Electronics Technology
Let’s face it; we all interact with electronics devices everyday of our lives! The Electronics career pathway provides students with the skill-sets required within today’s leading industries to assemble, install, interface, maintain and repair electronic circuits, devices and equipment.
Through a combination of instructor-led discussions, defined coursework, state-of-the-art computer assisted instructional software and practical hands-on experiments and projects, students will learn the correct use of Electrical Safety Procedures; Electronic Test Equipment and Effective Troubleshooting Procedures.
The Electronics career pathway assumes no prior technical knowledge and emphasizes a ground-up, step-by-step approach in the discovery of electronics technologies, including:
- DC Circuits
- AC Circuits
- Solid-State Circuits and Devices
- Digital Circuits and Devices
- Microprocessor Technologies
Comprehensive electrical/electronics theory is substantiated with extensive, hands-on lab work specially designed to re-enforce the student’s understanding of the presented curriculum and concepts. Successful completion of the Electronics career pathway, in conjunction with optional Independent Industry Certifications and cooperative college credit alliances, fully qualifies graduates for entry-level employment in many of today’s technology industries.
According to a recent national business review, Electronics Technician positions will see continued growth over the next 10 years, outpaced only by health care technology.
Instructor
Instructor- Bill Leyrer
bleyrer [at] rrtc [dot] edu
580-255-2903 ext. 261
Other Important Info
College Credit: Students may be able to earn up to 34 credit hours from Western Oklahoma State College throughout the various majors.
Career Majors
2009 – 2010 Program Disclosure
