Industrial Manufacturing Technology, TD (Natchitoches Campus)

The Industrial Manufacturing Technology (IMFG) program provides students with a broad range of mechanical, electrical, and electronic skills. Students are provided with a learner-centered curriculum based on integrated academic and technical content, employability skills, along with work-based learning opportunities that enable them to connect what they are learning with real-live work scenarios. The program is closely aligned with the needs of employers, industry, and labor.

Graduates who earn credentials in this program work in various industries to make or process raw materials into finished products using industrial machines.

Learning Outcomes:

Recipients of the Technical Diploma in Industrial Manufacturing Technology will be able to demonstrate:

1. working knowledge of safety practices used in manufacturing.
2. technical knowledge and skills in the calibration and use of equipment used in manufacturing.
3. skills in troubleshooting problems with measurement tools and devices in process controls, pipefitting, hydraulics, and pneumatics within a manufacturing environment.
4. working knowledge of the basic principles of automation, welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, and millwright.
5. principles of mechatronic systems.

Required course for the TD in Industrial Manufacturing Technology: