Offered at the Levelland Campus, the SPC Reese Center and the Plainview Extension Center

The Advanced Industrial Manufacturing/Emerging Technologies Certificate is designed as a continuation of the Manufacturing Technology curriculum, which prepares graduates with increased knowledge and skills targeting higher productivity within the manufacturing profession. Students choose from one of Specialty Career Tracks, which include semiconductor/electronics specialization, machinist specialization, network communications specialization, mechatronics specialization and petroleum/alternative energy specialization. Completion of the Industrial Manufacturing/Emerging Technologies Certificate of Proficiency is a prerequisite to enrollment in the Advanced Certificate program.

To qualify for the Certificate of Proficiency, the student must complete a Capstone Experience which includes passing a comprehensive written exam during final semester of the program. This is a TSI-waived certificate. Students who declare this major are not subject to TSI regulations unless they enroll in a course outside the prescribed curriculum.

Program advisor at the Levelland Campus and SPC Reese Center is Bill Tackett, Associate Professor of Industrial Manufacturing/Emerging Technologies. Program advisor at the Lubbock CTE Center is Rodney Busby, Instructor in Industrial Manufacturing/Emerging Technologies. Program advisor at the Plainview Center is Salvador Molinar, Instructor of Industrial Manufacturing/Emerging Technologies.

Certificate of Proficiency