Entry: Fall or Spring Term
Length: 7 terms (21 months)
Degree: Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
The Robotics / Automation Technology program includes the Electronics/Computer Occupations diploma program plus four additional terms of concentrated study in the major. This program prepares you to troubleshoot and repair industrial robots and integrated manufacturing work cells as used in industry. Approximately 45 percent of your training is received through actual problem solving in industrial labs. You'll learn to program automated equipment, such as robots and programmable logic controllers. Teamwork, effective communication, and documentation skills are also emphasized. Our graduates are employed in industry as field service engineers, control technicians, programmers, application engineers, and electrical maintenance technicians.
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Course Schedule
| Catalog Number |
Course Name | Credits |
| Term I | ||
| BUS104 | Business Essentials | 3 |
| COM725 | Workplace Communications | 2 |
| CSC110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ELT373 | DC Circuit Analysis | 4 |
| MAT742 | Technical Math | 2 |
| Total | 14 | |
| Term II | ||
| ELT310 | Digital Circuits | 4 |
| ELT378 | AC Circuit Analysis | 4 |
| MAT761 | Technical Math for Electronics | 2 |
| Social Science elective | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | |
| Term III | ||
| ELT505 | Power Transfer Technology | 2 |
| ELT550 | Analog Devices | 4 |
| LEO101 | Photonics Concepts | 4 |
| MAT120 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Term IV | ||
| ATR251 | Robot Programming I | 2 |
| CAD180 | Intro to SolidWorks | 2 |
| ELT580 | Microelectronic Circuits | 4 |
| Humanities elective | 3 | |
| Lab Science elective | 3 | |
| Total | 14 | |
| Term V | ||
| ATR110 | Manufacturing Fundamentals | 2 |
| ATR132 | Computer Aided Manufacturing | 2 |
| ATR273 | Object Recognition | 2 |
| ELT130 | Control Systems | 3 |
| Fine Arts elective | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | |
| Term VI | ||
| ATR252 | Robot Programming II | 2 |
| ATR261 | Robot Controllers I | 2 |
| ATR266 | Automation Programming | 2 |
| ATR267 | Industrial Systems | 3 |
| SDV150 | Communications for Careers | 3 |
| Total | 12 | |
| Term VII | ||
| ATR262 | Robot Controllers II | 2 |
| ATR274 | Automated Systems Applications | 3 |
| ATR275 | Industrial Networks | 2 |
| ELT124 | Advanced PLCs and System Integration | 3 |
| Total | 10 |
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