Career Ladders: Advanced Manufacturing

The Advanced Manufacturing program at Ivy Tech is designed to prepare students for the modern manufacturing environment. This program prepares you for employment with companies that have implemented team-oriented design, production, quality, and maintenance systems within the manufacturing environment.

American manufacturers are becoming increasingly dependent upon the use of high-tech equipment that involves multiple, integrated systems. It is critical that these companies be able to recruit and employ individuals who know how to operate, troubleshoot, and maintain this high-tech equipment.

Individuals with an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in advanced manufacturing may be employed in the following careers:

CAD/CAM Specialist
CNC Operator/Programmer
Commercial & Industrial Designer
Electromechanical Technician
Industrial Machinery Mechanic
Manufacturing Engineer Technician
Mechatronics Technician
Production Supervisor
Quality Technician
Robotics Technician

Visit the Advanced Manufacturing Web site

Contact Debbie Pitzer, department chair in Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Technology, at 260-480-2022 or dpitzer@ivytech.edu.