Prototype Design Career Certificate (PROCC)

Location(s): South Omaha Campus

Award: Career Certificate

Pathway to Associate Degree: Prototype Design (PRTOD)

Academic Focus Area: Skilled Trades and Technical Sciences

This career certificate provides students with the basics needed to pursue a career in the prototyping field. Students focus on design thinking, 3D design, and applying those skills using a variety of equipment and materials. Students also learn the basics of including electronic components within their prototypes and learn the principles of sensing and motion. Upon completion of the program, potential employment opportunities exist with companies that specialize in prototyping.

Graduation Requirements

To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.

Total credit hours required: 27.0

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Course Requirements - 27.0 credits

AMFG 1000 - Introduction to Prototype Design 4.5 Credits
AMFG 1105 - Digital Electronics in Prototyping 4.5 Credits
AMFG 1210 - Prototyping With Solidworks 4.5 Credits
AMFG 1225 - How to Build Almost Everything 4.5 Credits
AMFG 1320 - Intermediate SolidWorks 4.5 Credits
AMFG 2510 - Robotic Concepts in Prototyping 4.5 Credits

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Communicate ideas orally, graphically, physically, and inwriting throughout all stages of the prototype design process.
Demonstrate skills that meet or exceed industry certifications, such as Occupational Safety and Heath Administration(OSHA), Precisions Measuring Instruments(NC3), Business Ethics(BYAG), and National Career Readiness(NCRC).
Create innovative solutions that improve the ways in which people live and work.
Develop career skills necessary to pursue employment in prototyping, manufacturing, and/or engineering-related fileds that use advanced and emergining technology.