Overview
Offered at the Augusta campus
| Entrance Dates: |
Fall |
| Length of Program: |
Five Terms |
| Credit Hours Required for Graduation: |
63 |
Program Description: The Automation Technology Degree program is designed for the student who wishes to prepare for a career as an Industrial Systems technician/electrician. The program provides learning opportunities that introduces, develops and reinforces academic and technical knowledge, skill, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skill. The Degree program teaches skills in Automation Technology providing background skills in several areas of industrial maintenance including electronics, industrial wiring, motors, controls, plc’s, instrumentation, fluid power, mechanical, pumps and piping, and computers.
Employment Opportunities: Graduates of the program receive an Automation Technology Degree that qualifies them for employment as industrial electricians or industrial systems technicians. The strengths of the program include a potential of high placement rates for graduates, above average starting salaries, and potential for career advancement and growth. Graduates are qualified for positions as engineering assistants, programmable control specialists, automation specialists, industrial electronics specialists, and a wide variety of industrial management positions. The associate degree program provides for continuing career mobility and facilitates continuing educational opportunities.
Guided Pathway
You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.
Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.
Augusta Day Program, Fall Start
PROGRAM NAME: Automation Technology
AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
| ENGL 1101 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC | 3 |
| IDSY 1020 | PRINT READING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
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| HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV* | 3 |
Year 1 Summer Semester
Year 2 Fall Semester
Year 2 Spring Semester
| IDSY 1191 | PUMPS AND PIPING SYSTEMS | 3 |
| IDSY 1240 | MAINTENANCE FOR RELIABILITY | 4 |
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| OCCUPATIONAL ELECTIVE* | 4 |
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| OCCUPATIONAL ELECTIVE* | 4 |
Occupational Electives include any AIRC, ELRC, IDSY, MCHT, or WELD course in which prerequisites are met.