Cabinetmaking and Millwork Program

Cabinetmaking and Millwork

Program Number: 31-409-2

• One-year Technical Diploma
• Construction Program Cluster
• Center for Construction, Manufacturing, Apprenticeship, and Transportation
• Program offered at the following campuses:
  • Truax, Madison
• For information call: (608) 246-6102 or 1-800-322-6282 ext 6102

About the Program

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The Cabinetmaking and Millwork program provides the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and complete cabinetry, furniture and millwork projects. Students learn to work with prints, specifications and shop drawings. Emphasis is placed on selecting proper materials, determining the best procedures, manufacturing parts to specification and assembling and finishing individual projects.

In our well-equipped shop, students learn the fundamentals of working with wood, from planning a project to adding the finishing details. From traditional woodworking equipment and hand tools to the latest computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery and software, students learn to plan and process wood in the most efficient manner.

Through partnerships with area businesses and local and state agencies, students gain practical experience on a variety of larger scale projects. Students work in teams to plan, estimate and execute these projects. Profits are used to fund scholarship opportunities for students in the program.

Program outcomes state what a graduate needs to be able to do with the essential knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors acquired in a specific MATC program. The program outcomes communicate expectations to students, as well as other academic institutions and potential employers. The identification and assessment of program outcomes support MATC's efforts in documenting student learning and provide a context for the faculty's academic planning.

Career Potential

• Cabinetmaker
• Finish Carpenter
• Architectural Woodworker
• Finishing Specialist
• Fixtures Manufacturer
• CAD/CAM Operator

• Master Carpenter
• Shop Supervisor
• Journey-Level Finish Carpenter

Internship Sponsors

During the spring semester, students have the opportunity to serve an internship with an area employer. The following list of employers have participated in the internship program in the past:

• Bensen Wood Products, Cottage Grove
• Brunsell Lumber & Millwork, Madison
• The Cabinetry, Fennimore
• Cabinetry Plus, Columbus
• Capital Millwork, Dane
• Carley Wood Associates, Madison
• The Carlson Co., Madison
• Creative Wood Design
• Distinctive Wood Creations, Middleton
• Design-tec Ltd., Fitchburg
• Elliot Construction, Middleton
• Gleason Tableworks, Madison
• Glenville Timberwrights, Baraboo
• Hensen Manufacturing, Inc., Sun Prairie
• Historic Oak, Madison
• Kraemer Fine Carpentry, Spring Green
• Marshall Erdman and Associates, Waunakee
• Misty River Woodworks, Cottage Grove
• Randall Cabinetry
• Raven Wood, Barneveld
• Richard Judd Furniture, Madison
• Sanden Wood, Rio
• Specialty Cove, Janesville
• T.D.S. Construction, Madison
• Wisconsin Built, Deerfield
• York S.S.P., Janesville
• York Woodworks, Madison

Related web links

MATC Wood Technics Department is an active member in the following organizations:

• Architectural Woodwork Institute
• Madison Area Builders Association
• National Association of Remodeling Industry
• Skills USA
• Woodlinks

Portfolios and Projects

Graduate Profiles

• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001

Projects

• Fall
• Spring