Recent Program Graduates
Certificate Programs for Quality Assurance
Edmonds Community College/WATR Center
Aerospace Manufacturing Quality Assurance - Lynnwood, WA
Short Term Certificate / 17 Credits
Larry Cluphf - 425-347-8928
Ending: 12/21/12, 7/3/13, 8/6/13, 9/6/13, 10/30/13, 12/5/13 (Capacity = 30)Program Description
Certificate in Aerospace Quality Assurance. The QA Certificate curriculum will educate the student in several areas critical to the manufacturing and aerospace assembly arena in respect to quality control, quality assurance, quality team dynamics, conflict resolution, and processes and statistical process control.Program Skill Sets
The student will experience actual hands-on activities such as drilling, fastener installation, wire bundle installation, torque, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance.
In addition to the skills and knowledge listed above, students will gain experience in overall quality inspection, precision measurements, manufacturing documentation, specifications and standards that are applied in the working world of manufacturing and aerospace assembly.
Everett Community College
Quality Assurance - Everett, WA
Short Term Certificate / 30 Credits
Ray Kubista - 425-267-0162
Ending: 12/13/12, 03/22/13, 06/13/13, 08/22/13 (Capacity = 20)Program Description
This course exposes the students to a number of skills required to verify and check manufactured parts for the quality assurance in the manufacturing industry.
Students learn to choose and apply proper tools for precision measuring, as well as document information as required by set manufacturing specifications.
Students learn how to to search and read specifications for industry.
Students learn how to effectively write instructions or “tie-ins”.
Topics include operation of mechanical lifts, knowledge of the different fasteners and allowable substitutions, blueprint reading, shop safety, use of computer for data search and input, and understanding statistical process controls.Program Skill Sets
1. Basic math skills.
2. Use micrometers, dial and digital calipers, height gauges.
3. Accurately measure hole sizes and hole placement.
4. Search specification databases.
5. Exposure to sine blocks and wring gauges.
6. Operate mechanical lifts.
7. Write instructions or “tie-ins” using word processing.
8. Write reports and rejections.
9. Elements of statistical process controls.
10. Various uses for and types of fasteners.
Green River Community College
Quality Assurance - Auburn, WA
Short Term Certificate / 28 Credits
Robert Embrey - 253-520-6282
Ending: 03/13/13 (Capacity = 18)Program Description
This course exposes the students to a number of skills required to verify and check manufactured parts for the quality assurance in the manufacturing industry.
Students learn to choose and apply proper tools for precision measuring, as well as document information as required by set manufacturing specifications.
Students learn how to to search and read specifications for industry.
Students learn how to effectively write instructions or “tie-ins”.
Topics include operation of mechanical lifts, knowledge of the different fasteners and allowable substitutions, blueprint reading, shop safety, use of computer for data search and input, and understanding statistical process controls.Program Skill Sets
1. Students learn basic math skills.
2. Use micrometers, dial and digital calipers, height gauges.
3. Accurately measure hole sizes and hole placement.
4. Search specification databases
Exposure to sine blocks and wring gauges.
5. Operate mechanical lifts.
6.Write instructions or “tie-ins” using word processing.
7. Write reports and rejections
Elements of statistical process controls.
8. Various uses for and types of fasteners.
Spokane Community College
Rural Aerospace Training - Spokane, WA
Short Term Certificate / 54 Credits
Carol Weigand - 509-533-7344
Ending: 12/13/2012, 03/22/13, 06/21/13, 8/15/2013 (Capacity = 18)Program Description
This program focuses on the knowledge, skills and abilities, needed to perform the typical duties of Precision Machining and Quality Assurance in the manufacturing industry.Program Skill Sets
The program will prepare students to work with quality control systems management principals, applicable technical standards, testing inspection and reporting procedures; as well as preparing the student to work in a small machine shops or manufacturing firms that produce durable goods such as metalworking and industrial machinery, aircraft parts, equipment and components for manufacturing products.