Program Description
This course series gives students information and hands-on training in specialized software and equipment used as part of the Fab Lab and “maker” movement. Students will learn about 3D printers, CNC Routers, and Laser Cutters, and the software that operates this equipment.
Program Outcomes
Successful Completion:
CCBC Credential: Students will have access to a Continuing Education academic record (transcript). Students will be awarded a Continuing Education Workforce Training Certificate.
Career Opportunities:
Knowledge from the Fab Lab courses, along with previously acquired manufacturing knowledge and experience, can make an individual an “additive manufacturing/ prototyping” skilled practitioner. Courses will help students further their experience as an artist, innovator, drafter, or entrepreneur.
Program Length
Prerequisite (classroom): One day; offered approximately once a month
Course Series (classroom): Two days (over two weeks); offered at various times each semester
Hands-on (lab): To use the Fab Lab on a membership basis (separately and in addition to course work), you must complete the Fab Lab Introduction course to learn basic safety and operating procedures. The introductory class makes you a lab member and gives you access to many of the lab resources. To use the lab as a member, students must schedule time to use the equipment during open lab sessions, and must pay appropriate fees for use and materials in order to complete projects.
Program Requirements
Minimum age 16 with parental permission.
Recommended - Previous design or CAD experience is helpful, but not necessary
Application Process
Open Entry – No screening or documentation required.
Program Course Sequence
1. Fab Lab Introduction: VOD 525 (Prerequisite)
2. 3D Printing from Solidworks: VOA 061
- Textbook/Materials: Same as Module I
3. 3D Printing from Rhino: VOA 059
- Textbook/Materials:
- No textbook, but may need to purchase materials
4. Fab Lab Laser Cutter Applications Introduction: VOB 045
- Textbook/Materials:
- No textbook, but may need to purchase materials
5. Fab Lab CNC Router Applications Introduction: VOB 044
- Textbook/Materials:
- No textbook, but may need to purchase materials
Program Costs
- Tuition/Fees: $627 (Tuition-$264/Fees-$373)
- Textbook/Materials: $156.25
Program Contact Information
For Program Information:
Coordinator:
Jay Bouis
jbouis@ccbcmd.edu
443-840-4428
Catonsville, BESS 100J
Administrative Assistant:
Denise Bellamy
dbellamy@ccbcmd.edu
443-840-4712
Catonsville, BESS 100
For Equipment-Specific and Laboratory Membership Use Questions:
Fab Lab Manager:
Hayley Evans
fablabbaltimore@gmail.com
443-840-4811
Catonsville
Financial Aid and Payment Options:
Partial Payment Option (through Nelnet Business Solutions)
Tuition Waiver for Senior Citizens and Individuals with Disabilities
Employer/Sponsor Paid Tuition
Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
Local Office of Workforce Development
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