Capital Area
Capital Area
Technical Center
Augusta, Maine
Machine Tool Technology
Have you ever wondered how things are made?
Do you enjoy working with your hands?
Do you like figuring out problems?
Do you have solid math skills?
Are you attentive to details?
Then becoming a Machinist can definitely be in your future!
What Will I Learn at CATC?
If you become a Machine Tool Technology student, these are some of the things you will learn:
Pictures of projects and students:
Possibilities after graduation from CATC:
Many of Maine's community colleges offer certificates and/or diplomas in Machine Tool Technology.
There are lots of good jobs for machinists in Maine.
Taking Machine Tool Technology will give you exposure to the "hands-on" part of engineering.
Machinists make good money.
A career in machining offers a lot of variety. You can work with metals, with plastics, in an automotive shop, on huge fabrications such as steam turbines or make tiny parts for medical implants.
There are lots of avenues for advancement as a machinist. Depending on where you work, you can become a foreman, you can become a machine programmer, you can estimate costs, you can improve productivity, you can plan jobs, you can continue your education.....
the opportunities are only limited by your imagination!
For more information contact the instructor:
Betsy Tiemann at
or phone CATC at 626-2475