Laney College's Wood Technology focused Digital Fabrication Technology Program prepares graduates for modern Digital Fabrication and Advanced Manufacturing careers in furniture, cabinet, industrial art, custom installation and parts manufacturing shops. These multi-disciplinary courses emphasize and expand on the fundamentals of computer-assisted design (CAD) and computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) techniques. Students will learn intermediate and advanced skills skills in iterative, design oriented thinking by employing rapid prototyping philosophy framed within a creative problem solving mindset. Graduates will leave with the ability to: conceptualize a project, 3D model it in its entirety, create the project using computer numerically controlled (CNC) and advanced manufacturing equipment, rapidly analyze and improve a project through iteration, and finish a project using modern and hand techniques.
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Digital Fabrication Technology is a rapidly growing industry in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the state of California. Laney College has the ideal facilities, equipment, and faculty currently in place to teach a successful program in Digital Fabrication Technology, where no other program in the state exists. The program will fulfill the needs of custom job shops,sign fabricators, industrial artists, parts manufacturers, and furniture shops by training students how to design objects entirely using software aligned to current and future industry trends. Students will then be able to manufacture prototypes and finished projects using modern computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment, and will be able to iterate on their project until project needs are met or exceeded.
Item 1. Program Goals and Objectives
Digital Fabrication Technology is a rapidly growing industry in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the state of California. Laney College has the ideal facilities, equipment, and faculty currently in place to teach a successful program in Digital Fabrication Technology, where no other program in the state exists. The program will fulfill the needs of custom job shops,sign fabricators, industrial artists, parts manufacturers, and furniture shops by training students how to design objects entirely using software aligned to current and future industry trends. Students will then be able to manufacture prototypes and finished projects using modern computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment, and will be able to iterate on their project until project needs are met or exceeded.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
Item 2. Catalog Description
Laney College's Wood Technology focused Digital Fabrication Technology Program prepares graduates for modern Digital Fabrication and Advanced Manufacturing careers in furniture, cabinet, industrial art, custom installation and parts manufacturing shops. These multi-disciplinary courses emphasize and expand on the fundamentals of computer-assisted design (CAD) and computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) techniques. Students will learn intermediate and advanced skills skills in iterative, design oriented thinking by employing rapid prototyping philosophy framed within a creative problem solving mindset.Graduates will leave with the ability to: conceptualize a project, 3D model it in its entirety, create the project using computer numerically controlled (CNC) and advanced manufacturing equipment, rapidly analyze and improve a project through iteration, and finish a project using modern and hand techniques.
Item 3. Program Requirements
Requirements | Dept. Name/# | Name | Units | Laney GE | Sequence | |
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Core Courses (24 - 25 units): | CARP 224A | Digital Fabrication I | 2 | Yr 1, Fall | ||
WDTEC 010 | Wood Technology 1 | 3 | Yr 1, Fall | |||
MACH 020 | Machine Technology 20 | 4 | Yr 1, Fall | |||
or | ||||||
ENGIN 022 | Engineering Graphics | 3 | Yr 1, Fall | |||
CARP 224B | Digital Fabrication II | 2 | Yr 1, Spring | |||
WDTEC 030 | CAD/CAM Techniques in the Cabinet-making Industry | 4 | Yr 1, Spring | |||
MACH 210 | Machine Technology I | 5 | Yr 2, Fall | |||
WDTEC 020 | Wood Technology II | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
COPED 450 | General Work Experience | 2 | Yr 2, Fall | |||
Major Requirements | 24-25 | |||||
Total Units | 24-25 | |||||
Item 4. Master Planning
The Laney College FabLab strives to lead the region in the education and workforce preparation of modern digital fabrication tools used in the Digital Fabrication Technology and Advanced Manufacturing industry. Every student should feel empowered, included, and encouraged to create almost anything, regardless of background or skill set.
The FabLab creates pathways to the CTE trades at Laney College by aligning techniques, training, and curriculum along many programs within CTE. The FabLab also partners with high schools in the region, many of which currently have their own FabLabs or are building new ones, and ensures that students who are inspired by Digital Fabrication Technology at their schools pursue their interests here at Laney College.
The FabLab directly contributes to the college mission of an inclusive and diverse learning environment by actively welcoming and empowering students from under represented groups within Digital Fabrication and Advanced Manufacturing. We do this by working with a wide range of departments and student groups who normally don't utilize manufacturing techniques within CTE.
Item 5. Enrollment and Completer Projections
The enrollment data for the courses included in the Digital Fabrication Technology – Wood Technology CA is shown in the table below. These are the numbers of grades (other than“W”) earned. Only regular semesters(fall and spring) are taken into account.
The data shows a robust growth in the number of students at Laney College who are in majors that require rigorous training in lower-division computer science courses.
Enrollment Data – Number of Letter Grades (other than W)Earned
Course | F16 & S17 | F17 & S18 | F18 & S19 |
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CARP 224A-- Digital Fabrication I | Effective M19 | ||
CARP 224B-- Digital Fabrication II | Effective M19 | ||
COPED 450-- General Work Experience | 68 | 75 | 147 |
ENGIN 22-- Engineering Graphics | 22 | 39 | 37 |
MACH 20-- Machine Technology 20 | 39 | 32 | 30 |
MACH 210-- Machine Technology I | 71 | 73 | 84 |
WDTEC 10--Wood Technology I | 33 | 69 | 53 |
WDTEC 20-- Wood Technology II | 32 | 19 | 33 |
WDTEC 30--CAD/CAM Techniques in the Cabinet-making Industry | 18 | 19 | 11 |
Item 6. Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs
a) There are no active inventory records that need to be changed in connection with the approval of the proposed program.
b) This program does not replace any existing program on the college’s inventory.
c) A Certificate in Wood Technology exists at Laney, but not with a Digital Fabrication Technology emphasis or focus.
Item 7. Similar Programs at Other Colleges in Service Area
Laney is the only college in the district that offers Digital Fabrication Technology curriculum. CCSF has a CA in Maker Studies.
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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Requirements | Dept. Name/# | Name | Units | Laney GE | Sequence | |
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Core Courses (24 - 25 units): | CARP 224A | Digital Fabrication I | 2 | Yr 1, Fall | ||
WDTEC 010 | Wood Technology 1 | 3 | Yr 1, Fall | |||
MACH 020 | Machine Technology 20 | 4 | Yr 1, Fall | |||
or | ||||||
ENGIN 022 | Engineering Graphics | 3 | Yr 1, Fall | |||
CARP 224B | Digital Fabrication II | 2 | Yr 1, Spring | |||
WDTEC 030 | CAD/CAM Techniques in the Cabinet-making Industry | 4 | Yr 1, Spring | |||
MACH 210 | Machine Technology I | 5 | Yr 2, Fall | |||
WDTEC 020 | Wood Technology II | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
COPED 450 | General Work Experience | 2 | Yr 2, Fall | |||
Major Requirements | 24-25 | |||||
Total Units | 24-25 |
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