Plastics Manufacturing Technology Certificate

GRCC Program:

Certificate

The Plastics Technology certificate program is designed to prepare graduates for employment as operators, molding technicians, material handlers, or mold setters in the field of injection molding. The program also provides entry level skills for employment related to the processes of extrusion, blow molding, and thermoforming. Students will take a combination of lecture and laboratory courses from instructors who have experience in the plastics industry.

All credits earned in this certificate program may be applied toward the Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences in Plastics Manufacturing Technology. Some classes are transferable into Ferris State University’s four-year Bachelor of Science in Plastics Engineering Technology degree. Students interested in transferring to FSU should see their faculty advisor for specific information.

The following scheme is presented as a guide only. Courses may be taken in any order as long as all requirements (including prerequisites) are met.

First Semester

• MN 102 - Lean Manufacturing Principles (2/2) **
• MN 100 - Manufacturing Principles (2/2) **
• MN 219 - Survey of Polymer Technology (3/3)
• MN 220 - Basic Plastics Processing (4/6)
• TE 103 - Intermediate Technical Mathematics (4/4) **

Second Semester

• MN 223 - Injection Molding Theory (3/3)
• MN 242 - Applied Injection Molding (4/6)
• DR 241 - Mold Design Theory (3/4)
• — — Elective* (6/8)

Total Credits 31/35

* Students must take two of the following five electives:

• MN 165 - Plastics Testing
    (4/4)
• MN 244 - Advanced Plastics Processing
    (4/6)
• TE 282 - Coop Education in Technology-1
    (3/3)
• EG 110 - Industrial Graphics with CAD
    (3/4)
• MN 217 - Hydraulics
    (4/6)

** These classes may not transfer into FSU’s Bachelor of Science in Plastics Engineering Technology degree program.

Transfer Opportunities:

The Transfer Guide for many bachelor’s degree majors offered at Michigan colleges and universities is available at the Counseling and Career Center and online at www.grcc.edu.