Electronics Technician

The main focus of the curriculum exposes students to a basic core of skills through advanced electronics principles and applications. By focusing on the idea that a career in high-tech involves constant and continuing education, the student learns the importance of life-long learning. Through this, the program prepares its graduates for entry level positions in the rapidly growing high-tech industries of the 21st century.

Graduates will be able to utilize the skills learned in this program to enter into either the electronics manufacturing industry as assemblers, inspectors, managers and testers, or into any high-tech industry maintaining one of the many multi-million dollar machines and devices utilized in almost all high-tech fields today.

Electronics Technician AAS graduates will:

• Be prepared for entry-level positions as Electronics Technicians, Installers, Assemblers and Troubleshooters.
• Meet the skills standards of Electronics Technology.
• Receive exposure to contemporary applications such as microprocessors, data acquisition and PLC training as well as system level maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Be prepared to succeed on the IPC, CET and FCC certification and similar exams.
• Perform excellent customer service both internal and external to an organization.

Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Degrees and Certificates	Length of Program	Admission Dates
Electronics Technician AAS	120 credits 6 quarters	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Electronics Technician Certificate of Proficiency	85 credits 4 quarters	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Digital Electronics Certificate of Proficiency	32 credits	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Automated Manufacturing Certificate of Proficiency	33 credits	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Manufacturing Specialist Option Certificate of Proficiency	19 credits	Fall, winter, spring, summer