Program Codes:
MECCD.COA
Certificate of Achievement
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Mechanical Engineering Technology provides the right combination of theory and hands-on training to prepare students for employment opportunities in the design, manufacture and set-up of mechanical equipment such as engines, power generation and control systems, and manufacturing systems (including robots). Specific job responsibilities include working as a designer, computer aided design/drafting, instrumentation and testing of machines and systems, and developing and troubleshooting manufacturing systems.
Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion. Courses may have prerequisite and corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details.
An introduction to engineering fundamentals and design through lecture, classroom activities, design and laboratory projects in the areas of Civil, Electrical and Mechanical technology. Students will learn how to formulate and solve engineering problems, both working individually and as part of a team.
MAT-013 or passing score on the College placement test
MAT 014
A study of materials (metallic and non-metallic), their engineering properties and the methods used to manufacturing to process these materials into useful products. Concurrent laboratory projects provide hands-on experience in areas of testing, modifying properties and the processes used in manufacturing to convert these materials into useful products.
A study of the graphic language of engineering and technology to include linework, lettering, geometric construction, orthographic projection, pictorial, sectional and auxiliary views and dimensioning techniques. Laboratory time is divided between technical sketching and drawings produced using AutoCad software.
This course is a study and execution of drawings encountered in civil and construction engineering. Topics include: Structural steel shapes and assemblies, reinforced concrete structures, piping details, site maps, alignments, AutoCAD functions used in civil projects, and, Civil 3D. Drawings will be generated from a combination of existing drawings as well as written requests. A comprehensive final project will combine skills from the various lessons and have students draft out major components of a simple structure.
The study of mechanical working drawings including detail, assembly, piping and welding drawings. Also included are dimensioning techniques, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, fits and tolerances of mating parts, threads, fasteners, and surface finish. Advanced use of CAD(Computer-Aided Drafting) software that includes creating template files, drawing layouts/paper space, blocks, attributes, external references, revision tables, notes and BOM (Bill of Material). Introduction to piping and welding drawings. Introduction to solid modeling, including part creation and orthographic and isometric drawing creation. The completion of a comprehensive final project is required.
An introduction to drawing and quantity takeoff with related material and labor costs used in the construction industry. Students will examine and interpret construction drawings to determine quantities and related costs of materials and labor. Topics will include: area and volume calculations, use of engineering scales, material costs, labor costs, overhead and profit. Laboratory projects reinforce the lecture material and emphasize proper estimating procedures and format. The students will be exposed to Microsoft Excel in preparation of the material and cost summaries. Students will prepare a quantity estimate for a small construction project. Basic discussions will be presented for cost estimating of residential and commercial construction projects. Unit cost estimating will be incorporated in the proposed estimate. Specifications and specification standards will be reviewed as set forth by the CSI.
An introductory course to familiarize students with feature-based parametric parts modeling. Students will be involved with outline sketching and sketch profiling, constraining, dimensioning and viewing different viewports. Techniques such as profile extrusion, revolving and sweeping, feature editing, creating work axis, making active sketch planes and creating work planes and points. Students will also master controlling object visibility; cutting, joining and intersecting operations; fillets, chamfers, holes and arrays; dimension display and equations; and assigning design variables.
Contact Name: Associate Professor Thomas Sabol, department chair
Contact Phone: 732.906.2586
Contact Email: TSabol@middlesexcc.edu
Department Web: https://www.middlesexcc.edu/engineering-technologies/