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Manufacturing 1 Certificate of Achievement

Madera Community College · Madera, CA

Cost
$1,825
Length
18 weeks
Working 6 months later
Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Madera is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Industrial Engineers

Job ads may call this: Engineer · Plant Engineer · Process Engineer · Project Engineer

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
  • Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
  • Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
  • Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
Show 2 more things this job involves
  • Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
  • Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
Typical pay in California
$128,088per year
Projected openings
24,010
Projected change
+11.9%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 55% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 23% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
1%
High school diploma
6%
Started college, no degree
9%
Two-year degree
7%
Four-year degree
55%
Master's degree
20%
Doctorate or professional degree
2%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Quality Technician · Service Technician · Engineering Technician · Business Process Analyst

  • Compile and evaluate statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.
  • Test selected products at specified stages in the production process for performance characteristics or adherence to specifications.
  • Study time, motion, methods, or speed involved in maintenance, production, or other operations to establish standard production rate or improve efficiency.
  • Read worker logs, product processing sheets, or specification sheets to verify that records adhere to quality assurance specifications.
Show 3 more things this job involves
  • Verify that equipment is being operated and maintained according to quality assurance standards by observing worker performance.
  • Evaluate industrial operations for compliance with permits or regulations related to the generation, storage, treatment, transportation, or disposal of hazardous materials or waste.
  • Aid in planning work assignments in accordance with worker performance, machine capacity, production schedules, or anticipated delays.
Typical pay in California
$81,283per year
Projected openings
5,290
Projected change
+7%
Usually needs
Associate's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Started college, no degree — 28% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Associate's degree. 57% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
4%
High school diploma
25%
Started college, no degree
28%
Two-year degree
19%
Four-year degree
19%
Master's degree
4%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.9%

Program details

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the identification and resolution of production problems in the manufacture of products. Includes instruction in machine operations production line operations engineering analysis systems analysis instrumentation physical controls automation computer-aided manufacturing CAM manufacturing planning quality control and informational infrastructure.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

  • Madera Workforce Assistance CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 559-662-4500

    2037 West Cleveland AvenueP.O. Box 1205, Madera, CA 93639Madera, CA 93637about 5.2 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm, Computers Available Monday - Thursday 8 am-4:30 pm, Friday - varies

    Has a veterans' representative

  • RS Fresno Comprehensive - Workforce ConnectionComprehensive center

    Phone: 559-230-3600

    3170 W. Shaw AvenueSuite 101Fresno, CA 93711about 18.8 miles away

    Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Fresno East -Workforce ConnectionComprehensive center

    Phone: 559-230-4440

    1455 E. Shaw AvenueFresno, CA 93710about 21.8 miles away

    Hours: Monday -Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you