Winter 2011 Class Schedule - Bates Technical College - Ctc.edu
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253.680.7000 | www.bates.ctc.<strong>edu</strong><br />
Lisa Mostafa, Hearing Instrument Technology<br />
From Hair to Hear<br />
Earn a CNC Operator<br />
certificate in just<br />
two quarters<br />
Step foot into any modern machine or<br />
manufacturing shop, and chances are<br />
you’ll find computer numerical control<br />
(CNC) machines. The equipment that<br />
increases accuracy and efficiency, and<br />
allows parts to be cut at a high speed in<br />
a short amount of time has become an<br />
integral part of the manufacturing and<br />
machining industry.<br />
To help meet the training needs of this<br />
evolving industry, <strong>Bates</strong> will offer a<br />
two-quarter CNC Operator certificate<br />
program. The first quarter begins Nov.<br />
28. Students will learn to use a variety of<br />
machine tools, including CNC equipment.<br />
Participants learn to make metal parts<br />
to precise specifications, and gain<br />
knowledge of the working properties of<br />
metal, capabilities of machine tools and<br />
equipment, and standard shop practices<br />
that prepares students for employment<br />
in all types of factories, industries and<br />
maintenance shops.<br />
Upon successful completion, students<br />
will receive a CNC Operator Certificate<br />
of Training. Students may be eligible for<br />
tuition-free training through Workforce<br />
Central. Contact Career Advisor LeaEllen<br />
Maass at 253.680.7007,<br />
lmaass@bates.ctc.<strong>edu</strong> to learn more<br />
about the program, and to find out if you<br />
qualify for tuition assistance through<br />
Workforce Central. •<br />
Quarter One<br />
Begins 11/28, DTC-M101, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 23 cr.<br />
Quarter Two<br />
Begins 2/23, DTC-M101, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 21 cr.<br />
Licensed cosmetologist Lisa Mostafa first<br />
considered a career change in 2010 when she<br />
separated from her husband.<br />
The mother of a five-year-old boy, Lisa had<br />
been working as a hair stylist since 1993 and<br />
wanted to secure a better living for her family.<br />
At first, she thought she’d enter the medical<br />
field as a nurse. “I was gearing up to pursue my<br />
nursing credentials and realized I was in my<br />
mid-40s, and it would take<br />
more time than I had<br />
to give,” said Lisa.<br />
She then began to explore the field of hearing<br />
instrument technology. “During the last five<br />
years of my father’s life, he needed hearing<br />
aids,” said Lisa. “This experience piqued my<br />
interest in the field, so I started talking with<br />
people in the industry.”<br />
Through her research, she discovered <strong>Bates</strong>.<br />
“<strong>Bates</strong> is one of only two colleges that offer the<br />
Hearing Instrument Technology program in the<br />
entire nation,” said Lisa, who enrolled in the<br />
program spring <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
“One of the things I enjoy most is<br />
working with my peers. I am full of<br />
respect for them,” she said. “It’s<br />
a small group, and we work well<br />
together. I also appreciate the<br />
one-on-one instruction.<br />
[Instructor Dr. Marci Leong] is<br />
super knowledgeable and very<br />
approachable. She’s always here<br />
for us,” she added.<br />
The Hearing Instrument<br />
Technology program will<br />
prepare Lisa for the state<br />
license exam she will take<br />
when she graduates with her<br />
associate of technology degree<br />
summer 2012. •<br />
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