Program Support Materials - Gateway Technical College

Gateway Technical College has developed a diploma for entry-level Tool and Die Technicians. Students enrolled in the diploma will have access to a track of classes relative to industrial maintenance and the college’s Industrial Mechanical Technician, Associate of Applied Science degree. Students will effectively perform both manual tools and an electrical discharge machine to cut die sections. They will have and opportunity to become credentialed for Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC). Students will use state-of-the-art equipment to gain skills that journeyworker tool and die makers use in industry through multiple instruction in complex and conventional machining, computer numerical control (CNC) machining, and precision grinding operations. This craft uses techniques needed in industry to create and repair stamping dies in highly precision measurement work. By completing this training, graduates can gain satisfying and rewarding careers in a highly-valued profession.