Certificate of Achievement - Industrial Maintenance Machinist/Mechanic (mTECH)

This program prepares students for jobs in the manufacturing industry including industrial machinery mechanics, maintenance specialists or technicians, and machinery maintenance workers, in industries including chemical, refinery, and public works industries. These jobs involve repairing, installing, adjusting, or maintaining industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. The labor market for these high-wage occupations in the Bay Area is strong.Graduates of this program will gain skills and knowledge in areas that include machining, industrial hydraulics and pneumatics, shop and field maintenance, , basic electricity, technical drawing, basic drafting, and applied mathematics,.. Students are advised to meet with a counselor or program advisor to develop an educational plan that meets their needs.

To be admitted, students must have graduated from high school (or have attained a high school graduation equivalency) or be at least 18 years of age by the beginning of the entering semester. Official transcripts from high school are required from applicants who do not reach 18 years of age at the beginning of the term. Submission of high school and college transcript is highly recommended for all students for possible academic requirement completion.Diablo Valley College does not offer a high school completion program. California State law clarifies that a student must be 18 years of age or a high school graduate by the time their first semester begins.