Program Start Date: Fall or Spring terms
Minimum Program Length: 74 academic weeks; 5 terms day; 72 credits
Curriculum Code: 35360
Program Description
Industrial electronics technology students study electrical and electronic theory. They learn to repair, install and maintain all types of electrical and electronic equipment used in industry.
Practical Experience
Students gain experience using test equipment, operating motor controllers and electronic motors and building electronic circuits. They work with microprocessors, programmable logic controllers and electronic drive systems. Students use computers to solve a number of problems related to electronics and industrial electronic controls.
Professional Opportunities
Electronic technician, plant electrician, biomedical repair technician, electronic equipment repairer, computer maintenance technician.
Unique Aspects
There is an opportunity to obtain national certification through the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) in an assortment of modules related to the field of industrial electricity/electronics.
EEDA Career Cluster:
Manufacturing; Transportation, Distribution & Logistics; Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
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