Industrial Electronics

The purpose of the Industrial Electricity/ElectronicsTechnology program is to provide accessible, premium quality educational opportunities that will provide individuals with the knowledge, technical skills, values, and attitudes necessary to obtain entry-level employment in the electrical, electronics, or computer fields.

The associate degree and certificate programs are intended to produce graduates who are prepared for employment as entry-level industrial electricians, electronics technicians, or computer industry technicians. Program graduates are to be competent in the academic areas of communications, mathematics, computer literacy, and human relations and in the technical areas of electronics circuit repair, industrial electrical wiring, programmable logic controllers,instrumentation, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and computer system operation, set up and repair. Reid State Technical College will accomplish program objectives by providing students with a comprehensive general education and technical training in the core area of industrial electronics. The occupational skill preparation should meet recognized skill standards. The college will ensure program quality through internal certification of graduate competencies.

The philosophy and purpose of the Industrial Electricity/Electronics Technology program is consistent with that of the governing institution.