Workforce & Continuing Education

Continuing Education options for employees

Looking to brush up on your skills or add new ones? Don’t need or aren’t ready for a full degree program? You can take some of our popular courses without enrolling in a degree program. Common options include:

  • Machine Shop Fundamentals, MACH1000
  • Engineering Drawings with Solidworks, MDES1110
  • Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances, MDES 1230

Interested in these or other continuing education options? Contact Chuck Abbott, Senior Admissions Counselor, at cabbott@dunwoody.edu or 612.381.3079.

Workforce Education options for employers

Looking to retain your employees and build their key skill sets?

The College offers short term  classes in:

  • Electricity
  • Electronics
  • Robotics
  • AutoCAD
  • PLCs
  • Machine Vision
  • Programming

If you’re interested in enrolling your employees in one of the following offerings or want to discuss custom options, contact E.J. Daigle, Academic Dean, at edaigle@dunwoody.edu or 612.381.8172.

Courses typically run for four days and are $2,000 per person. Course schedules vary throughout the year. Reach out to E.J. for the most up-to-date schedule.

Workforce Training Offerings

AutoCAD Electrical Training

AutoCAD Electrical Training

4 Days | $2,000 per person

Utilize E-CAD software to design and layout electrical and electronic circuits for use in both discrete manufacturing and process control systems. Working from a UL508A standard, topics include working with schematics, wires, layers, drawings, and bills of material for PLC control front panels, back panels, and P&ID drawings.

Basic Electricity & Electronics Boot Camp (Four Days)

Basic Electricity & Electronics Boot Camp

4 Days | $2,000 per person

Identification, recognition, and calculations associated with basic electricity, including Ohm’s Law, Watt’s Law, resistance, and capacitance in both AC and DC circuits. Utilize schematic diagrams and industry standard test equipment to analyze, build, and test AC and DC circuits, diode rectifiers, filters, power supplies, and transistors.

Basic Electricity & Electronics Boot Camp (One Day)

Basic Electricity & Electronics Boot Camp

1 Day | $500 per person

Basic identification, recognition, and calculations associated with electronics and electricity. Utilize schematic diagrams and industry standard test equipment to analyze, build, and test series, parallel, and combination AC and DC circuits.

Cognex Machine Vision Course

Cognex Machine Vision Course

4 Days | $2,000 per person

Apply computer-based vision systems for automated inspection, data reporting, and deep learning. Program and commission vision-based systems to inspect part features for the purpose of quality control and/or machine guidance.

FANUC Robotics Handling Tool Certification

FANUC Robotics Handling Tool Certification

4 Days | $2,000 per person

This four-day course is intended for technicians and engineers who must setup, record, and/or troubleshoot robotic programs using FANUC’s Handling Tool software. This course covers the robotic operations and tasks required to test, run, and refine production setups. Safety procedures are integrated into all training exercises. Class size is limited to allow for maximum hands-on time. This course culminates with the opportunity to take the FANUC Handling Tool Certification Exam.

Intro to LabView Programming

Intro to LabView Programming

4 Days | $2,000 per person

Use algorithms and flowcharts to develop logic, execution control, data types, loops, and control structures for computer executable software. Utilizes National Instrument’s LabVIEW.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Level 1 Certification

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Level 1 Certification

4 Days | $2,000 per person

This four-day course is intended for technicians and engineers who must set up, program, and troubleshoot PLC programs using Rockwell’s RSLogix 500/5000 PLC software. This course covers control wiring, I/O setup, memory allocation, and various programming instructions such as: timers, counters, math and compare. Safety procedures are integrated into all training exercises. Class size is limited for maximum hands-on time. This course culminates with the opportunity to take the PMMI PLC1 Certification Exam.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Level 2 Certification

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Level 2 Certification

4 Days | $2,000 per person

Develop foundational skills in PLCs while introducing advanced topics and applications. Advanced applications include control algorithms, add-on profiles, structured-text programming, and network communications to devices like HMIs and drives.

This course focuses on system design and integration. This course culminates with the opportunity to take the PMMI PLC2 Certification Exam.