Electrician, Computer and Robotics Technician - Facilities

The electrical, computer, and robotics laboratories are well equipped with electronic, electrical, and computer test equipment. Students will facilitate their learning by direct hands-on application of the theory, knowledge, and skills presented in lecture. In all three programs approximately three-quarters of each day is spent working hands-on in the laboratory.

The electrical construction and maintenance electrician facilities contain the senior and freshman classrooms and laboratory facilities. The computer and network technician and the robotic and computerized control technician facilities also contain the freshman, senior classrooms and laboratory facilities. All of these facilities have full wireless and network capabilities.

In all three programs the opportunity for real life work experience is often available. In the electrical program much of the hands-on electrical training provided in the freshman year consists of actual wiring projects off-campus. The senior wiring students receive real life experience working with the campus maintenance department, trouble-shooting campus equipment, rewiring existing facilities, or designing and installing the wiring in new facilities. The computer and network technicians run an in-house computer repair shop for faculty, staff, and students’ personal computers. The robotic curriculum has been called on by local industries to help design, build, and install prototype robotic and process control systems.