2020-2021 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Mechatronics
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Program Description
The mechatronics program will provide the fundamental knowledge necessary to install, maintain, calibrate, and repair the latest equipment in a variety of manufacturing and industrial facilities. This program provides a combination of technical as well as scientific knowledge needed to work in industrial processing, and maintenance. Instructional courses include: electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, science, programmable logic controllers, motors, transformers, motor controls, process controls, pumps, and mechanical systems.
Note: Program available at the Columbus campus only.
Student Learning Outcomes
Mechatronics graduates are prepared to:
- Demonstrate good safety practices.
- Apply technical knowledge to solve problems.
- Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of fluid power.
- Utilize critical thinking skills to diagnose and isolate system problems.
- Use technical manuals to diagnose and repair systems.
- Troubleshoot and repair equipment control systems.
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“Finally, I could ask someone all of the questions I had not been asking because I didn’t know how to.”
“In school, they give you the foundation you need but really, on-the-job is where you learn the most.”
“It gave me more of the knowledge and technical skills that I could use in the workforce.”
“[The instructors] gave me a good idea of business ownership and management.”
