This program prepares students for employment as a MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN or as an engineering technician in the related areas of electro-mechanical, aerospace, biomedical, industrial, or manufacturing. The program focuses on mechatronics – mechanical systems controlled with electronics or computer technology. The program emphasizes hands-on learning and covers: robotics, automation, PLC(programmable logic control), rapid prototyping, micro-controllers like Arduino, sensors, actuators, control systems, testing, measurement, programming, and basic circuits.

Employment is mainly in private manufacturing industries such as the mechanical, aerospace, biomedical, or industrial areas. This program also develops essential job skills for ENGINEERS. Many university engineering programs may not include these job skill courses as part of their curriculum. Other courses in this program may transfer to the university.

If more units are needed to complete the associate degree (~ 60 units), it is suggested students also select from the following list: Cmpr 120 (C programming), Cmpr 121 (C programming), Engr 250L (circuits lab), Engr 131, 104, and Weld 101.

Learning Outcome(s):

🗸 design, fabricate, program, and operate mechatronics systems

🗸 program and operate micro-controllers to obtain sensor data and to control various actuators

🗸 use various rapid prototyping and/or automation equipment