Free CNC Instruction for Seniors
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:31 am
In the State of Tennessee, folks age 60 and older can attend any state school for free... no tuition... no fees. One can audit classes at age 60 and recieve credit at age 65.
This applies to Universities, Technical schools, and Vo-Tech schools.
I am a retired engineer and have taken advantage of this.... taken several CNC courses. This includes... basic G-Code, FeatureCam, and MasterCam. The CNC labs typically have reasonally current CNC machining centers and turning centers... Haas, Fadal, ect... After completing these courses you can sign up for a "Special Projects" course (typically 3-5credit hours, unlimited lab time) and work on special projects of your choice. All course can be repeated (many times)
In addition these schools have fairly good machine shops with most of the basic manual machines (the kids abuse the machines, but they are still good for learnin).
If you know of other states with similar policies, pls reply to this post.
This applies to Universities, Technical schools, and Vo-Tech schools.
I am a retired engineer and have taken advantage of this.... taken several CNC courses. This includes... basic G-Code, FeatureCam, and MasterCam. The CNC labs typically have reasonally current CNC machining centers and turning centers... Haas, Fadal, ect... After completing these courses you can sign up for a "Special Projects" course (typically 3-5credit hours, unlimited lab time) and work on special projects of your choice. All course can be repeated (many times)
In addition these schools have fairly good machine shops with most of the basic manual machines (the kids abuse the machines, but they are still good for learnin).
If you know of other states with similar policies, pls reply to this post.