Applied Technology
Electronics Technician is a career that includes training which can apply to computers, appliances, communications systems, drones, radio controlled devices, and all sorts of current, new, and upcoming technologies.
Electronics Technology A.A.S.
Associate of Applied Science
60 Credit Hours
Advanced Automation Technology A.A.S.
Associate of Applied Science
62-63 Credit Hours
Electronics Technician is one of today’s fastest growing careers, a career that can provide not only a great salary and job security but also exciting work in a field that is always growing and changing. This field has many opportunities including maintenance, design, service and sales in commercial, manufacturing and process industries. The following industries employ electronic technicians: computer industry, consumer electronics industry, robotics industry, utility companies, healthcare, broadcast, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, mining, office equipment, waste-treatment, and any other industries that use electrical/electronic systems
Electronics Technician is a career that includes training which can apply to computers, appliances, communications systems, drones, radio controlled devices, and all sorts of current, new, and upcoming technologies. The applications are endless and the field is wide. Automation is where the world is going and automation is a path in this field.
This field has many opportunities including electronic repair, servicing, upgrades, maintenance, design, automation, and engineering.
Students will know how to control conveyors, motors, robotics, and more. This degree will fall in between an automation programmer and an automation operator. Graduates will be prepared for direct employment in all automation roles in the field including automobile manufacturing, metal manufacturing, production plants, process control automation, etc.
There is a lack of trained automation workers in the workforce. Most companies retrain their labor workers to perform in the automation field due to lack of pre trained workers. With 26% of all manual labor jobs projected to go to robotics and automation in the next ten years workers are scrambling to find automation training.
Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers gives students the skills to become a “Automation System Operator”. This job pays $20-$40 and hour starting pay and is usually a $40 an hour job. The job entails operation and control of an automation system in an industrial environment and may include some troubleshooting.
ELT 150 Intro. To PLC/PAC Spring 2021 5-8:30pm Tuesday and Thursday in the 1st 8 weeks only.
Ladder Logic – In this course you gain the skill as a “Ladder Logic Programmer”. This job usually compensates $60,000 to $80,000 yearly. Having the operator and programmer skill makes for extremely valuable assets to a business.
ELT 180 Ladder Logic Spring 2021 5-8:30pm Tuesday and Thursday in the 2nd 8 weeks only.
Motion Controls – This course is normally only offered to plant engineers only. This is a high demand skill! Fall 2021 students will be the first to enter the job market and offer their skills in Automation Motion Controls. The pay for all three of the above skills should compensate $70,000 to $100,000 yearly.
ELT 250 Motion Control Fall 2021 6-7:45 Tuesday and Thursday.
Project Development – This course will finishes up the degree. It will tie Logic Functions, Ladder Logic, Design Skills and Field Devices together to make a complete “Advanced Automation Technology” plant implementor just short of an engineer. This is a new program at MCTC, be one of the first to sign up and get your degree in Advanced Automation!
ELT 260 Project Development Spring 2022 6-7:45 Tuesday and Thursday.
Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technicians
2019 Median Pay
$66,260 per year
Number of Jobs
130,500 in 2018
For the most current salary information, please refer to the Bureau of Labor Statistics “Occupational Outlook Handbook” found online at bls.gov/ooh/.
The college adheres to an open admission policy which means applications with a high school diploma or GED are eligible for admission. Applicants with neither a high school diploma nor GED may be admitted on a conditional basis.
The following industries employ electronic technicians: computer industry, consumer electronics industry, robotics industry, utility companies, home security, home automation, healthcare, broadcast, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, mining, office equipment, waste-treatment, and any other industries that use electrical/electronic systems.
The employment of electrical and electronics engineering technicians will likely grow in engineering services firms as companies seek to contract out these services as a way to lower costs.
Electrical and electronics engineering technicians also work closely with electrical and electronics engineers and computer hardware engineers in the computer systems design services industry. Demand for these technicians is expected to be sustained by the continuing integration of computer and electronics systems, especially automation systems. In addition, computer, cellular phone, and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies are being included in automobiles and various portable and household electronics systems.
