Advanced Manufacturing
Mission Statement
The Butte College Advanced Manufacturing Department will serve our community by providing diverse experiential learning opportunities in a progressive curriculum, using advanced technology, industry cooperation, and alumni support to prepare students for productive futures.
Program Description
This program is designed for students to earn small industry recognized certificates. Students also have the opportunity to earn an A.S. Degree. The curriculum is designed to teach students about the manufacturing process from design to finish. This will be accomplished using industry principles and practices during the process of production. Courses offered in this degree utilize manual, semi-automatic, & CNC equipment operations. Hands on experience, industry tours & internships to train students on the principles and practices used in industry.
Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes
Brief reflections were reviewed and discussed. The assessments took place through a variety of projects that were developed, designed, and fabricated by students. This process took place from the early product design all the way through the production of the part. Basic machine operation and safety was heavily stressed, situation awareness was emphasized in an effort to teach student best practices used for production manufacturing and material handling. Students were introduced to common base materials and fabrication methods. Students became acquainted with numerous pieces of manufacturing equipment both manual and Computer Numerically Controlled. The projects completed were highly successful and helped build the students confidence in equipment operation and safety. The skills learned built upon each other to help prepare the students for their next sequence of courses.
The new welding and manufacturing building was not fully complete at the start of the semester. Students ended up working around the contractors who were finishing up the building. This helped increase the students situational awareness and ability to navigate a working shop, but slowed the progression of the classes. There were numerous Industry tours during this time period in an effort to familiarize students with local industry practices, but also to allow contractors to finish certain parts of the building. A lot of the equipment was not ready at the start of the semester. The curriculum was adjusted to accommodate for this hurdle. The scheduled was modified resulting in decreased instructional weeks and increased lengths of time for each class. In addition to the disturbance of construction there was also continual power outages that plagued the campus. These power outages resulting in a significant interruption to instruction and the loss of a significant amount of lab time. For a number of reasons the number of students who were in the program was relatively low. This was advantageous as it allowed students to get through the curriculum a little faster and instructional staff were given more opportunity to work one on one with individual students. This significantly helped students meet those learning objectives for the class.
Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)
While the Advanced Manufacturing program is incredibly new, the most important portion is the need for the prorgram, as well as its growth. The number of student enrolled in the manufacturing program has gone up consistently every year since its creation. This upward trend will likely continue.
Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)
n/a
Strategic Direction
The Advanced Manufacturing program supports the college in meeting its Strategic Direction and Priorities by:
The Advanced Manufacturing program was built around the goal of students completing a two year program that will given them a variety of skills needed to be successful in a career. This is done buy using a cohort model in which students take set classes and work towards completing the entire program.
One of the goals is to increase knowledge, skills, and abilities of faculty and staff to better support students in a rapidly changing environment. This is done in mulitple ways, but one was is buy constant training, learning, and industry connections. Staying up to date on what students need to be successfull, as well as how to convey that to students from a teaching standpoint.
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning making strategic financial decisions by prioritizing the retention, learning, and success of students is an ongoing goal of the Advanced manufacturing program. Equipment is purchased based on what students need to be succesful post program in their carreers as well as what will make it easier for students to learn.
Program Review
This program is new, so there has not been a program review completed yet. There is a significant amount of data showing that there will be an increased demand for employees that have the technical skills and knowledge to work with the automatic processes used within the Advanced Manufacturing industry sector. Our local advisory committee has stressed the need for employees with these skill sets.
Department Goals
What are your goals for the upcoming year? These need to be big and broad. You can write as much as you want in this section. The Future Development Strategies need to align with your goals. So, goal are the "what", strategies are the "how".
Future Development Strategies
Strategy 1 - Funding for set up of new facility
Budget for incidentals that occur in construction and set up of the new facility
Initiatives
- Modeling Sustainability
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
Supporting Rationale
Any construction project has unforeseen incidental costs associated with it. It is almost a guarantee that the new Welding and Advanced Manufacturing facility will be no different. There will undoubtedly be items that are not written into the contract that the project funding will not cover. These costs are not known at this time, but almost guaranteed to occur somewhere in the process.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 2 - Fully Develop an Advanced Manufacturing program
Release time and stipends to develop curricullum for advanced manufacturing through stipends and release time.
Initiatives
- Modeling Sustainability
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
Release time and stipends are necessary in order to properly develop this comprehensive curriculum
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 3 - Professional Devlelopment
Industry training on Advanced Manufacturing CNC equipment for instructors teaching this program.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Supporting Rationale
There have been a number of new pieces of equipment that have been purchased for this program. Instructors who are teaching in this program will need the opportunity to get the necessary industry training required to run this CNC equipment to its full potential.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 4 - Institutionalize a supply budget
Supply budget for consumables
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
There is a significant amount of hands on practical lab assessments within this program. These projects will require a significant amount of consumables to properly prepare students for the work within Advanced Manufacturing. There needs to be an adequate amount of funding for supplies in order for this program to be successful.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 5 - Department Chair or coordinator
Department Chair or coordinator
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
- Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
Supporting Rationale
The current chair is responsible for not only two cohorts of welding but Advanced Manufacturing as well. It would benefit both students and faculty to have a chair or coordinator that can support both cohorts of manufacturing students. This position is vital to help manage the purchasing of supplies, events, recruitment, student outreach, industry outreach, etc. This position could also work very closely to help coordinate with all pre-requisite, and capstone course instructors to help improve student success throughout the welding program. Over the next couple years there will be a significant increase in non-tenured faculty, part time faculty as well as the planning and adjustment into the new facility.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 6 - Advanced Manufacturing Instructor
Hire an additional full time instructor for the Advanced Manufacturing program.
Initiatives
- Modeling Sustainability
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Supporting Rationale
Industry adopted curicullum still needs to be fully completed. A network of diversified industry partners need to be established. The program will have industry internships, and projects that mirror those in industry. In order for this program to be successful it will need to have full time leadership. The availability of skilled part time instructors who can work during the hours between 7 A.M. -5 P.M. is extremely limited. Finding part time instructors willing to teach courses between 5 P.M. and 10 P.M. is usually difficult to find in Career and Technical programs. In order to get the best pool of applicants available the Department would like to request that this be a tenure track position.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 7 - Power sources for new welding facility
Purchase welding power sources for new facility
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
Power sources used within the Advanced Manufacturing program would also be used within the welding program. There is a number of outdated power sources in our current facilty. These welders do not even have the capability to run off of the 460V power supplied in the new facility, so it is not practical to bring them over to the new shop. The Welding department will also be adding 34 additional welding booths that will need to be properly outfitted with a AC/DC GTAW welder, and a Multi-process welder. The Advanced Manufacturing pathway will also be needing to purchase additional GMAW machines capable of pulse spray transfer. These power sources are much more energy efficient than the outdated power sources currently being used.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 8 - Welding and Advanced Manufacturing equipment
Complete welding and manufacturing lab build outs
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
The new facility has a whole manufacturing shop dedicated to state of the art fabrication equipment. The department has been trying hard to update outdated and worn out equipment before moving into the new shop. In addition to replacing outdated equipment it is also essential to purchase additional state of the art fabrication equipment to reflect the type of equipment students will be using within the industry. There is still worn out equipment that has a difficult time keeping the types of tolerances necessary to teach modern fabrication skills. This equipment needs to be updated to the CNC equipment that is found in industry. In addition to replacing worn out equipment there are still a few pieces of equipment that have been programmed into the new facility, but we not been able to purchase yet. Students need to have the opportunity to learn proper set up and operation of the equipment that is currently being used in industry.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 9 - Hire additional Lab Tech
Full time lab tech assigned to the department to make sure that welding equipment is fully operational for students, help lab instructor setup equipment for demonstrations, help students when needed, and help with daily operations of the welding and manufacturing department.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
Supporting Rationale
Hire additional lab tech to make sure that welding and advanced manufacturing equipment is fully operational for students, help lab instructor setup equipment for demonstrations, help students when needed, and help with daily operations of the welding and manufacturing department. Currently this is prioritized lower because one was funded last year.
1. Supports instruction in the assigned area by preparing lab materials and equipment. Prepares for and cleans up after laboratory sessions.
*2. Provides oversight, direction and guidance to students ensuring proper equipment use. Schedules and oversees the use, repairs, maintenance and ordering of equipment.
*3. Responds to inquiries and demonstrates laboratory procedures and other skills to students. May assist students with computer hardware and software.
*4. Organizes and arranges laboratory space and equipment to maximize efficiency and safety.
*5. Ensures the safe and proper handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals and materials; following Federal, State and District requirements.
*6. Dependent upon assignment, understands the operating principles of discipline specific equipment; maintains and performs minor repairs on discipline specific equipment including, but not limited to, CNC equipment, press brakes, drill press, shears, saw, filtration systems, air compressors, welders, oxy-fuel cutting and welding equipment, shielding and cutting gas lines and regulators, powder coating system, sand blasters, and hand and power tools.
*7. Maintains inventory of equipment and supplies. May pickup and deliver supplies to off campus locations.
*8. Organizes and distributes supplies and materials to students; replenishes supplies and materials and maintains all forms, manuals and handouts.
*9. May provide oversight of student study areas as appropriate and may proctor examinations for the Welding and Advanced Manufacturing courses
*10. Maintains and updates technical skills in order to design, create and modify computer methods to include, but not limited to, word processing, design and layout for publications, CAD programs, database development and maintenance and creating and maintaining charts and spreadsheets; researches and compiles data; maintains program participant records and trainings.
*11. Fabricate and or modify instructional items needed for the welding laboratory.
*12. Coordinates with IT to help maintain, Install, and upgrade computer systems and software in the instructional area.
*13. Represents Butte College to the public by setting up displays at local fairs and farm shows, conducting facility tours, hosting professional functions, etc.
*14. Remains available by radio or phone to respond to emergency and hazardous situations.
*15. Maintains bulletin boards and maintains instructional web pages with required information, including safety guidelines; adheres to all departmental policies and procedures to ensure maintenance, lab hours and supplies are sufficient to meet student and instructor demands.
*16. Advises and assists in redesigning and integrating media technologies into traditional course content and in translating new or existing course content into distributable formats. Provides technical assistance to faculty and staff regarding use and maintenance of multimedia modules, video instructional packages and other instructional media.
17. May perform other duties as assigned.
18. May serve on a variety of District committees as requested.
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Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 10 - Administrative Secretary
Hire a full time administrative secretary for Welding and Advanced Manufacturing
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
There are numerous Career and Technical programs that are expanding, and new ones on the horizon. Currently our Dept. secretary does not have enough bandwidth to cover the existing programs in our area. New programs were added this past Fall semester (Construction, HVAC, and Advanced Manufacturing). These programs will take additional support especially as these programs grow. This past semester the Welding department added another cohort of students as well. There is a considerable amount of time necessary to properly support these programs. The Administrative support in the Industrial Technologies area is critical to manage cohort enrollment, program waitlist, and prerequisite waitlists. Communication with students on the various program waitlists is essential to not only keep students engaged, but communicate with prospective students the necessary steps and requirement of the program enrollments. In addition to the day to day work of our administrative secretary (common to most department secretaries) there is a significant amount of time that goes into our many recruitment events such as ARC EXPOSURE.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 11 - Mechanic or Technician for Industrial Technology area
Hire a mechanic or additional technician to replace the retirement of an Ag Mechanic in the spring of 2018
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Supporting Rationale
In the spring of 2018 one of the Ag Mechanics retired, and that position has yet to be replaced. This has left the remaining two with the responsibility of covering Automotive, Heavy Equipment, Agriculture, and Welding. All of these programs are expanding, and other programs such as HVAC, Construction, Diesel, and Advanced Manufacturing have also been added. This has resulted in an incredible amount of work for the remaining employees. The remaining mechanics have worked very hard to adequately support the programs they support, but there are not enough hours in the day to keep the aging equipment in these programs up and going without additional support.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 12 - Solidworks Licenses
Purchasing of stand-alone Solidworks software that is capable of being used both on campus and off campus
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
The Advanced Manufacturing program will require current versions of Solidworks software. Virtually all of the industry that is currently utilizing CNC equipment will be using software such as Solidworks or a comparable program to design, and engineer their products. Students will need to be proficient with this software in order to be prepared to enter the industry. The products are designed in Solidworks, then exported to other CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) software to complete the manufacturing cycle.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 13 - forklift with a rotator
purchase a larger forklift with a rotator
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Supporting Rationale
Currently the welding and advanced manufacturing program has to dump scrap bins in an unsafe method. We dump our bins into the large scrap bins, then climb into the bin, hook a chain to the box, and lift out the emptied bin. A rotator allows the forks to rotate 360 degrees, allowing an operator to safely dump scrap bins by themselves. When a rotator is added to a forklift it reduces the forklifts lifting capacity. The current forklift has a significant number of hours on it, and if a rotator was added to it the department could not unload a number of the larger orders of plate and pipe that we receive. The Welding program has expanded the number of classes and significantly increased the number of scrap bins from 12 to approximately 23.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 14 - Additional equipment and supplies for CNC Equipment
Purchase additional tooling for the CNC mill, and lathe. In addition to this there needs to be a filtration/ skimming unit to eliminate the coolent in the from becoming rancid
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Supporting Rationale
The tooling for these pieces of equipment is somewhat limited at this time, as enrollment grows additional tooling will need to be purchased. In addition to this the machines are not yet fully functional in that there needs to be a coolant skimming/circulation unit installed to eliminate the coolent from becoming rancid when the machine sits for any length of time
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Requested Non-Financial Resources
There are none at this time.
Current Financial Resources
Current revenue streams come from district operational welding budget, donations, Prop 39, Career Pathways Trust Grant, and Perkins funding for supply budget because of expansion, curriculum modifications and rising costs of welding supplies and consumables.
The department also relies heavily upon donations from our industry partners and community members.
Augmentation Requests
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
| Description | Supporting Rationale | Potential Alternative Funding Sources | Prioritization Criteria | |||
| 1 | Advanced Manufacturing | Operating Expenses | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 51000/5430 | $0.00 | $50,000.00 |
| Supply budget for consumables are necessary for this program | There is a significant amount of hands on practical lab assessments within this program. These projects will require a significant amount of consumables to properly prepare students for the work within Advanced Manufacturing. There needs to be an adequate amount of funding for supplies in order for this program to be successful. |
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| 2 | Advanced Manufacturing | Personnel | 11.000.515.1.095650 | $0.00 | $114,000.00 | |
| Hire a second full time instructor for the Advanced Manufacturing program. | Industry adopted curicullum still needs to be fully completed. A network of diversified industry partners need to be established. The program will have industry internships, and projects that mirror those in industry. In order for this program to be successful it will need to have full time leadership. The availability of skilled part time instructors who can work during the hours between 7 A.M. -5 P.M. is extremely limited. Finding part time instructors willing to teach courses between 5 P.M. and 10 P.M. is usually difficult to find in Career and Technical programs. In order to get the best pool of applicants available the Department would like to request that this be a tenure track position. |
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| 3 | Advanced Manufacturing | Equipment | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 56610 | $750,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Complete Welding and Manufacturing lab build outs | The new facility has a whole manufacturing shop dedicated to state of the art fabrication equipment. The department has been trying hard to update outdated and worn out equipment before moving into the new shop. In addition to replacing outdated equipment it is also essential to purchase additional state of the art fabrication equipment to reflect the type of equipment students will be using within the industry. There is still worn out equipment that has a difficult time keeping the types of tolerances necessary to teach modern fabrication skills. This equipment needs to be updated to the CNC equipment that is found in industry. In addition to replacing worn out equipment there are still a few pieces of equipment that have been programmed into the new facility, but we not been able to purchase yet. One of these pieces of equipment is a laser cutter. Students need to have the opportunity to learn proper set up and operation of the equipment that is currently being used in industry. |
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| 4 | Advanced Manufacturing | Equipment | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 56610 | $8,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Solidworks license | As the Advanced Manufacturing program begins to get more automated it will require a more current version of Solidworks. Virtually all of the industry that is currently utilizing CNC equipment will be using software such as Solidworks or a comparable program to design, and engineer their products. This software is essential in order to push the program to the next level. This purchase could be used to help other programs such as Drafting and Welding |
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| 5 | Advanced Manufacturing | Personnel | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 5200 | $0.00 | $30,000.00 |
| Department Chair or coordinator | The current chair is responsible for not only two cohorts of welding but Advanced Manufacturing as well. It would benefit both students and faculty to have a chair or coordinator that can support both cohorts of manufacturing students. This position is vital to help manage the purchasing of supplies, events, recruitment, student outreach, industry outreach, etc. This position could also work very closely to help coordinate with all pre-requisite, and capstone course instructors to help improve student success throughout the welding program. Over the next couple years there will be a significant increase in non-tenured faculty, part time faculty as well as the planning and adjustment into the new facility. |
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| 6 | Advanced Manufacturing | Equipment | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 56610 | $32,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Additional equipment and supplies for CNC Equipment | The tooling for these pieces of equipment is somewhat limited at this time, as enrollment grows additional tooling will need to be purchased. In addition to this the machines are not yet fully functional in that there needs to be a coolant skimming/circulation unit installed to eliminate the coolent from becoming rancid when the machine sits for any length of time |
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| 7 | Advanced Manufacturing | Equipment | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 56610 | $35,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Forklift with a rotator | Currently the welding and advanced manufacturing program has to dump scrap bins in an unsafe method. We dump our bins into the large scrap bins, then climb into the bin, hook a chain to the box, and lift out the emptied bin. A rotator allows the forks to rotate 360 degrees, allowing an operator to safely dump scrap bins by themselves. When a rotator is added to a forklift it reduces the forklifts lifting capacity. The current forklift has a significant number of hours on it, and if a rotator was added to it the department could not unload a number of the larger orders of plate and pipe that we receive. The Welding program has expanded the number of classes and significantly increased the number of scrap bins from 12 to approximately 23. |
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| 8 | Advanced Manufacturing | Personnel | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 5200 | $0.00 | $82,307.00 |
| Administrative Secretary | There are numerous Career and Technical programs that are expanding, and new ones on the horizon. Currently our Dept. secretary does not have enough bandwidth to cover the existing programs in our area. New programs were added this past Fall semester (Construction, HVAC, and Advanced Manufacturing). These programs will take additional support especially as these programs grow. This past semester the Welding department added another cohort of students as well. There is a considerable amount of time necessary to properly support these programs. The Administrative support in the Industrial Technologies area is critical to manage cohort enrollment, program waitlist, and prerequisite waitlists. Communication with students on the various program waitlists is essential to not only keep students engaged, but communicate with prospective students the necessary steps and requirement of the program enrollments. In addition to the day to day work of our administrative secretary (common to most department secretaries) there is a significant amount of time that goes into our many recruitment events such as ARC EXPOSURE. |
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| 9 | Advanced Manufacturing | Equipment | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 56610 | $25,280.00 | $0.00 |
| Purchase tools and supplies to complete program expansion | With the new facility there are now two repair shops and two welding shops and the manufacturing shop to outfit with tools, and supplies. As course section numbers increase the department will need to purchase additional welding helmets, cutting goggles, hand tools, tig torches etc. in order to work efficiently in new facility. |
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| 10 | Advanced Manufacturing | Operating Expenses | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 5200 | $10,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Industry training on Advanced Manufacturing equipment for instructors teaching this program. | There have been a number of new pieces of equipment that have been purchased for this program. Instructors who are teaching in this program will need the opportunity to get the necessary industry training required to run this CNC equipment to its full potential. Factory training's, or industry endorsed courses are available to help increase instructors skills and abilities. Instructor would also potentially be able to get NCCER or equivalent training |
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| 11 | Advanced Manufacturing | Equipment | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 56610 | $52,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Finishing equipment | The advanced manufacturing program has more than one class that is dedicated to the finishing of products within the manufacturing industry. Currently there is an extremely limited amount of finishing equipment available. Students would greatly benefit from learning how to safely operate and safely use a deburing machine. The machine would greatly increase the quantity and quality of projects that students can fabricate. |
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| 12 | Advanced Manufacturing | Equipment | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 56610 | $40,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Purchase large plate and steel rack | Currently plate and sheet metal are scattered out throughout the welding shop. The department would like to purchase a large sheet and plate rack to centralize where the material is at. This purchase will help to maximize the storage efficiency within our current facility and the new facility. Students and instructors currently lose a significant amount of time digging through buried stacks of sheet metal trying to get to the correct size and thickness of sheet for the project. In the new facility both Welding and Advanced Manufacturing will be using a significant amount of sheet metal and plate, so maximizing of storage is critical. |
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| 13 | Advanced Manufacturing | Equipment | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 56610 | $25,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Heavy duty pipe/material racks | Due to DSA requirements a number of older non-engineered material racks that were being used at the old facility will not be able to be used within the new facility. Heavy duty industrial stock material racks would significantly improve the storage of material within the new Welding and Advanced Manufacturing Facility. The new building is significantly larger, but in order to keep material covered/protected from the weather it is essential to purchase additional racks and locking cabinets to assist in making our current area more efficient. |
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| 14 | Advanced Manuacturing | Personnel | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 5200 | $0.00 | $85,000.00 |
| Hiring of a second full time lab tech assigned to the Welding and Advanced Department to make sure that the equipment is fully operational for students, help lab instructor setup equipment for demonstrations, help students when needed, and help with daily operations of the welding and manufacturing department. | Hire additional lab tech to make sure that welding and advanced manufacturing equipment is fully operational for students, help lab instructor setup equipment for demonstrations, help students when needed, and help with daily operations of the welding and manufacturing department. Currently this is prioritized lower because one was funded last year. 1. Supports instruction in the assigned area by preparing lab materials and equipment. Prepares for and cleans up after laboratory sessions. *2. Provides oversight, direction and guidance to students ensuring proper equipment use. Schedules and oversees the use, repairs, maintenance and ordering of equipment. *3. Responds to inquiries and demonstrates laboratory procedures and other skills to students. May assist students with computer hardware and software. *4. Organizes and arranges laboratory space and equipment to maximize efficiency and safety. *5. Ensures the safe and proper handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals and materials; following Federal, State and District requirements. *6. Dependent upon assignment, understands the operating principles of discipline specific equipment; maintains and performs minor repairs on discipline specific equipment including, but not limited to, CNC equipment, press brakes, drill press, shears, saw, filtration systems, air compressors, welders, oxy-fuel cutting and welding equipment, shielding and cutting gas lines and regulators, powder coating system, sand blasters, and hand and power tools. *7. Maintains inventory of equipment and supplies. May pickup and deliver supplies to off campus locations. *8. Organizes and distributes supplies and materials to students; replenishes supplies and materials and maintains all forms, manuals and handouts. *9. May provide oversight of student study areas as appropriate and may proctor examinations for the Welding and Advanced Manufacturing courses *10. Maintains and updates technical skills in order to design, create and modify computer methods to include, but not limited to, word processing, design and layout for publications, CAD programs, database development and maintenance and creating and maintaining charts and spreadsheets; researches and compiles data; maintains program participant records and trainings. *11. Fabricate and or modify instructional items needed for the welding laboratory. *12. Coordinates with IT to help maintain, Install, and upgrade computer systems and software in the instructional area. *13. Represents Butte College to the public by setting up displays at local fairs and farm shows, conducting facility tours, hosting professional functions, etc. *14. Remains available by radio or phone to respond to emergency and hazardous situations. *15. Maintains bulletin boards and maintains instructional web pages with required information, including safety guidelines; adheres to all departmental policies and procedures to ensure maintenance, lab hours and supplies are sufficient to meet student and instructor demands. *16. Advises and assists in redesigning and integrating media technologies into traditional course content and in translating new or existing course content into distributable formats. Provides technical assistance to faculty and staff regarding use and maintenance of multimedia modules, video instructional packages and other instructional media. 17. May perform other duties as assigned. 18. May serve on a variety of District committees as requested. |
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| 15 | Advanced Manufacturing | Equipment | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 56610 | $622,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Purchase welding power sources for new facility | Power sources used within the Advanced Manufacturing program would also be used within the welding program. There is a number of outdated power sources in our current facilty. These welders do not even have the capability to run off of the 460V power supplied in the new facility, so it is not practical to bring them over to the new shop. The Welding department will also be adding 34 additional welding booths that will need to be properly outfitted with a AC/DC GTAW welder, and a Multi-process welder. The Advanced Manufacturing pathway will also be needing to purchase additional GMAW machines capable of pulse spray transfer. These power sources are much more energy efficient than the outdated power sources currently being used. |
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| 16 | Advanced Manufacturing | Personnel | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 5200 | $0.00 | $85,000.00 |
| Hire a mechanic or additional technician in the industrial technology area | In the spring of 2018 one of the Ag Mechanics retired, and that position has yet to be replaced. This has left the remaining two with the responsibility of covering Automotive, Heavy Equipment, Agriculture, and Welding. All of these programs are expanding, and other programs such as HVAC, Construction, Diesel, and Advanced Manufacturing have also been added. This has resulted in an incredible amount of work for the remaining employees. The remaining mechanics have worked very hard to adequately support the programs they support, but there are not enough hours in the day to keep the aging equipment in these programs up and going without additional support. |
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| 17 | Advanced Manufacturing | Personnel | 11.000.515.1.095650 | 51000/5110 | $10,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Use Stipends and release time to improve upon the existing comprehensive, interdisciplinary, fabrication program to fit the needs of local and state manufacturing companies. | Release time and stipends are necessary in order to properly develop this comprehensive curriculum. |
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