Certified Production Technician, Certificate
The Certified Production Technician Certificate program offers essential training in safety, quality, maintenance, and production processes. This certification helps you gain the skills needed to succeed in today’s competitive manufacturing industries.
What Can You Do with a Certified Production Technician Certificate?
With this certification, you can work as an entry-level production technician or operator,
supporting manufacturing processes, ensuring quality standards, and maintaining equipment.
You will be equipped to handle various tasks on the production line, troubleshoot
issues, and contribute to efficient, safe, and high-quality manufacturing operations.
The CPT certification is a valuable credential that opens doors to a variety of careers
in the manufacturing industry and provides a pathway for further technical training
and advancement.
The demand for certified production technicians is strong across manufacturing sectors
such as automotive, electronics, food processing, and industrial machinery. Graduates
with a CPT certification can find employment as production operators, quality inspectors,
maintenance technicians, or process technicians. The field offers stable employment
prospects, competitive wages, and opportunities for career advancement as industries
adopt new technologies and lean manufacturing practices.
Suggested Curriculum
This program teaches core competencies in manufacturing production that prepare students
for entry level positions in manufacturing. Students learn the skills needed to pass
exams offered by MSSC. Upon successful completion of the MSSC Assessments, students
become Certified Production Technicians.
- AMATH 112 Applied Mathematics for the Skilled Trades
- DRAFT 115 Blueprint Reading for Mechanical Trades
- DRAFT 116 GD&T Application and Interpretation
- MT 106 Introduction to Manufacturing and Safety
- MT 107 Quality and Measurement
- MT 108 Manufacturing Processes
- MT 109 Introduction to Manufacturing Maintenance
Each college and university has its own major requirements and transfer policies. Consult the schools you are considering and a PSC advisor to discuss courses and their transferability.
Gainful Employment Disclosures - 2026
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Award Year: 2024-2025
During the 2024–2025 award year, no students were enrolled in or completed this Gainful Employment (GE) program.
General program information, including program length, tuition and fees, books and supplies, and other applicable program disclosures, is provided below.
Certified Production Technician Certificate (MT.CPT.TCE)
This program is designed to be completed in 12 months.
This program (Tuition and Fees) will cost $3,648 if completed within normal time. Books and Supplies $475. There may be additional costs for living expenses. These costs were accurate at the time of posting, but may have changed.
Because there were no students enrolled or completing the program during the applicable award year, student outcome-based GE metrics are not available for this reporting period and are therefore omitted.
Faculty Contact Information
Martin Wolfe
Professor/Coordinator, Welding and Industrial Manufacturing
Email: mwolfe@prairiestate.edu
Phone: (708) 709-7807
Office: T-145
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