Electronics Technology
Plug Into Your New Career
In the 21st century, everything is connected and everyone is plugged in, whether it’s through cabling, audio/video circuits, computer networks, fiber optics or telecommunications and satellite systems. Wherever you go, there will be a need for an Electronics Technician. With industry-experienced instructors ready to apply their practical field knowledge gained from a variety of real-world environments, PPCC can give you the training necessary to access this dynamic, new career avenue.
You might choose this career area if you are interested in using advanced technology skills in automation, robotics, and control systems environments. Employees in this field apply their electrical and electronic theory knowledge to design, build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery. You may work in research/design/development; manufacturing; product evaluation and testing; or quality control, depending on the industry.
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Program Description
The Electronics Technology Degree program at Pikes Peak Community College prepares you with technical entry-level job skills as an electronics technician in electronic automation and control systems environments. Measurement, instrumentation, and control systems automation are work-related areas for career path employment.
The AAS degree program covers data acquisition and computer applications using "C," fundamental and advanced DC/AC Concepts, solid state and digital devices, microprocessor, microcontroller, PLC, and other programmable device troubleshooting in a system environment, as well as Data Communication protocols and interfaces, measurement instruments and diagnostic software.
Career Path Notes
At Pikes Peak Community College you will learn electronic technologies using state-of-the-art equipment from Hewlett-Packard, Fluke, Lab View, Tektronix, IBM, Motorola, and Intel. Computer experience includes MultiSim(c), MathCAD(c) and Machine level operating systems. You will also learn robotics, telecommunication systems, and how programmable logic devices interface with automated manufacturing systems. SQC/SPC concepts are applied in all coursework.
Program Information
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Call the Division of Communications, Humanities, and Technical Studies at 719-502-3200.
Employment Opportunities
The Associate of Applied Science degree provides training for entry-level positions such as Electronics Technician, Robotics Technician, Microelectronics Technician, and Instrumentation Technician. You will be qualified to work in electronic manufacturing and to become an assistant to a design engineer in the development of new electronic products.
More advanced careers in electronics technology, such as Electronics Engineer, generally require at least a Bachelor’s degree. Students interested in pursuing such a career directly should enroll in the Associate of Science degree at Pikes Peak Community College, then continue on for a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or similar) at a four-year college or university.
Earnings Outlook
In Colorado, the median hourly salary in 2005 for Electronics Technicians was $22.93, with a salary range of $15.25 – $33.35. From 2004 to 2014, there are expected to be an average of 130 job openings per year. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Associate of Applied Science Degree
1st Semester - Fall
CSC 105 Computer Literacy
ELT 106 Fundamentals of DC/AC
(1st Bi-semester)
ELT 112 Advanced DC/AC
(2nd Bi-semester)
PHY 101 Basic Physics
Semester 1 Credit Hours 13
2nd Semester - Spring
COM 125 Interpersonal Communications
ELT 134 Solid State Devices I
(1st Bi-semester)
ELT 147 Digital Devices I
(1st Bi-semester)
ELT 135 Solid State Devices II
(2nd Bi-semester)
ELT 148 Digital Devices II
(2nd Bi-semester)
MAT 108 Technical Math
Semester 2 Credit Hours 19
3rd Semester - Fall
ELT 215 Operational Amplifiers
(1st Bi-semester)
ELT 258 Programmable Logic Controller
(2nd Bi-semester)
ENG 131 Technical Writing
ICF 108 Basic Control Systems
Semester 3 Credit Hours 14
4th Semester - Spring
ELT 263 Enhanced Microprocessor Control Systems
ELT 264 Enhanced Microprocessor Control Systems Lab
ICF 218 Automated Process Control Systems
ICF 219 Automated Process Control Systems-Lab
Semester 4 Credit Hours 16
Total Credit Hours 61-63