CENTURY
COLLEGE
ADDITIVE & DIGITAL
MANUFACTURING DEGREE
PROGRAM DESIGNED
FOR HIGH-TECHNOLOGY
ECONOMY
S
tudents enrolled in the Additive
and Digital Manufacturing (ADM)
program at Century College are
already making inroads in manufacturing
employment opportunities. Graduates
are projected to earn starting salaries
between $40,000 - $60,000 per year.
Positions include: manufacturing cell
technician; automated systems technician;
manufacturing project manager; additive
manufacturing technician; 3D printing
specialist; manufacturing systems
technician; IoT (Internet of Everything)
technician; cell specialist; manufacturing
sales/engineering support; design and
prototype engineering technician.
The 3D printing technologies are
expanding manufacturing process
dimensions beyond traditional methods.
Increasingly, our high-technology
economy is dependent on having a
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supply of qualified “digital workers”
skilled in computer-based design/
simulation, electronics, programming,
mechanics, 3D printing and automation.
Digital manufacturing technologists
use principles and theories of science,
technology, engineering, art and
mathematics (STEAM) to solve technical
problems. An engineering technician
will combine fundamental principles of
mechanical engineering technology,
digital technology, computer automation
and electronic circuits to design, develop,
test and manufacture systems.
Graduates of the ADM program may
develop and test industrial process
control systems, supervise the building
and testing of prototypes utilizing 3D
printing, supervise and conduct the
installation and operation of automated