Machinist Courses Stanislaus County Area Joint Apprenticeship Program & Manufacturing Maintenance The Machinist Apprenticeship Program is designed for individuals hired as new apprentices by member employers of the Stanislaus County Area Manufacturing and Maintenance Joint Apprenticeship Committee. The program is composed of 576 hours of classroom and lab instruction and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and is approximately 4 years in length. The program is designed so that the employer hires the apprentice, and the apprentice increases his/her occupational skills and knowledge through On-The-Job Training (OJT) at the employer site while attending specific college courses approved as related supplemental instruction (RSI) at Modesto Junior College. Students interested in more information about the program should contact the MJC Technical Education Office for a listing of member employers. MFGA 200 Arc and Gas Welding MFGA 202 Fundamentals of Industrial Technology MFGA 206 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) MFGA 218 Introduction to CNC Lathe Programming MFGA 219 Introduction to CNC Mill Programming MFGA 220 CNC Machine Tool Programming MFGA 301 Machine Shop 1 MFGA 302 Machine Shop 2 MFGA 303 Machine Shop 3 MFGA 376 Mechanical Blue Print Reading ENGTC 210 Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting Course Substitution List: MFGA 222 CNC Machine Operation CHEM 101 General Chemistry CMPSC 201 General Computer Literacy ENGTC 211 Intermediate Topics in Computer Aided Drafting ENGTC 250 Materials in Engineering ENGTC 255 Statics and Strength of Materials MATH 70 Algebra