Electronics Technology

Looking for a career as am electronics technician but work during the day? Take evening classes and earn a two-year degree in Electronics Technology.

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Job Inquiries Per Graduate

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Dunwoody College is Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission

2 Years

Graduates earn an associate of applied science degree

EVENING CLASSES ONLY
AND ON CAMPUS ONLY

Dunwoody Electronics Technology – Evening Classes

Electronics Technology is a two-year degree program for students interested in the field of electronics and who need to take courses during the evening.

Learn to design and troubleshoot circuits utilizing the latest semiconductor devices; biomedical devices; microprocessors; microcontrollers; circuit design and fabrication equipment; and data acquisition devices.

Experiment with programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Set-up, configure, and troubleshoot inductive and capacitive proximity, photo-electric, temperature, and other industrial sensors.

Graduate with the skills needed to become an electronics technician or a wide variety of other electronics-related technician positions, including in Minnesota’s robust medical device industry.

This degree directly transfers into Dunwoody’s Bachelor of Science in Automation & Controls Engineering Technology or the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Technology.

Electronics Engineering Technology – Day Classes

Looking for day classes? Our associate’s degree in Electronics Engineering Technology is for those who’d prefer to take classes during the day.

Electronics Technology – Certificate Version

A one-year certificate in Electronics Technology is also available. Graduates can also roll that into the full two-year associate’s degree.

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                    Class topics include:
                    Basic electricity and electronics
Digital electronics
Microprocessors and microcontrollers
Computer programming
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
Communication systems
Circuit engineering

                

Degree Requirements

To view program requirements, including required courses, electives, course descriptions, and credit hours, visit:

College Catalog: Electronics Technology

Recent Employers of Graduates

Companies that hire our graduates include:

Boston Scientific
Cypress Semiconductor
Honeywell International, Inc.
Digikey
Starkey Hearing Technologies
Design Ready Controls

Common Job Titles

Possible job titles upon graduation include:

Electronics Technician
Bio-Medical Technician
Field Service Engineer
Calibration Technician
Programmer
Assembler

Student Organizations

Opportunities to get involved outside of the classroom include:

Robotic Snow Plow Team
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK)
SkillsUSA

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Facilities

Controls Engineering Lab

Assemble and program the industrial controls used in discrete manufacturing and advanced process control applications.

24 Allen Bradley L18ERM CompactLogix PLCs
24 Allen Bradley PanelView HMIs
24 Kinetix Motion Controllers
24 Powerflex VFDs
24 Cognex Machine Vision Systems
Emerson Process Controls & Instrumentation

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Programmable Controls Lab

Learn to debug and program programmable logic controllers for use in a variety of control systems.

11 Allen Bradley MicroLogix PLCs
11 Allen Bradley CompactLogix PLCs
11 Siemens S7-1200 PLCs
11 ABB VFDs
11 Maple Systems HMIs

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Basic Electricity Lab

Complete projects that help you learn the fundamentals of electricity, including how to analyze, design, build, and test series, parallel and combination AC and DC circuits.

12 Digital Oscilloscopes
12 DC power supplies and AC function generators
12 Elenco circuit prototyping stations
12 NIDA 130E Microprocessor trainers
1 LPKF S62 PCB Mill

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