Advanced Gunsmithing

Program objectives. The Advanced Gunsmithing program prepares students with in-depth expertise in firearm design, fabrication, modification, and repair. Through hands-on training in metalworking, woodworking, and ballistics, students develop precision, creativity, and technic al mastery across handguns, rifles, and shotguns. The program emphasizes safety, legal and ethical responsibility, and adherence to industry standards while strengthening problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Business fundamentals and professionalism are integrated to equip graduates for success as skilled gunsmiths or business owners in the evolving firearms industry.

MT Training Center launched the state's first woman-owned, hands-on Gunsmithing and Advanced Gunsmithing programs.

Advanced techniques. Through hands-on training in metalworking, woodworking, and ballistics, students develop precision, creativity, and technical mastery across handguns, rifles, and shotguns, with subjects in CNC operations and programming, laser engraving, blueprinting bolt action rifles, glass and pillar bedding, shotgun stock fitting, leather covered recoil pads, color case hardening, Cerakote coatings, and pantograph use and pattern making.

Program admission requirements. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements before being admitted into the Advanced Gunsmithing program at MT Training Center: Possess a high school diploma, G.E.D. equivalent, or be able to pass the Accuplacer Test; be able to read and write English; be at least 18 years of age or honorably discharged from the military; be physically and mentally capable of performing the projects and the classwork required for the Gunsmithing program; be able to pass a background check through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ATF Form 4473 criteria is as follows: Must not be under indictment or information in any court for a felony, or for any other crime for which the judge could imprison you for more than one year*; Cannot have ever been convicted in any court of a felony, or any other crime for which shorter sentence includes probation*; Cannot be a fugitive from justice*; Is not an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance*; Warning: The use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under Federal law whether or not it has been legalized or decriminalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in the state where you reside*; Has never been adjudicated as a mental defective OR have Ever been committed to a mental institution*; Was not discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions**; Is not subject to a court order restraining you from harassing, stalking, or threatening your child or an intimate partner or child of such partner*; Has ever been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence*; Must be capable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a variety of weapons. Applicants must schedule an interview with the admissions office and submit a completed application. All students will be notified concerning their acceptance after review from the Admissions Department. Once accepted, they will be subject to the school's refund and cancellation policy. Class size is limited based upon space availability. MT Training Center is open to all candidates without regard to race, color, nationality, national origin, religion, age, sex, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, or marital status. The admission standards are in complete compliance with the Texas Workforce Career School and Colleges Regulatory Board, the Texas Veterans Commission, and the U.S. Department of Education's regulations and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Admission policy. Before an applicant can be accepted for admission to MTTC, he or she must: schedule an interview with the Admissions department, where potential students will be informed of all cost, length, equipment requirements, technical requirements and any cost associated with specific programs; complete an admission application; take a tour of the school's facility; and submit a completed enrollment agreement. Individuals may apply at any time but may only begin their program of study on specified start dates.

Admission requirements. To be eligible for admission, an applicant must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, be able to read and write English, and provide proof of one of the following within 30 days of enrollment: a high school diploma (this can be from a foreign school if it is equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma and has been translated and evaluated by a credible educational credential evaluation service provider in the United States); the recognized equivalent of a high school diploma, such as a general educational development or GED certificate; a high school transcript (official or unofficial which includes a graduation date); or completion of homeschooling at the secondary level as defined by state law. Applicants must be beyond the age of compulsory public-school attendance.

Additional admission requirements for gunsmithing. Generally, 18 U.S.C. 922(g) prohibits the shipment, transportation, receipt, or possession in or affecting interstate commerce of a firearm by one who has been convicted of a felony, or any other crime, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; is a fugitive from justice; is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any controlled substance; has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution; has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; is subject to certain restraining orders; or has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. A person whose conviction has been pardoned, expunged or set aside, or whose civil rights have been restored, is not prohibited where the law of the jurisdiction of conviction allows.

Fresh Start and Ability to Benefit. For students who are not seeking Federal Title IV, HEA funding, MTTC admits students on an "Ability to Benefit" (ATB) basis: an applicant must be able to read and write English, be beyond the compulsory school attendance age and obtain at minimum a score of 233 (Reading), 235 (Writing), and 230 (Arithmetic) on the Accuplacer Exam. If an applicant does not obtain a satisfactory score, the school allows the test to be retaken after 14 days of the original test date. MT Training Center enrolls eligible students without a high school diploma or its equivalent into its online GED Prep Program without cost to the student.

Credit for previous education. Credit for previous education and training may be granted based on a personal interview and an analysis of an official transcript indicating a grade of "C" or better in a subject with the same objectives, or through a successful challenge of a particular subject (a comprehensive subject examination by the second day of classes, passed with a grade of 70% or higher). Maximum allowable credit for previous education is 50% of the total credit in the program, credit will not be granted for academic courses over two years old, and once credit has been granted the program cost will be adjusted accordingly.

Enrollment. Upon receipt of all required documents and in good order, the prospective student is then eligible to enroll. When all admission criteria and requirements are met, the prospective student is given the date of the next class. The first day of class will include financial aid and academic orientation, in which the student will sign their enrollment agreement, student permit form and additional required paperwork.

Class schedules. Day classes are scheduled Monday through Friday from 7:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. Evening classes are scheduled Monday through Friday from 3:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Classes will receive various breaks throughout the day with a half hour for lunch/dinner.

Length. 42 weeks (Day Class) or 58 weeks (Evening Class); 15:1 (student/instructor) ratio; 1,440 total clock hours.

Calendar. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and regular school hours are Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM. Classes will not be held on New Year's Day; Seumas' Remembrance Day (January 3); Martin Luther King Day; Spring Break (March 16-20); Good Friday; Anita's Remembrance Day (May 2); Cinco de Mayo; Memorial Day; Juneteenth; Independence Day; Summer Break (July 27-31); Labor Day; Veteran's Day; Thanksgiving Break (Wednesday to Friday of Thanksgiving week); Christmas Break (December 21-30); and New Year's Eve.