. For those students who excel and apply themselves, they can make upwards of $25-$40 per hour. Learn about these programs and how to get started in a degree or certificate program today:

• Machining
• Welding
• Computer-Aided Drafting & Design (CADD) / Mechanical Designer (this program takes place on the Auraria campus)

Manufacturing is an industry that fosters creativity and innovation while using the latest technology to make products for a wide array of needs — from everyday use to sending people into outer space. Our nation’s prosperity depends on a strong manufacturing industry.

Skills Shortage

Over the next decade, nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will likely need to be filled and the skills gap is expected to result in 2 million of those jobs going unfilled. This is due primarily to the retirement of baby boomers and economic expansion.* 

CCD's Helping to Strengthen Colorado's Workforce

• CCD’s manufacturing programs offer the ability to earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in fabrication welding, machining or computer-aided drafting & design/mechanical designer. The college also offers a variety of basic and advanced certificate programs that are stackable—meaning students can earn a certificate and start working right away while continuing towards more advanced certificates or associate degrees in their field.
• Our programs provide training opportunities in welding and machining starting with foundational courses and progressing to advanced manufacturing techniques. General education guaranteed transfer credits earned at CCD can be applied towards a bachelor’s degree at any public four-year college or university in Colorado. Often, our students are eligible for internships or apprenticeships while still in school thus increasing their earning potential.
• The average starting income is between $16-$20 per hour. For those students who excel and apply themselves, they can make upwards of $25-$40 per hour.

Workforce Training

The Advanced Manufacturing Center offers non-credit workforce training.

Our machining training includes HEIDENHAIN CNC Programming, Mastercam, True Position in GD&T and Wire EDM. Welding training includes open labs and American Welding Society (AWS) certification testing.

Customized training is also available for employers at the Advanced Manufacturing Center. Or, we can arrange to send a qualified instructor to train employees at your site. Classes are added frequently, so check back to see our new course offerings. Contact Janet Colvin for more information.