CNC Machining and Inspection

Shape your academic future!

Hands-On Learning

Get hands-on with 40 major machine tools including CNC mills, CNC lathes, computers, and industry software in our 10,000 square foot lab.

display of products made by CNC students

Real-World Experience

Create art and commissioned products in a variety of materials to gain real experience.

What you’ll earn

This program will give you training, hands-on experience, and certificates for CNC machining, CAD/CAM, and tight tolerance inspection work. Earn certificates from different industries on the way to a two- or one-year degree.

Associate Degree

Lane Community College’s CNC Machining and Inspection program will prepare you to be a CNC Programmer and Operator. Our graduates have found careers in diverse fields including lumber, aerospace, defense, automotive, sports production, and general production.

Learn about CNC Machining and Inspection, Associate of Applied Science

2 years Full-time

$21,110 Total program cost

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

CAD/CAM Programming
Set Up and Operate CNC Lathe and CNC Milling Machine
Read Industrial Prints
Set Up and Operate Laser Engraving Machines and 3D Printers
Inspect Finished Components and Print Specifications

AFTER LANE

Students of our new CNC Machining and Inspection program have a very high job placement rate. In the 2022-2023 school year, 100% of full time students were placed into employment in their field. Some students found work in fields like forestry, automotive, aerospace, and defense work. Others used their skills to start their own CNC machining businesses.

Stackable Certificates

CNC Machining and Inspection 1, CPC

Career Pathways Certificate

This certificate encompasses all of the first year’s classes of the AAS degree. Students will have completed all classes for 2-Axis Lathe and 3-Axis Mill. You'll be able to work in industry with this certificate and can easily rejoin the AAS degree program down the road if you want.

Not sure which is for you? Learn more about the types of degrees & certificates Lane has to offer