Academic Programs
Precision Machining, Certificate - Suspended. Currently not accepting applications.
| Locations: Granite Falls |
Links to: Faculty/Program website |
Program description: The Precision Machining program will provide hands-on, practical experience with lathes and mills, computer-aided-drafting and design software, precision machinery, and other computerized equipment.
| COURSE # |
COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
| Fall - Year 1 | ||
| MACH 1400 | Metallurgy & Machining Calculations | 1 |
| MACH 1405 | Machining Fundamentals & Processes I | 4 |
| MACH 1410 | Interpreting Engineering Prints I | 2 |
| MACH 1420 | CNC Milling Programming and Operation I | 3 |
| MACH 1430 | CNC Lathe Programming and Operation I | 3 |
| MECH 1115 | Computer Aided Design | 2 |
| GSCL 1105 | Job Seeking Skills | 1 |
| Total Credits |
16 |
Notes:
Updated: si 1/4/21
Academic Programs
Mechatronics, Diploma
| Locations: Worthington |
Links to: Faculty/Program website |
Program description: Mechatronics integrates mechanical, electronics, fluid power, and computer control systems to create automated manufacturing production systems. The Mechatronics program prepares students for entry-level technician positions in the areas of robotics, industrial manufacturing and maintenance, fluid power, instrumentation, electronics, and process control automation.
| COURSE # |
COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
| Fall - Year 1 | ||
| Fluid Power Calculations | 2 | |
| MECH 1103 | Basic Hydraulics | 3 |
| MECH 1105 | Hydraulics Lab | 3 |
| MECH 1115 | Computer Aided Design | 2 |
| MECH 1125 | Electrical Controls I | 2 |
| MECH 1135 | Electrical Controls II | 3 |
| Total Credits Fall - Year 1 | 15 | |
| Spring Year 1 | ||
| Pneumatic Theory | 3 | |
| MECH 1131 | Pneumatic Lab | 1 |
| Mechanical Power Transmission | 2 | |
| MECH 2110 | Circuit Design & Control Theory | 3 |
| MECH 2136 | Programmable Logic Controllers | 3 |
| RNEW 1160 | Instrumentation & Control Theory | 3 |
| MECH 2165 | Instrumentation & Control Lab | 1 |
| Credits Spring - Year 1 | 16 | |
| Fall - Year 2 | ||
| MECH 2100 | Advanced Systems Calculations | 3 |
| MECH 2120 | Automated Systems | 5 |
| MECH 2141 | Proportional & Servo Control Theory | 2 |
| MECH 2125 | Motion Control | 3 |
| Credits Fall - Year 2 | 13 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 44 |
Notes:
Updated: pp 5/25/2022
Academic Programs
Mechatronics, A.A.S.
| Locations: Worthington |
Links to: Faculty/Program website |
Program description: Mechatronics integrates mechanical, electronics, fluid power, and computer control systems to create automated manufacturing production systems. The Mechatronics program prepares students for entry-level technician positions in the areas of robotics, industrial manufacturing and maintenance, fluid power, instrumentation, electronics, and process control automation.
| COURSE # | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
| Fall - Year 1 | ||
| Fluid Power Calculations | 2 | |
| MECH 1103 | Basic Hydraulics | 3 |
| MECH 1105 | Hydraulics Lab | 3 |
| MECH 1115 | Computer Aided Design | 2 |
| MECH 1125 | Electrical Controls I | 2 |
| MECH 1135 | Electrical Controls II | 3 |
| General Education (MATH1107 or MATH 1111) |
3 | |
| Total Credits Fall - Year 1 | 18 | |
| Spring Year 1 | ||
| Pneumatic Theory | 3 | |
| MECH 1131 | Pneumatic Lab | 1 |
| Mechanical Power Transmission | 2 | |
| MECH 2110 | Circuit Design & Control Theory | 3 |
| MECH 2136 | Programmable Logic Controllers | 3 |
| RNEW 1160 | Instrumentation & Control Theory | 3 |
| MECH 2165 | Instrumentation & Control Lab | 1 |
| Credits Spring - Year 1 | 16 | |
| Fall - Year 2 | ||
| MECH 2120 | Automated Systems | 5 |
| MECH 2100 | Advanced Systems Calculations | 3 |
| MECH 2125 | Motion Control | 3 |
| MECH 2141 | Proportional & Servo Control Theory | 2 |
| Credits Fall - Year 2 | 13 | |
| Spring - Year 2 | ||
| General Education | 13 | |
| Credits Spring - Year 2 | 13 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 60 |
Notes:
Updated: pp 5/25/2022
Academic Programs
Community Health Worker, Certificate
| Locations: Online |
Links to: Faculty/Program website |
Program description: The Community Health Worker (CHW) program will prepare you to obtain employment in a variety of organizations. Community Health Workers perform a broad range of health related functions and play an important role in bridging the gap between cultures and health care systems. A CHW will work with health care organizations to increase cultural competence, improve access to health care for racial and ethnic minorities, improve the quality of care for the chronically ill, promote healthy communities, and educate families about access to and use of health care coverage.
**Note: When applying for the Community Health Worker Program at Minnesota West, in your application to the college, please choose the Collegewide Campus and the your major should be the Community Health worker certificate.
| COURSE # | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
| CMHW 1000 | Community Health Worker Role, Advocacy, Outreach & Resources | 3 |
| CMHW 1100 | Health Communication, Teaching, and Capacity Building | 3 |
| CMHW 1200 | Documentation, Legal & Ethical Issues in Community Health Work | 3 |
| CMHW 1250 | Health Promotion I | 2 |
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Health Promotion II
|
3
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Community Health Worker Internship
|
2
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First Aid/CPR
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1
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TOTAL CREDITS
|
17
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This program is run as a cohort training and may not follow the semester schedules. For registration information please connect with roxanne.hayenga@mnwest.edu 507-372-3468
Updated: pp 8/17/2023
